CAVA GROUP INC CAVA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 148929102 · ISIN US1489291021
Greek-American restaurant chain
* 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 ($9.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 114.6m as of 2024-11-05, 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 ≈ $123.94. Options: 33 managers hold calls ($863.9m notional), 38 hold puts ($914.8m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 90 |
| Q3 2023 | 140 |
| Q4 2023 | 201 |
| Q1 2024 | 290 |
| Q2 2024 | 391 |
| Q3 2024 | 450 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 109 | 43 |
| Q4 2023 | 144 | 45 |
| Q1 2024 | 209 | 84 |
| Q2 2024 | 253 | 119 |
| Q3 2024 | 253 | 176 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $80.2m | $142.3m | 1.77 |
| Q1 2024 | $324.0m | $238.8m | 0.74 |
| Q2 2024 | $508.1m | $430.4m | 0.85 |
| Q3 2024 | $863.9m | $914.8m | 1.06 |
Biggest buyers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.7m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +950.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +910.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +669.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +661.3k |
| NORGES BANK | New | +569.4k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | New | +540.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +373.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Artal Group S.A. | Reduced | -6.0m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.2m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -884.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -873.2k |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -683.6k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -656.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -539.7k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Sold out | -345.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -334.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $218.3m1.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $156.8m1.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $131.9m1.1m shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $46.5m375.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $43.4m350.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $43.0m347.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $40.8m329.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $38.3m309.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $31.7m255.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $25.3m204.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $202.2m1.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $149.8m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $102.7m829.3k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Unchanged | $102.7m829.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $72.5m585.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $44.9m362.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $37.4m301.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $34.2m276.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $30.8m248.5k shares |
| CANNELL CAPITAL LLC | Unchanged | $30.0m242.5k 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 +1.5 pts · filed 2025-10-17 | 7.9% |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 13G · institution -2.2 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.7% |
| Artal International S.C.A. 13G · exempt (held before listing) -2.7 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 5.6% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-06 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital Research Global Investors (1.2%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 4 | $211.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $331.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $409.4m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $503.7m | $2.8m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 9 | $865.5m | $562.0k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-16 | WHITE JAMES D Director | Sold | $122.5k1.0k shares |
| 2024-09-09 | SHAICH RONALD M Director | Sold | $55.0m466.6k shares |
| 2024-09-09 | SHAICH RONALD M Director | Sold | $28.7m243.5k shares |
| 2024-09-09 | SHAICH RONALD M Director · By SGC Trust LLC | Sold | $27.8m235.5k shares |
| 2024-09-06 | Phillips Adam David Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $609.4k5.4k shares |
| 2024-08-28 | SHAICH RONALD M Director | Sold | $6.5m54.8k shares |
| 2024-08-28 | SHAICH RONALD M Director | Sold | $3.3m28.1k shares |
| 2024-08-28 | SHAICH RONALD M Director · By SGC Trust LLC | Sold | $3.2m27.2k shares |
| 2024-08-27 | KOCHEVAR KAREN Director | Sold | $2.4m20.0k shares |
| 2024-08-26 | Artal Group S.A. +5 Director | Sold | $698.2m6.0m shares |
| 2024-08-26 | Schulman Brett CEO and President, director | Sold | $25.3m201.5k shares |
| 2024-08-26 | Xenohristos Theodoros Director | Sold | $12.4m98.5k shares |
| 2024-08-26 | Bosserman David Director · By Trust | Sold | $634.9k5.0k shares |
| 2024-08-26 | Tolivar Tricia K. Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $628.2k5.0k shares |
| 2024-08-26 | WHITE JAMES D Director | Sold | $190.8k1.5k shares |
| 2024-07-01 | Tolivar Tricia K. Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $562.0k5.9k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Artal Group S.A. 91.02% of their portfolio | 17.5m $2.2bn | Reduced -6.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.7m $824.1m | Added +1.1m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.83% of their portfolio | 5.1m $637.3m | Added +1.7m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.8m $469.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $442.5m | First filing |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.5m $431.6m | Added +29.7k |
| Capital International Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $309.9m | Reduced -683.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 2.2m $273.8m | Added +321.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.55% of their portfolio | 2.0m $244.1m | Reduced -18.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.9m $240.8m | Added +1.5m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.8m $223.3m | Added +910.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.6m $203.7m | Added +331.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $194.0m | Reduced -873.2k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.5m $190.1m | Reduced -313.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.5m $182.8m | Added +950.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $179.0m | Added +191.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.4m $168.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $157.0m | Added +316.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $151.5m | Added +669.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $143.3m | Reduced -101.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $136.4m | Added +41.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 986.7k $133.0m | Added +2.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 888.4k $110.0m | Reduced -308.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.08% of their portfolio | 765.3k $94.8m | Added +661.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 747.7k $92.6m | Added +141.7k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 723.3k $89.6m | Reduced -9.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 618.0k $76.5m | Reduced -80.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 569.4k $70.5m | New |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.13% of their portfolio | 540.0k $66.9m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 516.1k $63.9m | Added +373.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 508.3k $63.0m | Reduced -884.8k |
| SpiderRock Advisors, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 479.3k $59.4m | Added +39.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 414.5k $51.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 399.0k $58.7m | Added +279.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 382.6k $47.4m | Added +182.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.5k $41.2m | Added +183.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.43% of their portfolio | 314.2k $38.9m | Added +123.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 292.5k $36.2m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 283.1k $35.1m | Added +21.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 282.0k $34.9m | Reduced -126.7k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 266.8k $33.0m | Reduced -19.4k |
| Armstrong, Fleming & Moore, Inc 18.61% of their portfolio | 257.8k $31.9m | Reduced -40.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 240.4k $29.8m | Added +211.6k |
| Aperture Investors, LLC 3.61% of their portfolio | 229.8k $28.5m | Added +30.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.6k $28.1m | Added +45.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 218.5k $27.1m | Added +155.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.4k $26.8m | Reduced -334.2k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 212.3k $26.3m | Reduced -23.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.29% of their portfolio | 211.1k $26.1m | Added +25.2k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 205.0k $25.4m | Added +55.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 196.8k $24.4m | Reduced -249.4k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 173.8k $21.5m | Reduced -213.9k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 167.6k $20.8m | Added +34.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.5k $20.8m | Reduced -2.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.3k $20.7m | Added +128.1k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 165.2k $20.5m | Added +92.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 164.3k $20.3m | Added +162.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 154.0k $19.1m | Added +142.7k |
| Nepsis Inc. 4.33% of their portfolio | 147.5k $18.3m | Added +6.4k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 146.1k $18.1m | Reduced -66.8k |
| ING GROEP NV 0.10% of their portfolio | 143.3k $17.7m | New |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 140.9k $17.4m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.7k $17.3m | Reduced -69.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.1k $16.1m | Reduced -539.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.4k $15.8m | Added +124.6k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.05% of their portfolio | 125.2k $15.5m | Added +15.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.8k $15.2m | Reduced -48.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.3k $14.4m | Added +14.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 111.4k $13.8m | Added +21.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.5k $13.3m | New |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.04% of their portfolio | 104.5k $12.9m | Reduced -208.9k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.1k $824 | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.6k $12.6m | Reduced -9.1k |
| FORA Capital, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 101.4k $12.6m | Added +10.5k |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 2.76% of their portfolio | 100.0k $12.4m | Unchanged |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 98.7k $12.2m | Added +2.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.8k $12.1m | Reduced -21.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 96.8k $12.0m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.4k $11.2m | Added +4.1k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 88.9k $11.0m | Reduced -15.4k |
| Atika Capital Management LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 85.0k $10.5m | New |
| MAI Capital Management 0.10% of their portfolio | 81.5k $10.1m | Reduced -14.8k |
| Renaissance Capital LLC 6.63% of their portfolio | 81.4k $10.1m | Added +13.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.7k $9.5m | Added +73.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.2k $8.9m | Reduced -23.3k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 71.0k $8.8m | Reduced -49.9k |
| MITCHELL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO 1.52% of their portfolio | 70.3k $8.7m | Reduced -52.5k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.4k $8.4m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.9k $8.3m | Added +10.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.6k $7.6m | Unchanged |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 59.1k $7.3m | Reduced -23.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.4k $7.1m | Added +4.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.3k $6.9m | Added +8.6k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 54.9k $6.8m | Added +7.0k |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 52.7k $6.5m | Reduced -2.8k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.0k $6.4m | Added +4.9k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 51.8k $6.4m | Added +29.2k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 51.4k $6.4m | Reduced -9.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.4k $6.4m | Reduced -5.9k |
| CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 51.2k $6.3m | Added +8.4k |