CARS COM INC CARS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 14575E105
Automotive classified website focused on the United States
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 66.5m as of 2023-07-27, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $19.82. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($2.6m notional), 11 hold puts ($16.3m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 176 |
| Q4 2022 | 172 |
| Q1 2023 | 173 |
| Q2 2023 | 188 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 65 | 88 |
| Q1 2023 | 68 | 88 |
| Q2 2023 | 73 | 89 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $3.2m | $18.3m | 5.78 |
| Q4 2022 | $3.0m | $22.4m | 7.48 |
| Q1 2023 | $3.3m | $19.5m | 5.95 |
| Q2 2023 | $2.6m | $16.3m | 6.30 |
Biggest buyers
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC | New | +308.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | New | +206.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +133.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +125.8k |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd | Added | +98.5k |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P | Added | +92.6k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | Added | +77.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | +71.3k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP | New | +57.7k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +55.0k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -7.7m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -574.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -517.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -353.5k |
| Greenvale Capital LLP | Reduced | -244.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -203.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -202.2k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | Reduced | -178.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -141.9k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC | Sold out | -133.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.1m56.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $542.2k27.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $501.4k25.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $380.5k19.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $41.0k2.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $9.9k500 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Unchanged | $4.7m236.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.6m130.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $2.4m120.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.4m119.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $1.4m71.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $891.9k45.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $840.4k42.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $493.5k24.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $463.8k23.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $225.9k11.4k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -6.7 pts · filed 2026-04-07 | 7.1% |
| ACMGMT, LLC 13G · passive investor filed 2026-05-08 | 7.0% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution +1.7 pts · filed 2026-10-08 | 6.7% |
| Pale Fire Capital SE 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-03-06 | 5.9% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $290.4k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $50.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $220.5k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $808.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-14 | WIENER BRYAN Director | Sold | $274.4k15.0k shares |
| 2023-06-07 | Miller Douglas Neal Pres. and Chief Comm. Officer | Sold | $298.1k15.8k shares |
| 2023-06-06 | Marks Angelique Strong Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $111.0k6.0k shares |
| 2023-06-05 | McGovern Jr. Donald A. Director | Sold | $124.7k7.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.0m $198.4m | Reduced -7.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.7m $192.8m | Reduced -353.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0m $139.6m | Reduced -103.7k |
| Greenvale Capital LLP 7.14% of their portfolio | 4.8m $94.2m | Reduced -244.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $67.0m | Reduced -141.9k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.0m $59.1m | Reduced -178.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $44.8m | Added +24.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $24.5m | Added +22.1k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $23.7m | Unchanged |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 972.4k $19.3m | Reduced -106.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 848.2k $16.8m | Added +22.0k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 825.0k $16.4m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 788.9k $15.6m | Reduced -98.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 730.5k $14.5m | Added +43.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 684.2k $13.6m | Reduced -517.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 658.2k $13.0m | Reduced -202.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 649.4k $12.9m | Added +34.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 610.9k $12.1m | Reduced -36.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 467.4k $9.3m | Added +133.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 437.0k $8.7m | Added +2.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 410.2k $8.1m | Reduced -78.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 382.7k $7.6m | Reduced -76.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 362.1k $7.2m | Reduced -24.8k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 320.3k $6.3m | Reduced -49.6k |
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC 2.31% of their portfolio | 308.1k $6.1m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 305.8k $6.1m | Added +8.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.4k $6.0m | Added +125.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 299.1k $5.9m | Reduced -25.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 297.8k $5.9m | Reduced -63.5k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 272.2k $5.4m | Reduced -765 |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.2k $4.7m | Added +13.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.1k $4.5m | Reduced -12.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.9k $4.4m | Reduced -92.7k |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P 0.47% of their portfolio | 213.1k $4.2m | Added +92.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.7k $4.1m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.8k $3.8m | Reduced -52.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.8k $3.7m | Reduced -14.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 175.0k $3.5m | Added +21.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.4k $3.3m | Added +8.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.7k $2.9m | Added +21.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.6k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd 1.17% of their portfolio | 133.2k $2.6m | Added +98.5k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 132.3k $2.6m | Added +55.0k |
| Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 131.6k $2.6m | Reduced -41.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.1k $2.5m | Reduced -21.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.9k $2.4m | Reduced -26.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.9k $2.2m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 110.1k $2.2m | Added +1.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.8k $2.1m | Added +42.2k |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 103.6k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.4k $1.8m | Reduced -135 |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.7k $1.8m | Reduced -33 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.9k $1.7m | Added +52.8k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.0k $1.7m | Added +77.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.8k $1.6m | Added +13.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.7k $1.5m | Reduced -20.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.4k $1.5m | Reduced -2.7k |
| RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 74.7k $1.5m | Added +31.4k |
| SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 74.1k $1.5m | Reduced -6.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.3k $1.4m | New |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.1k $1.4m | Added +4.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.4k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.4k $1.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 57.7k $1.1m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.3k $1.1m | Added +6.7k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.6k $1.1m | Reduced -919 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.1k $1.0m | Reduced -46.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.9k $1.0m | Added +24.5k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.6k $924.4k | Added +10.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.6k $904.2k | Reduced -13.4k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.3k $859.0k | Reduced -14.3k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.8k $809.0k | Reduced -1.6k |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.8k $788.0k | Reduced -44.4k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.1k $735.1k | Reduced -2.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.0k $734.1k | Reduced -4.0k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.5k $703.5k | Reduced -364 |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.1k $695.7k | Reduced -8.9k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.9k $692.3k | Reduced -2.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.9k $693.0k | Added +572 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.0k $674.4k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.3k $659.4k | Added +16.3k |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.6k $646.1k | Added +3.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.6k $625.4k | Reduced -14.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.3k $621.1k | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.1k $616.0k | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $576.8k | Reduced -55 |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.0k $574.0k | Added +2.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.4k $543.5k | Reduced -25.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.1k $537.7k | Added +471 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $531.0k | Reduced -177 |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.7k $529.3k | New |
| Ergoteles LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 26.6k $527.7k | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.0k $515.0k | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $496.0k | Added +11.3k |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.2k $479.1k | Reduced -772 |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 23.3k $462.0k | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.0k $436.9k | Reduced -10.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $427.4k | Reduced -9.2k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $427.0k | Reduced -2.3k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.8k $414.0k | Added +1.1k |