Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
194 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.5B invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
275% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.7M | Put options by funds: $3.4M
84% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 19
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 179 → 194 (+15)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.42B → $1.5B (+$75.9M)
1.86% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.45% → 89.59% (-1.9%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 67
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$13.1M |
| 2 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.5M |
| 3 |
WCM Investment Management
Laguna Beach,
California
|
+$7.41M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$5.97M |
| 5 |
GLA
Great Lakes Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.65M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$20.1M |
| 2 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.1M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$10.8M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$8.21M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$5.86M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LCM
201
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
| – | -$808K | -20,661 | Closed |
|
|
UM
202
UniSuper Management
Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia
| – | -$490K | -12,539 | Closed |
|
|
WC
203
Wexford Capital
West Palm Beach,
Florida
| – | -$354K | -9,063 | Closed |
|
|
XT
204
XTX Topco
George Town,
Cayman Islands
| – | -$324K | -8,276 | Closed |
|
|
CC
205
Centiva Capital
New York
| – | -$295K | -7,547 | Closed |
|
206
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$263K | -6,715 | Closed |
|
|
OP
207
ORG Partners
Roanoke,
Indiana
| – | -$122K | -3,104 | Closed |
|
|
PAS
208
Point72 Asia (Singapore)
Singapore
| – | -$55.3K | -1,413 | Closed |
|
|
QL
209
Quarry LP
New York
| – | -$54K | -1,382 | Closed |
|
|
SIS
210
Strategic Investment Solutions
Orland Park,
Illinois
| – | -$7.62K | -250 | Closed |
|
|
DB
211
Danske Bank
Copenhagen K,
Denmark
| – | -$6.26K | -160 | Closed |
|
212
Walleye Capital
New York
| – | -$4.11K | -105 | Closed |
|
|
IC
213
Innealta Capital
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$782 | -20 | Closed |
|
CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review
194 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $1.5B — up 5.3% from $1.42B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new CHEF positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $13.1M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $20.1M.
- 194 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q3 2024, up from 179 in Q2 2024.
- Funds reported $1.5B of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q3 2024, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q3 2024 and 19 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q3 2024 was American Century Companies, an estimated $13.1M added.
- The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q3 2024 was Millennium Management, an estimated $20.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.