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. JHancock Small Cap Core NAV is the top mutual fund, with 3.28% 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 39.65%14.47%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
Parallel advisors-17.00
Stephens consulting-20.00

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
JHancock Small Cap Core NAV2.00M3.28%350.56K
UBS: US Equity Small Cap Growth1.53M2.53%-
Neuberger Berman Long Short Instl1.45M2.38%188.97K
Champlain Small Company Fund, LLC1.31M2.15%-5.80K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.26M2.06%-
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth A1.24M2.02%-11.90K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.01M1.66%7.05K
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap A957.00K1.57%-197.47K
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Grow957.00K1.57%-197.47K
Fidelity Trend944.60K1.55%-22.90K

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?

JHancock Small Cap Core NAV is the top mutual fund holder of First Watch Restaurant Group shares, with 3.28% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2M First Watch Restaurant Group shares.

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