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Chefs' Warehouse Ownership | Who Owns Chefs' Warehouse?

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Chefs' Warehouse Ownership Summary

Chefs' Warehouse is owned by 51.82% institutional investors, 11.23% insiders, and 36.95% retail investors. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 14.23% of CHEF shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 5.16% of its assets in Chefs' Warehouse shares.

CHEF Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockChefs' Warehouse51.82%11.23%36.95%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 33.30%16.39%50.31%
IndustryFood Distribution Stocks 41.50%16.04%42.47%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock5.38M14.23%$210.48M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de5.46M14.09%$340.15M
Vanguard group2.81M7.28%$175.01M
Wellington management group llp2.61M6.72%$152.33M
Jpmorgan chase1.68M4.35%$104.50M
Ameriprise financial1.64M4.21%$95.43B
Victory capital management1.38M3.56%$80.72M
State street1.38M3.54%$80.39M
Alliancebernstein1.15M2.95%$66.99M
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/1.10M2.86%$68.86M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Pacific global investment management56.33K3.57%$2.78M
Masterton capital management, lp69.90K2.24%$4.08M
Summit creek advisors177.98K1.75%$11.09M
Expect equity23.82K1.36%$1.39M
Penn capital management company264.61K1.32%$16.54M
Kennedy capital management912.35K1.18%$53.22M
Greenhouse funds lllp245.57K0.52%$14.32M
Timessquare capital management548.85K0.52%$34.21M
Granite investment partners132.86K0.49%$8.28M
Jackson creek investment advisors25.10K0.46%$1.56M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Jpmorgan chase1.68M0.01%408.64K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de5.46M0.01%263.60K
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/1.10M0.02%173.16K
Ubs group264.64K0.00%152.39K
Tudor investment corp et al122.44K0.01%122.44K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Macquarie group---1.06M
Legion partners asset management---1.05M
Greenhouse funds lllp245.57K0.52%-617.16K
Ameriprise financial1.64M0.02%-493.15K
Manufacturers life insurance company, the18.69K0.00%-425.61K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank73.56K0.00%73.56K$4.58M
Masterton capital management, lp69.90K2.24%69.90K$4.08M
Vestmark advisory solutions29.69K0.03%29.69K$1.85M
Engineers gate manager lp27.13K0.02%27.13K$1.58M
Twinbeech capital lp17.37K0.04%17.37K$1.01M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Mendota financial group-3.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-7.00
Golden state wealth management-10.00
Stephens consulting-10.00
Continuum advisory-11.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2025132-48.44%19,988,878-47.86%510.53%71-50.35%37-53.75%
Sep 30, 2025122-46.26%19,394,570-46.80%490.57%63-49.60%37-50.00%
Jun 30, 20252343.08%38,787,1882.63%991.05%1274.96%772.67%
Mar 31, 20256-96.97%470,320-98.75%10.01%3-96.94%3-94.55%
Dec 31, 2024134-34.63%26,852,412-24.82%700.79%64-30.43%36-50.00%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF2.10M5.16%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.13M2.78%-23.98K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.13M2.75%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF882.05K2.16%-
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap A740.00K1.82%-30.80K
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Grow740.00K1.82%-30.80K
CT (Lux) American Smaller Com 9U USD726.67K1.78%-59.19K
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth A629.61K1.54%-55.31K
Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp R610.00K1.50%610.00K
AB Small Cap Growth A567.91K1.39%-8.47K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Nov 04, 2025Leddy James Chief Financial OfficerSell$1.37M
Jul 14, 2025McCauley Tim Chief Accounting OfficerSell$812.63K
Jul 14, 2025McCauley Tim Chief Accounting OfficerSell$326.05K
Mar 10, 2025Pappas John Vice Chairman and COOSell$4.40M
Mar 10, 2025Pappas John Vice Chairman and COOSell$1.02M

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2025 Q4-1
2025 Q3-2
2025 Q2--
2025 Q1-7
2024 Q4-3

CHEF Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Chefs' Warehouse?

Chefs' Warehouse shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 51.82%, followed by 11.23% insiders and 36.95% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Chefs' Warehouse's industry, Food Distribution Stocks , is 41.50%, which Chefs' Warehouse exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Chefs' Warehouse?

Chefs' Warehouse’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (5.38M shares, 14.23%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (5.46M shares, 14.09%), and Vanguard group (2.81M shares, 7.28%). Together, they hold 35.60% of Chefs' Warehouse’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Chefs' Warehouse?

Yes, BlackRock owns 14.23% of Chefs' Warehouse, totaling 5.38M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 210.48M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -93.723K shares, a -1.71% change.

Who is Chefs' Warehouse’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Pacific global investment management is Chefs' Warehouse’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 3.57% of its assets in 56.33K Chefs' Warehouse shares, valued at 2.78M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Chefs' Warehouse shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Chefs' Warehouse shares, with 5.16% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.1M Chefs' Warehouse shares.

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