First Watch Restaurant Group Ownership | Who Owns First Watch Restaurant Group?


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First Watch Restaurant Group Ownership Summary


First Watch Restaurant Group is owned by 41.94% institutional investors, 2.16% insiders, and 55.90% retail investors. Advent corp/ma is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 31.58% of FWRG shares. UBS: US Equity Small Cap Growth is the top mutual fund, with 2.53% of its assets in First Watch Restaurant Group shares.

FWRG Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockFirst Watch Restaurant Group41.94%2.16%55.90%
SectorConsumer Cyclical Stocks 39.72%14.40%45.88%
IndustryRestaurants Stocks 48.62%12.40%38.98%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Advent corp/ma19.19M31.58%$319.51M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de2.59M4.28%$48.19M
Gilder gagnon howe2.43M4.03%$45.30M
Vanguard group2.35M3.89%$43.76M
Jpmorgan chase2.14M3.54%$39.85M
Blackrock2.13M3.52%$37.35M
Lazard asset management2.10M3.48%$39.09M
Champlain investment partners2.09M3.44%$34.79M
Dimensional fund advisors lp1.92M3.18%$35.80M
Foxhaven asset management, lp1.92M3.17%$35.70M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Advent corp/ma19.19M10.11%$319.51M
Deepwater asset management788.47K4.79%$14.67M
12 west capital management lp1.49M3.66%$24.82M
Penn capital management company1.01M1.64%$16.87M
Granahan investment management1.59M1.32%$26.54M
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%$15.51M
Foxhaven asset management, lp1.92M0.96%$35.70M
Paralel advisors900.00K0.71%$16.75M
Gilder gagnon howe2.43M0.49%$45.30M
Landscape capital management148.90K0.29%$2.77M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Lazard asset management2.10M0.06%2.10M
Ubs group885.16K0.00%868.57K
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%833.19K
Clearbridge investments684.15K0.01%684.15K
Gw&k investment management1.81M0.29%615.51K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Capital research global investors---776.54K
Lord, abbett---724.37K
Driehaus capital management---596.60K
12 west capital management lp1.49M3.66%-522.71K
Ghisallo capital management---500.00K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Lazard asset management2.10M0.06%2.10M$39.09M
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%833.19K$15.51M
Clearbridge investments684.15K0.01%684.15K$12.73M
Wasatch advisors lp470.99K0.04%470.99K$8.77M
Raymond james financial89.97K0.00%89.97K$1.67M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Lindbrook capital-3.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-4.00
Massmutual trust co fsb/adv-11.00
Mather group, llc.-45.00
Yhb investment advisors-50.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Mar 31, 20259-94.19%25,483,988-62.60%410.33%5-95.50%3-88.89%
Dec 31, 202492-31.34%24,336,787-62.82%400.34%64-29.67%19-32.14%
Sep 30, 2024133-3.62%65,462,7790.34%1080.93%9115.19%27-30.77%
Jun 30, 2024138-8.61%65,238,0333.33%1080.98%79-13.19%395.41%
Mar 31, 202415124.79%63,137,0075.14%1051.04%9149.18%378.82%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
UBS: US Equity Small Cap Growth1.53M2.53%-
JHancock Small Cap Core NAV1.43M2.35%212.17K
Champlain Small Company Fund, LLC1.39M2.28%-58.94K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.26M2.06%18.02K
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth A1.25M2.04%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF977.21K1.60%480.00
Fidelity Trend967.50K1.59%241.24K
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap A957.00K1.57%-197.47K
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Grow957.00K1.57%-197.47K
SRH Total Return Fund900.00K1.48%-

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Jun 03, 2025ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.-Sell$66.15M
May 12, 2025Jemley Charles-Buy$247.50K
May 14, 2025Tomasso Christopher Anthony President and CEOSell$702.88K
May 13, 2025Tomasso Christopher Anthony President and CEOSell$719.88K
Mar 12, 2025HOPE H MELVILLE III CFO and TreasurerSell$134.70K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q213
2025 Q1-7
2024 Q4-3
2024 Q3--
2024 Q2-2

FWRG Ownership FAQ


Who Owns First Watch Restaurant Group?

First Watch Restaurant Group shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 41.94%, followed by 2.16% insiders and 55.90% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in First Watch Restaurant Group's industry, Restaurants Stocks , is 48.62%, which First Watch Restaurant Group falls below.

Who owns the most shares of First Watch Restaurant Group?

First Watch Restaurant Group’s largest shareholders are Advent corp/ma (19.19M shares, 31.58%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.59M shares, 4.28%), and Gilder gagnon howe (2.43M shares, 4.03%). Together, they hold 39.89% of First Watch Restaurant Group’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own First Watch Restaurant Group?

Yes, BlackRock owns 3.52% of First Watch Restaurant Group, totaling 2.13M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 37.35M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 345.7K shares, a 19.41% change.

Who is First Watch Restaurant Group’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Advent corp/ma is First Watch Restaurant Group’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 10.11% of its assets in 19.19M First Watch Restaurant Group shares, valued at 319.51M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of First Watch Restaurant Group shares?

UBS: US Equity Small Cap Growth is the top mutual fund holder of First Watch Restaurant Group shares, with 2.53% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.53M First Watch Restaurant Group shares.

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