Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
89 hedge funds and large institutions have $408M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
420% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 5
90% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 20
88% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $217M → $408M (+$192M)
29% more funds holding
Funds holding: 69 → 89 (+20)
89% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16K | Put options by funds: $152K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$32.2M |
| 2 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$17.7M |
| 3 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$14M |
| 4 |
BAMCO Inc
New York
|
+$11.6M |
| 5 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.15M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.08M |
| 2 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
-$4.44M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.62M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.49M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.48M |
CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
89 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $408M — up 88% from $217M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new CHEF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wasatch Advisors, adding an estimated $32.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $9.08M.
- 89 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q3 2013, up from 69 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $408M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q3 2013, up 88% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q3 2013 was Wasatch Advisors, an estimated $32.2M added.
- The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $9.08M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.