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 107.20% institutional investors, 1.85% insiders. Advent corp/ma is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 8.67% of FWRG shares. JHancock Small Cap Core NAV is the top mutual fund, with 4.75% of its assets in First Watch Restaurant Group shares.

FWRG Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockFirst Watch Restaurant Group107.20%1.85%-9.05%
SectorConsumer Cyclical Stocks 205.94%16.19%-122.13%
IndustryRestaurants Stocks 62.67%14.27%23.06%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Advent corp/ma5.29M8.67%$82.73M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de4.53M7.40%$58.44M
Manufacturers life insurance company, the3.82M6.24%$49.29M
Bank of new york mellon3.72M6.07%$47.94M
Vanguard group3.32M5.44%$50.08M
Dimensional fund advisors lp2.60M4.24%$33.48M
Vanguard capital management2.45M4.01%$31.63M
Millennium management2.19M3.58%$28.27M
Blackrock2.13M3.52%$37.35M
Neuberger berman group2.07M3.38%$26.67M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Avory & company228.24K3.68%$2.94M
Bwcp, lp1.50M2.77%$19.37M
Western standard513.24K2.24%$6.62M
Advent corp/ma5.29M1.67%$82.73M
Hodges capital management1.59M1.36%$20.53M
Penn capital management company1.47M1.21%$19.02M
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%$15.51M
First dallas securities177.25K0.76%$2.28M
Access investment management212.72K0.70%$2.74M
1492 capital management170.15K0.65%$2.19M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Balyasny asset management1.21M0.02%930.65K
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%833.19K
Woodline partners lp816.59K0.03%816.59K
Emerald advisers1.53M0.46%579.65K
Western standard513.24K2.24%513.24K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Advent corp/ma5.29M1.67%-9.40M
Fmr50.83K--1.94M
Foxhaven asset management, lp---1.85M
Neuberger berman group2.07M0.02%-1.51M
12 west capital management lp---1.07M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%833.19K$15.51M
Western standard513.24K2.24%513.24K$6.62M
Sixth street partners management company397.56K0.00%397.56K$5.12M
Hudson bay capital management lp353.83K0.01%353.83K$4.56M
Panagora asset management218.53K0.01%218.53K$2.82M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Hughes financial services-1.00
Fortitude family office-1.00
Lindbrook capital-3.00
Skopos labs-4.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 2026210-3.23%65,654,659-2.93%1070.88%125-6.01%59-1.67%
Mar 31, 2026131-38.21%41,665,529-40.80%680.51%83-39.86%34-39.29%
Dec 31, 2025143-23.94%48,554,962-33.11%790.56%95-15.93%35-22.22%
Sep 30, 202518210.98%71,364,3553.29%1160.91%1084.85%442.33%
Jun 30, 20251686.33%69,701,733-1.19%1140.85%10410.64%469.52%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
JHancock Small Cap Core NAV2.93M4.75%175.44K
Stephens Small Cap Growth1.95M3.17%294.12K
Neuberger Long Short Instl1.87M3.02%-36.02K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.86M3.01%36.60K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor1.86M3.01%36.60K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest1.86M3.01%-
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Initial1.63M2.64%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.56M2.53%-27.74K
UBS: US Equity Small Cap Growth1.53M2.53%-
BNY Mellon Sm/Md Cp Gr I1.36M2.20%-56.07K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 17, 2026Jones John Daniel Chief Operations OfficerSell$21.25K
Mar 17, 2026Hartman Eric Richard Chief Development OfficerSell$22.77K
Mar 17, 2026Tomasso Christopher Anthony President and CEOSell$313.78K
Mar 17, 2026Sorensen Laura Anne Chief People OfficerSell$21.25K
Mar 17, 2026HOPE H MELVILLE III CFO and TreasurerSell$48.55K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2026 Q2--
2026 Q1-14
2025 Q4-1
2025 Q3-3
2025 Q213

FWRG Ownership FAQ


Who Owns First Watch Restaurant Group?

First Watch Restaurant Group shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 107.20%, followed by 1.85% insiders and -9.05% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in First Watch Restaurant Group's industry, Restaurants Stocks , is 62.67%, which First Watch Restaurant Group exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of First Watch Restaurant Group?

First Watch Restaurant Group’s largest shareholders are Advent corp/ma (5.29M shares, 8.67%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (4.53M shares, 7.40%), and Manufacturers life insurance company, the (3.82M shares, 6.24%). Together, they hold 22.32% 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?

Avory & company is First Watch Restaurant Group’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 3.68% of its assets in 228.24K First Watch Restaurant Group shares, valued at 2.94M$.

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

JHancock Small Cap Core NAV is the top mutual fund holder of First Watch Restaurant Group shares, with 4.75% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.93M First Watch Restaurant Group shares.

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