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407 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.33B invested in Wendy's in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 133 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 133

0.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 100.03%100.72% (+0.69%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 426407 (-19)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 81

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.59B → $1.33B (-$258M)

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $43.6M | Put options by funds: $64M

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
407
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-4.46%
% of All Funds
5.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
72
Increased
141
Reduced
133
Closed
81
Calls
$43.6M
Puts
$64M
Net Calls
-$20.4M
Net Calls Change
+$17.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
N
51
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.95M +$1.15M +148,892 +54%
Legal & General Group
52
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.87M -$238K -30,925 -7%
CM
53
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$2.8M +$3.1M +402,239 New
Baird Financial Group
54
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.68M +$2.88M +374,716 +3,663%
Bessemer Group
55
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$2.64M
PEAK6
56
PEAK6
Illinois
$2.51M +$2.08M +270,280 +296%
First Trust Advisors
57
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.42M -$2.34M -304,079 -47%
EGM
58
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$2.42M +$2.68M +347,732 New
SC
59
SummitTX Capital
Texas
$2.3M -$476K -61,872 -16%
Swiss National Bank
60
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.22M
BHCM
61
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$2.2M +$1.03M +133,922 +74%
Verition Fund Management
62
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$2.11M -$327K -42,445 -12%
American Century Companies
63
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.11M +$156K +20,206 +7%
Group One Trading
64
Group One Trading
Illinois
$1.99M +$941K +122,233 +75%
JP Morgan Chase
65
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.89M +$180K +23,445 +9%
HKAM
66
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$1.87M -$698K -90,719 -25%
IMC Chicago
67
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$1.78M -$847K -110,119 -30%
Royal Bank of Canada
68
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.75M -$1.9M -246,847 -49%
Barclays
69
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.66M +$947K +123,070 +106%
LPL Financial
70
LPL Financial
California
$1.66M +$426K +55,385 +30%
Citigroup
71
Citigroup
New York
$1.61M +$809K +105,077 +83%
Bank of Nova Scotia
72
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.59M +$302K +39,258 +21%
BC
73
Bridgefront Capital
Texas
$1.54M +$4.53K +589 +0.3%
SEI Investments
74
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.52M +$549K +71,279 +48%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
75
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.46M +$602K +78,188 +59%

WEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

407 of the 8,128 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wendy's (WEN) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $1.33B — down 16% from $1.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 81 funds closed out of WEN and 72 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 133 trimmed existing stakes and 141 added.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.1M. The largest seller was AQR Capital Management, cutting an estimated $66.1M.

  • 407 institutional investors held Wendy's (WEN) as of Q1 2026, down from 426 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.33B of Wendy's stock for Q1 2026, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 72 funds opened new Wendy's positions in Q1 2026 and 81 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Wendy's buyer in Q1 2026 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $29.1M added.
  • The largest Wendy's seller in Q1 2026 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $66.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.