Carter's
275 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.45B invested in Carter's in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
265% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.69M | Put options by funds: $2.11M
113% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 24
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.32B → $1.45B (+$126M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 253 → 275 (+22)
0.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 111.94% → 111.5% (-0.44%)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 92
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$25.5M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$23.7M |
| 3 |
RCMNY
Rubric Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
+$20.3M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$17.2M |
| 5 |
JGC
J. Goldman & Co
New York
|
+$13.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RI
RWWM Inc
Rocklin,
California
|
-$79.1M |
| 2 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$38M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$19.3M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$16.3M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$14.6M |
CRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
275 of the 8,187 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Carter's (CRI) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $1.45B — up 9.5% from $1.32B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new CRI positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 88 added to existing stakes and 92 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Marshall Wace, adding an estimated $25.5M. The largest seller was RWWM Inc, cutting an estimated $79.1M.
- 275 institutional investors held Carter's (CRI) as of Q1 2026, up from 253 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $1.45B of Carter's stock for Q1 2026, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new Carter's positions in Q1 2026 and 24 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
- The largest Carter's buyer in Q1 2026 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $25.5M added.
- The largest Carter's seller in Q1 2026 was RWWM Inc, an estimated $79.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.