Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
162 hedge funds and large institutions have $772M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
0.72% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.65% → 82.93% (-0.72%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $802M → $772M (-$30.5M)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 170 → 162 (-8)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 65
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $338K | Put options by funds: $433K
30% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 27
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$16.6M |
| 2 |
ACB
Aristotle Capital Boston
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.15M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.18M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.62M |
| 5 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.21M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$7.04M |
| 2 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$6.76M |
| 3 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.36M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$3.84M |
| 5 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
-$3.01M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$204K | -6,516 | Closed |
|
|
HFM
177
Harvest Fund Management
Beijing,
China
| – | -$113K | -3,547 | Closed |
|
|
FMT
178
First Mercantile Trust
Cordova,
Tennessee
| – | -$89K | -2,777 | Closed |
|
|
FQ
179
First Quadrant
Glendale,
California
| – | -$78K | -2,454 | Closed |
|
|
PI
180
PEAK6 Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$61K | -1,922 | Closed |
|
|
PRC
181
Pearl River Capital
Niles,
Michigan
| – | -$17K | -517 | Closed |
|
182
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$10K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
IA
183
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$5K | -145 | Closed |
|
184
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$4K | -135 | Closed |
|
|
TSW
185
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$4K | -110 | Closed |
|
|
NIT
186
NumerixS Investment Technologies
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$3K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
187
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$1K | -33 | Closed |
|
|
JA
188
JOYN Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$1K | -21 | Closed |
|
CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
162 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $772M — down 3.8% from $802M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of CHEF and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $16.6M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $7.04M.
- 162 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q1 2019, down from 170 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $772M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q1 2019, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q1 2019 and 27 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q1 2019 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $16.6M added.
- The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q1 2019 was Invesco, an estimated $7.04M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.