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First Watch Restaurant Group

157 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in First Watch Restaurant Group in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 41

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 20

16% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $320K | Put options by funds: $275K

3.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 112.63%116.38% (+3.7%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 154157 (+3)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.27B → $1.18B (-$93M)

Holders
157
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.95%
% of All Funds
2.11%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
25
Increased
71
Reduced
41
Closed
20
Calls
$320K
Puts
$275K
Net Calls
+$45K
Net Calls Change
-$635K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AI
1
Advent International
Massachusetts
$320M
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$48.3M +$6.05M +314,267 +12%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$39.9M +$897K +46,566 +2%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$37.8M +$39M +2,028,128 +830%
GGHC
5
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$37.1M -$3.96M -205,831 -8%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$36.2M +$633K +32,897 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$35.4M +$3.84M +199,197 +10%
CIP
8
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$34.8M -$9.49M -492,880 -19%
Lazard Asset Management
9
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$33.5M -$1.72M -89,346 -4%
FAM
10
Foxhaven Asset Management
Virginia
$30.8M -$1.32M -68,809 -4%
GKIM
11
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$27.2M -$3.41M -177,088 -10%
GIM
12
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$26.5M +$2.36M +122,657 +8%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
13
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$25.6M +$223K +11,564 +0.8%
1WCM
14
12 West Capital Management
New York
$24.8M -$10.1M -522,705 -26%
Brown Advisory
15
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$23.6M -$623K -32,341 -2%
Neuberger Berman Group
16
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$17.4M +$7.07M +367,234 +54%
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$17.1M +$59.6K +3,093 +0.3%
PCM
18
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$16.9M +$5.3M +275,269 +37%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$16.4M +$2.31M +119,856 +14%
WCM Investment Management
20
WCM Investment Management
California
$16M +$22.9K +1,192 +0.1%
Federated Hermes
21
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$15.9M -$3.8M -197,465 -17%
Marshall Wace
22
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$15M +$13.1M +679,835 +307%
PA
23
Paralel Advisors
Colorado
$15M
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14M -$863K -44,826 -5%
MIM
25
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$13.9M +$15.7M +814,062 +3,920%

FWRG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

157 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.18B — down 7.3% from $1.27B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new FWRG positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $39M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $10.3M.

  • 157 institutional investors held First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG) as of Q1 2025, up from 154 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of First Watch Restaurant Group stock for Q1 2025, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new First Watch Restaurant Group positions in Q1 2025 and 20 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Watch Restaurant Group buyer in Q1 2025 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $39M added.
  • The largest First Watch Restaurant Group seller in Q1 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $10.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.