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158 hedge funds and large institutions have $796M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 16

85% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $430M → $796M (+$366M)

30% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.4M | Put options by funds: $21.8M

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 45

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 136 → 158 (+22)

3.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.4% → 82.05% (+3.7%)

Holders
158
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+16.18%
% of All Funds
2.8%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
40
Increased
56
Reduced
45
Closed
16
Calls
$28.4M
Puts
$21.8M
Net Calls
+$6.63M
Net Calls Change
+$16.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$20M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$10.2M
3
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
+$9.85M
4
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$7.48M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$6.05M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$7.44M
2
ACB
Aristotle Capital Boston
Massachusetts
-$7M
3
GF
Greenhouse Funds
Maryland
-$6.99M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$5.93M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$5.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MWNA
101
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$355K -$3.9M -198,033 -93%
VOYA Investment Management
102
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$336K +$257K +13,061 New
OPERF
103
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$335K -$4.03K -205 -2%
MSA
104
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$311K -$1.63K -83 -0.7%
Rockefeller Capital Management
105
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$304K +$27.3K +1,388 +13%
HighTower Advisors
106
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$303K -$393 -20 -0.2%
MIM
107
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$296K – – –
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
108
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$293K +$19.9K +1,011 +10%
SSA
109
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$291K -$922K -46,900 -81%
AG
110
Aperio Group
California
$289K +$7.06K +359 +3%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
111
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$250K +$191K +9,727 New
ASRS
112
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$239K +$183K +9,317 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
113
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$232K +$30.5K +1,550 +21%
MLICM
114
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$206K – – –
OQS
115
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$204K +$156K +7,956 New
ASN
116
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$200K +$70.6K +3,587 +86%
CCM
117
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$200K +$153K +7,781 New
Bank of Montreal
118
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$197K +$99.7K +5,071 +177%
CI
119
CAZ Investments
Texas
$193K -$49.2K -2,500 -25%
TRSOTSOK
120
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$159K – – –
Zurich Cantonal Bank
121
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$139K +$77.7K +3,949 +267%
UBS Group
122
UBS Group
Switzerland
$134K +$11.8K +599 +13%
MOACM
123
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$104K +$2.64K +134 +3%
Simplex Trading
124
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$96K -$92.2K -4,688 -56%
WT
125
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$77K – – –
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CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

158 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $796M — up 85% from $430M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new CHEF positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $20M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.44M sold.

  • 158 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q4 2020, up from 136 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $796M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q4 2020, up 85% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q4 2020 and 16 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q4 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $20M added.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q4 2020 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $7.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.