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Chefs' Warehouse Ownership | Who Owns Chefs' Warehouse?

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Chefs' Warehouse Ownership Summary

Chefs' Warehouse is owned by 1.22% institutional investors, 11.34% insiders, and 87.45% 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 5.18% of its assets in Chefs' Warehouse shares.

CHEF Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockChefs' Warehouse1.22%11.34%87.45%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 35.46%16.37%48.18%
IndustryFood Distribution Stocks 46.24%14.83%38.93%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock5.38M14.23%$210.48M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de5.18M13.31%$330.25M
Vanguard group2.69M7.10%$132.53M
Wellington management group llp2.45M6.46%$120.62M
Alliancebernstein2.01M5.31%$99.17M
Jpmorgan chase1.77M4.68%$87.37M
State street1.43M3.75%$70.36M
Dimensional fund advisors lp1.21M3.19%$59.66M
Morgan stanley1.04M2.76%$40.79M
Invesco942.40K2.49%$46.48M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Pacific global investment management56.33K3.57%$2.78M
Greenhouse funds lllp862.73K2.27%$55.05M
Penn capital management company246.78K1.37%$15.79M
Kennedy capital management846.77K1.29%$54.03M
Lisanti capital growth39.97K0.71%$2.55M
Granite investment partners206.40K0.64%$13.17M
Aristotle capital boston176.57K0.57%$11.27M
Jackson creek investment advisors26.16K0.45%$1.67M
Yorktown management & research7.05K0.43%$449.86K
Timessquare capital management440.88K0.41%$28.13M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Wellington management group llp2.45M0.02%1.61M
Driehaus capital management371.94K0.19%371.94K
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership429.12K0.02%336.36K
Bank of new york mellon512.83K0.00%278.30K
Granite investment partners206.40K0.64%206.40K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Legion partners asset management---1.05M
Greenhouse funds lllp862.73K2.27%-735.94K
Cercano management---374.71K
Elequin securities---330.96K
Alliancebernstein2.01M0.03%-254.53K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Driehaus capital management371.94K0.19%371.94K$23.73M
Granite investment partners206.40K0.64%206.40K$13.17M
Macquarie group198.50K0.01%198.50K$9.79M
Hennessy advisors185.00K0.39%185.00K$11.80M
Abrdn125.89K0.01%125.89K$8.03M

Sold Out

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

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
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%
Sep 30, 20242058.47%35,716,873-1.90%941.02%9312.05%71-2.74%
Jun 30, 2024185-2.12%36,304,883-3.12%950.97%80-4.76%7319.67%
Mar 31, 202418911.83%37,472,5213.37%991.59%842.44%615.17%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF2.11M5.18%316.00
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.16M2.84%5.42K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.13M2.75%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF858.22K2.11%-16.27K
CT (Lux) American Smaller Com 9U USD785.86K1.93%-4.75K
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap A740.00K1.82%-30.80K
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Grow740.00K1.82%-30.80K
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth A684.92K1.68%-41.86K
Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp R610.00K1.50%610.00K
AB Small Cap Growth A576.39K1.41%15.75K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Jul 14, 2025McCauley Tim Chief Accounting OfficerSell$326.05K
Jul 14, 2025McCauley Tim Chief Accounting OfficerSell$812.63K
Mar 10, 2025Pappas John Vice Chairman and COOSell$1.02M
Mar 10, 2025Pappas John Vice Chairman and COOSell$4.40M
Mar 06, 2025Leddy James Chief Financial OfficerSell$248.00K

Insider Transactions Trends

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

CHEF Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Chefs' Warehouse?

Chefs' Warehouse shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 1.22%, followed by 11.34% insiders and 87.44% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Chefs' Warehouse's industry, Food Distribution Stocks , is 46.24%, which Chefs' Warehouse falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Chefs' Warehouse?

Chefs' Warehouse’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (5.38M shares, 14.23%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (5.18M shares, 13.31%), and Vanguard group (2.69M shares, 7.10%). Together, they hold 34.64% 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 5.18% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.11M Chefs' Warehouse shares.

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