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170 hedge funds and large institutions have $802M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

192% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $765K | Put options by funds: $262K

135% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 20

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 170 (+27)

4.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.77% → 83.65% (+4.9%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 56

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $858M → $802M (-$55.7M)

Holders
170
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+18.88%
% of All Funds
3.79%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
47
Increased
52
Reduced
56
Closed
20
Calls
$765K
Puts
$262K
Net Calls
+$503K
Net Calls Change
-$218K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$43.4M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$15.1M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$14M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$11.5M
5
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
+$9.98M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$14.2M
2
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
-$13.9M
3
EBIM
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$10.5M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.1M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$6.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
176
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$467K -12,836 Closed
MC
177
Menta Capital
California
– -$376K -10,345 Closed
CCIA
178
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
– -$369K -10,154 Closed
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
179
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
– -$322K -8,856 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
180
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$242K -6,957 Closed
Truist Financial
181
Truist Financial
North Carolina
– -$234K -6,440 Closed
Citadel Advisors
182
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$218K -5,999 Closed
Russell Investments Group
183
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
– -$205K -5,627 Closed
MYIA
184
Mount Yale Investment Advisors
Colorado
– -$112K -3,059 Closed
Walleye Trading
185
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$18K -498 Closed
Macquarie Group
186
Macquarie Group
Australia
– -$11K -300 Closed
EFSCE
187
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
– -$2K -56 Closed
SWP
188
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$1K -39 Closed
PFBT
189
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
– +$313 +9 New
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CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

170 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $802M — down 6.5% from $858M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new CHEF positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $43.4M. The largest seller was Conestoga Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $14.2M.

  • 170 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q4 2018, up from 143 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $802M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q4 2018, down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q4 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $43.4M added.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q4 2018 was Conestoga Capital Advisors, an estimated $14.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.