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 114.25% institutional investors, 2.29% insiders. Advent corp/ma is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 24.08% of FWRG shares. JHancock Small Cap Core NAV is the top mutual fund, with 3.19% of its assets in First Watch Restaurant Group shares.

FWRG Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockFirst Watch Restaurant Group114.25%2.29%-16.54%
SectorConsumer Cyclical Stocks 60.24%14.24%25.52%
IndustryRestaurants Stocks 71.15%11.83%17.02%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Advent corp/ma14.69M24.08%$235.62M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de2.89M4.74%$46.42M
Vanguard group2.35M3.89%$43.76M
Lazard asset management2.28M3.74%$36.59M
Gilder gagnon howe2.19M3.59%$35.13M
Jpmorgan chase2.14M3.54%$39.85M
Blackrock2.13M3.52%$37.35M
Champlain investment partners2.09M3.44%$34.79M
Dimensional fund advisors lp1.92M3.18%$35.80M
Gw&k investment management1.83M2.99%$29.29M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Advent corp/ma14.69M7.64%$235.62M
Deepwater asset management631.05K4.01%$10.12M
12 west capital management lp1.49M3.66%$24.82M
Avory & company352.35K3.45%$5.65M
Penn capital management company1.01M1.40%$16.18M
Manatuck hill partners200.00K1.21%$3.21M
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%$15.51M
Granahan investment management1.65M1.08%$26.42M
Paralel advisors900.00K0.71%$16.75M
Diametric capital, lp50.64K0.43%$812.28K

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Riverbridge partners1.28M0.33%1.28M
Loomis sayles & co l p1.14M0.02%1.14M
Ubs group885.16K0.00%868.57K
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%833.19K
Clearbridge investments684.15K0.01%684.15K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Advent corp/ma14.69M7.64%-4.50M
Foxhaven asset management, lp---1.85M
Capital research global investors---776.54K
Lord, abbett---724.37K
Driehaus capital management---596.60K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Riverbridge partners1.28M0.33%1.28M$20.52M
Loomis sayles & co l p1.14M0.02%1.14M$18.35M
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%833.19K$15.51M
Clearbridge investments684.15K0.01%684.15K$12.73M
Emerald advisers384.84K0.23%384.84K$6.17M

Sold Out

HolderChange
National bank of canada /fi/-3.00
Lindbrook capital-3.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-4.00
Massmutual trust co fsb/adv-11.00
Parallel advisors-17.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 20251686.33%69,701,733-1.19%1140.85%10410.64%469.52%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
JHancock Small Cap Core NAV1.95M3.19%-52.99K
UBS: US Equity Small Cap Growth1.53M2.53%-
Champlain Small Company Fund, LLC1.30M2.13%-14.05K
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth A1.25M2.06%18.68K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.23M2.02%-27.28K
Neuberger Berman Long Short Instl1.13M1.86%-320.29K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF961.50K1.58%-18.27K
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap A957.00K1.57%-
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Grow957.00K1.57%-
Fidelity Trend920.10K1.51%-24.50K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Sep 08, 2025ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.-Sell$77.75M
Aug 13, 2025Tomasso Christopher Anthony President and CEOSell$1.80M
Aug 08, 2025ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.-Sell$88.50M
Jun 03, 2025ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.-Sell$66.15M
May 12, 2025Jemley Charles-Buy$247.50K

Insider Transactions Trends


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

FWRG Ownership FAQ


Who Owns First Watch Restaurant Group?

First Watch Restaurant Group shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 114.25%, followed by 2.29% insiders and -16.54% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in First Watch Restaurant Group's industry, Restaurants Stocks , is 71.15%, 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 (14.69M shares, 24.08%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.89M shares, 4.74%), and Vanguard group (2.35M shares, 3.89%). Together, they hold 32.72% 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 7.64% of its assets in 14.69M First Watch Restaurant Group shares, valued at 235.62M$.

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 3.19% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.95M First Watch Restaurant Group shares.

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