CHEFS WHSE INC CHEF
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 163086101
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryWholesale-Groceries, General Line
- HeadquartersRidgefield, CT
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($1.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 39.5m as of 2023-05-08, 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 ≈ $34.05. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($10.1m notional), 9 hold puts ($9.5m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 165 |
| Q4 2022 | 186 |
| Q1 2023 | 178 |
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 | 108 | 70 |
| Q1 2023 | 86 | 98 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $16.2m | $3.9m | 0.24 |
| Q4 2022 | $17.7m | $4.0m | 0.23 |
| Q1 2023 | $10.1m | $9.5m | 0.94 |
Biggest buyers
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | New | +781.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +604.0k |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd | New | +446.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | Added | +191.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +148.9k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +119.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +111.7k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Added | +111.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +98.8k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | +90.0k |
Biggest sellers
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -316.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -283.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -244.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -238.9k |
| Swedbank AB | Reduced | -180.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -169.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -131.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -113.3k |
| North Fourth Asset Management, LP | Reduced | -109.4k |
| SG Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -108.9k |
Biggest calls
| North Fourth Asset Management, LP | Reduced | $5.1m150.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.2m63.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.0m30.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $670.8k19.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $473.3k13.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $401.8k11.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $160.0k4.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $109.0k3.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Added | $3.4m100.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.8m51.7k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $1.2m35.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.2m35.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $902.3k26.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $388.2k11.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $330.3k9.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $299.6k8.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 13G · institution -2.4 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 5.9% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $10.7m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $839.0k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 2 | $59.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 2 | $60.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-13 | Cugine Joseph M. Director | Bought | $30.4k1.0k shares |
| 2023-03-13 | OLIVER KATHERINE Director | Bought | $30.0k982 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.4m $184.3m | Reduced -81.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $88.5m | Added +41.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $80.6m | Reduced -283.1k |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP 6.54% of their portfolio | 2.2m $74.9m | Added +19.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $52.1m | Added +98.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $41.2m | Added +33.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $40.4m | Added +24.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 975.8k $33.2m | Added +34.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 964.9k $32.9m | Reduced -10.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 845.2k $28.8m | Reduced -131.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 829.9k $28.3m | Added +52.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 823.4k $28.0m | Added +33.8k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 814.3k $27.7m | Added +82.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 781.2k $26.6m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 774.3k $26.4m | Added +32.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 678.0k $23.1m | Added +30.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 673.1k $22.9m | Added +34.9k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 645.7k $22.0m | Reduced -10.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 604.2k $20.6m | Added +604.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 465.1k $15.8m | Added +5.8k |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd 2.83% of their portfolio | 446.9k $15.2m | New |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 443.8k $15.1m | Reduced -316.8k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 420.3k $14.3m | Added +119.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 358.3k $12.2m | Added +2.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 353.8k $12.0m | Reduced -3.3k |
| North Fourth Asset Management, LP 6.00% of their portfolio | 353.8k $12.0m | Reduced -109.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 348.5k $11.9m | Added +111.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 305.5k $10.4m | Added +148.9k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 292.5k $10.0m | Added +16.3k |
| PERRY CREEK CAPITAL LP 2.97% of their portfolio | 277.5k $9.4m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 272.0k $9.3m | Added +191.5k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 271.6k $9.2m | Reduced -33.8k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 239.5k $8.2m | Added +74.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.8k $7.8m | Reduced -238.9k |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 228.7k $7.8m | Added +27.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.3k $7.5m | Reduced -9.1k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.1k $7.1m | Added +111.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 198.8k $6.8m | Added +86.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.0k $6.5m | Reduced -66.2k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 182.0k $6.2m | Added +178 |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 153.4k $5.2m | Reduced -169.8k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.2k $4.6m | Added +684 |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.0k $4.1m | Reduced -180.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.8k $3.6m | Added +839 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.6k $3.6m | Added +5.4k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.55% of their portfolio | 103.6k $3.5m | Added +36.7k |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 95.8k $3.3m | Added +157 |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 90.0k $3.1m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.9k $3.0m | Reduced -244.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.2k $2.9m | Added +28.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.5k $2.8m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.3k $2.8m | Reduced -903 |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.5k $2.8m | Added +11.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.9k $2.8m | Added +30.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.1k $2.7m | Reduced -113.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.3k $2.5m | Reduced -8.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.9k $2.3m | Reduced -21.7k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 63.1k $2.1m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.1k $2.1m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.0k $2.0m | Added +3.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 59.9k $2.0m | Reduced -2.1k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 55.8k $1.9m | Added +25.8k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 48.3k $1.6m | Added +26.8k |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 47.8k $1.6m | Reduced -300 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 46.8k $1.6m | Added +1.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.9k $1.5m | Reduced -641 |
| PACIFIC GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.31% of their portfolio | 42.3k $1.4m | Added +2.8k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 42.1k $1.4m | Reduced -601 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.0k $1.4m | Reduced -400 |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 41.0k $1.4m | Reduced -50.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.9k $1.4m | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 40.9k $1.4m | Added +1.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.9k $1.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.8k $1.4m | Added +8.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.6k $1.3m | Added +1.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.2k $1.3m | Added +11.1k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 36.2k $1.2m | Added +7.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.1k $1.2m | Reduced -388 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.0k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.8k $1.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.0k $1.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 30.8k $1.0m | New |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.5k $1.0m | Added +7.6k |
| Summit Global Investments 0.08% of their portfolio | 29.8k $1.0m | Added +3.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.1k $889.0k | Added +633 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.8k $809.2k | Added +6.1k |
| Inspire Advisors, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 23.5k $799.8k | New |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.3k $794.0k | Reduced -407 |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $764.1k | Added +100 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.3k $760.5k | Added +899 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.1k $753.6k | Reduced -50.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $733.6k | Reduced -92.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.9k $712.4k | Added +12.2k |
| Connacht Asset Management LP 1.96% of their portfolio | 20.1k $682.9k | Reduced -6.2k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.4k $659.2k | Reduced -2.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.2k $655.2k | Reduced -24.0k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.6k $633.8k | Added +83 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.8k $604.8k | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.7k $602.7k | Reduced -7.9k |
| Ergoteles LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.6k $599.9k | New |