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 ($39.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 115.7m as of 2025-05-08, 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 ≈ $85.97. Options: 32 managers hold calls ($461.1m notional), 28 hold puts ($525.9m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 522 |
| Q1 2025 | 520 |
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 297 | 172 |
| Q1 2025 | 334 | 231 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $508.1m | $430.4m | 0.85 |
| Q3 2024 | $863.9m | $914.8m | 1.06 |
| Q4 2024 | $717.6m | $720.7m | 1.00 |
| Q1 2025 | $461.1m | $525.9m | 1.14 |
Biggest buyers
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +6.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +3.6m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +945.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +854.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +813.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +651.7k |
Biggest sellers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -3.1m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Sold out | -1.2m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -993.3k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -908.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -803.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -792.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -790.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -758.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -649.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -533.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $105.4m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $79.5m920.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $57.2m662.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $36.1m418.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $34.3m400.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $31.2m360.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $18.8m217.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $16.0m185.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $15.5m179.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $11.5m133.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $135.3m1.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $91.6m1.1m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $76.9m889.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $65.3m756.1k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $30.3m351.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $19.7m227.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $15.2m176.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $14.6m168.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $11.5m133.3k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $10.7m124.2k 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 Q1 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $1.3bn | $2.8m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $7.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 | Schulman Brett CEO and President, director | Sold | $365.2k2.9k shares |
| 2025-01-27 | Somers Jennifer Chief Operations Officer | Sold | $187.6k1.5k shares |
| 2025-01-27 | Tolivar Tricia K. Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $187.2k1.5k shares |
| 2025-01-27 | Costanza Kelly Chief People Officer | Sold | $141.6k1.1k shares |
| 2025-01-27 | Bertram Kenneth Robert CLO & Secretary | Sold | $84.3k678 shares |
| 2025-01-27 | Phillips Adam David Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $76.5k615 shares |
| 2025-01-27 | Xenohristos Theodoros Chief Concept Officer, director | Sold | $72.8k585 shares |
| 2025-01-21 | Schulman Brett CEO and President, director | Sold | $2.5m20.6k shares |
| 2025-01-21 | Somers Jennifer Chief Operations Officer | Sold | $254.0k2.1k shares |
| 2025-01-21 | Tolivar Tricia K. Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $248.6k2.1k shares |
| 2025-01-21 | Costanza Kelly Chief People Officer | Sold | $182.8k1.5k shares |
| 2025-01-21 | Bertram Kenneth Robert CLO & Secretary | Sold | $114.2k958 shares |
| 2025-01-21 | Xenohristos Theodoros Chief Concept Officer, director | Sold | $101.4k851 shares |
| 2025-01-02 | Schulman Brett CEO and President, director | Sold | $1.6m14.2k shares |
| 2025-01-02 | Costanza Kelly Chief People Officer | Sold | $874.8k7.6k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Artal Group S.A. 92.92% of their portfolio | 9.5m $821.6m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.1m $783.4m | Added +1.1m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 8.5m $736.2m | Added +6.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.8m $676.5m | Added +3.6m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.1m $350.0m | Added +73.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.0m $344.3m | Added +582.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $209.2m | Added +1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $206.9m | Added +1.3m |
| Capital International Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $177.6m | Reduced -213.0k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.7m $150.2m | Reduced -440.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.6m $138.8m | Reduced -3.1m |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $124.6m | Added +1.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $120.8m | Added +152.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $117.6m | Reduced -192.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $105.8m | Reduced -240.5k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.2m $102.7m | Added +945.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $96.0m | Reduced -790.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $93.3m | Added +156.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $90.8m | Reduced -533.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 996.3k $86.1m | Added +48.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 962.7k $83.2m | Added +854.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 918.2k $79.3m | Reduced -649.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 852.7k $73.7m | Added +813.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 842.5k $25.0m | First filing |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 824.8k $71.3m | Reduced -26.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 772.7k $66.8m | Added +651.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 730.2k $63.1m | Reduced -758.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 680.6k $58.8m | Reduced -803.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 679.1k $58.7m | Added +263.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 662.4k $57.2m | Added +90.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 654.3k $56.5m | Added +639.8k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 648.9k $56.1m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 606.8k $52.4m | Added +75.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 597.8k $51.7m | Added +231.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 554.9k $48.0m | Added +27.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 554.5k $47.9m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 539.0k $46.6m | Added +269.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 519.0k $44.8m | Reduced -8.6k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 518.5k $43.7m | Added +474.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 479.8k $41.5m | New |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.08% of their portfolio | 399.2k $34.5m | Added +391.8k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 396.0k $34.2m | Reduced -993.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 394.7k $34.1m | Reduced -126.0k |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 378.5k $32.7m | Added +374.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 362.7k $31.3m | Added +270.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 360.0k $31.1m | Added +325.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 354.1k $30.6m | Added +111.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 347.9k $30.1m | Added +196.2k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 319.5k $27.6m | Added +43.6k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 292.1k $25.2m | Reduced -468.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 280.4k $24.2m | First filing |
| Aperture Investors, LLC 3.57% of their portfolio | 271.6k $23.5m | Added +17.1k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 240.9k $20.8m | Added +67.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 237.5k $20.5m | Added +83.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 236.6k $20.4m | Added +34.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 224.7k $19.4m | Added +135.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 224.5k $19.4m | Reduced -403.8k |
| Kodai Capital Management LP 0.76% of their portfolio | 222.1k $19.2m | Added +174.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 220.8k $19.1m | Added +195.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.5k $18.4m | Added +133.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 183.9k $15.9m | Added +38.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 178.2k $15.4m | Reduced -47.6k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 176.0k $15.2m | Added +151.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 166.4k $14.4m | Added +9.0k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.03% of their portfolio | 156.5k $13.5m | Reduced -103.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.9k $13.4m | Reduced -84.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 147.3k $20.8m | Reduced -93.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.5k $12.1m | Added +50.5k |
| Nepsis Inc. 2.88% of their portfolio | 135.1k $11.7m | Added +59.8k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 127.4k $11.0m | Added +125.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.4k $10.9m | Reduced -129 |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 119.4k $10.3m | New |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. 0.70% of their portfolio | 118.6k $10.2m | New |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.03% of their portfolio | 106.9k $9.2m | Reduced -26.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 98.8k $8.5m | New |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 98.4k $8.5m | Added +7.7k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 97.6k $8.4m | Added +62.2k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 94.3k $8.1m | Reduced -154.6k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 93.0k $8.0m | Added +42.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.9k $7.9m | Added +33.0k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 90.6k $7.8m | Added +89.3k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 87.0k $7.5m | Added +24.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.1k $6.8m | Added +4.6k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.6k $6.7m | Added +27.1k |
| Renaissance Capital LLC 5.13% of their portfolio | 77.0k $6.6m | Added +536 |
| MAI Capital Management 0.05% of their portfolio | 76.7k $6.6m | Reduced -306 |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.8k $6.5m | Reduced -10.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.1k $6.3m | Added +328 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.6k $6.2m | Reduced -39.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.1k $6.1m | Reduced -166.4k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 67.6k $5.8m | Reduced -39.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.4k $5.8m | Added +1.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.2k $5.8m | Added +11.0k |
| MIG Capital, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 67.0k $5.8m | New |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 64.6k $5.6m | New |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 63.9k $5.5m | Added +28.5k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.10% of their portfolio | 61.9k $5.4m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.6k $5.3m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 61.5k $5.3m | Added +36 |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.3k $5.1m | Reduced -6.9k |