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Chefs' Warehouse Ownership | Who Owns Chefs' Warehouse?

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Chefs' Warehouse Ownership Summary

Chefs' Warehouse is owned by 99.75% institutional investors, 11.27% insiders. 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' Warehouse99.75%11.27%-11.02%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 51.09%16.43%32.49%
IndustryFood Distribution Stocks 70.11%16.95%12.95%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock5.38M14.23%$210.48M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de5.19M13.36%$302.94M
Vanguard group2.75M7.07%$160.39M
Wellington management group llp2.45M6.46%$120.62M
Alliancebernstein2.01M5.31%$99.17M
State street1.43M3.75%$70.36M
Victory capital management1.38M3.56%$80.72M
Jpmorgan chase1.27M3.26%$73.96M
Morgan stanley1.04M2.76%$40.79M
Macquarie group1.06M2.74%$62.04M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Pacific global investment management56.33K3.57%$2.78M
Penn capital management company246.78K1.37%$15.79M
Kennedy capital management912.35K1.18%$53.22M
Summit creek advisors127.39K1.08%$7.43M
Aristotle capital boston176.57K0.57%$11.27M
Greenhouse funds lllp245.57K0.52%$14.32M
Granite investment partners141.80K0.47%$8.27B
Jackson creek investment advisors26.16K0.44%$1.53M
Timessquare capital management524.64K0.44%$30.60M
Hennessy advisors171.40K0.35%$10.00M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Wellington management group llp2.45M0.02%1.61M
Macquarie group1.06M0.07%670.53K
Driehaus capital management371.94K0.19%371.94K
Ameriprise financial423.53K0.01%139.24K
Summit creek advisors127.39K1.08%127.39K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Legion partners asset management---1.05M
Greenhouse funds lllp245.57K0.52%-617.16K
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
Summit creek advisors127.39K1.08%127.39K$7.43M
Y-intercept (hong kong)32.28K0.05%32.28K$1.88M
Exchange traded concepts12.62K0.01%12.62K$736.13K
Polen capital management9.49K0.00%9.49K$553.73K

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 %
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%
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%

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 99.75%, followed by 11.27% insiders and -11.02% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Chefs' Warehouse's industry, Food Distribution Stocks , is 70.11%, 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 (5.19M shares, 13.36%), and Vanguard group (2.75M shares, 7.07%). Together, they hold 34.66% 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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