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 ($7.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 40.7m as of 2025-04-25, 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 ≈ $54.46. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($5.2m notional), 3 hold puts ($7.9m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 165 |
| Q4 2022 | 186 |
| Q1 2023 | 178 |
| Q2 2023 | 165 |
| Q3 2023 | 165 |
| Q4 2023 | 156 |
| Q1 2024 | 171 |
| Q2 2024 | 180 |
| Q3 2024 | 197 |
| Q4 2024 | 188 |
| Q1 2025 | 225 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 85 | 87 |
| Q3 2023 | 89 | 81 |
| Q4 2023 | 78 | 88 |
| Q1 2024 | 79 | 74 |
| Q2 2024 | 82 | 88 |
| Q3 2024 | 92 | 85 |
| Q4 2024 | 87 | 83 |
| Q1 2025 | 117 | 92 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $17.0m | $6.9m | 0.41 |
| Q3 2024 | $12.7m | $3.4m | 0.26 |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7m | $3.1m | 0.54 |
| Q1 2025 | $5.2m | $7.9m | 1.51 |
Biggest buyers
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.6m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | New | +787.1k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Added | +380.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +224.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +215.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +155.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Added | +154.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +152.1k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Added | +142.7k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +128.0k |
Biggest sellers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -931.8k |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP | Reduced | -854.3k |
| Cercano Management LLC | Sold out | -374.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -374.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -250.8k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sold out | -244.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -218.0k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -187.3k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -185.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -163.0k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.9m35.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.5m27.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $871.4k16.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $833.2k15.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $38.0k700 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $5.4k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | $3.5m65.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.0m55.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.3m23.6k 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 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 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 2 | $54.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 2 | $39.9k | 1 | $453.1k | $453.1k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $87.6k | $87.6k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $737.4k | $737.4k |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $10.2m | $225.0k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $8.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | Pappas John Vice Chairman and COO, director | Sold | $5.4m100.0k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | Leddy James Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $248.0k4.0k shares |
| 2025-02-28 | Aldous Alexandros General Counsel | Sold | $1.8m30.0k shares |
| 2025-02-28 | Cugine Joseph M. Director | Sold | $1.2m20.0k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $285.8m | Reduced -76.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $145.9m | Reduced -7.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $145.4m | Added +224.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $112.9m | Added +1.6m |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP 4.24% of their portfolio | 1.6m $87.1m | Reduced -854.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $76.1m | Reduced -374.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $74.9m | Reduced -50.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $58.8m | Reduced -931.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 991.6k $54.0m | Reduced -218.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 945.1k $51.5m | Added +155.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 929.0k $50.6m | Reduced -13.4k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 882.6k $48.1m | Added +128.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 850.7k $46.3m | Added +33.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 787.1k $42.9m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 770.9k $42.0m | Reduced -30.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 704.3k $38.4m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 482.2k $26.3m | First filing |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 468.2k $25.5m | Reduced -12.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 454.2k $24.7m | Reduced -10.2k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 452.8k $24.7m | Added +380.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 431.3k $23.5m | Added +16.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 427.8k $23.3m | Reduced -41.1k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 413.2k $22.5m | Added +10.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 409.4k $22.3m | Reduced -86.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 373.0k $20.3m | Reduced -40.1k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 353.7k $18.9m | Reduced -666 |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 353.3k $19.2m | Added +25.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 352.7k $19.2m | Added +154.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 346.2k $18.9m | Reduced -17.8k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 331.4k $18.1m | Reduced -63.8k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.47% of their portfolio | 276.6k $15.1m | Reduced -23.9k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 263.7k $14.4m | Reduced -44.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 262.0k $14.3m | Reduced -250.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 244.0k $13.3m | Added +152.1k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 230.1k $12.5m | Reduced -73.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.6k $11.9m | Added +215.4k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.6k $11.3m | Reduced -187.3k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 204.7k $11.1m | Reduced -8.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.8k $10.5m | Added +9.1k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 178.6k $9.7m | Added +142.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.8k $9.7m | Reduced -43.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.4k $8.1m | Added +252 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.3k $7.6m | Reduced -73.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 140.0k $7.6m | Added +18.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.4k $7.1m | Added +43.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 111.4k $6.1m | Added +25.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.6k $5.9m | Reduced -87.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 108.5k $5.9m | New |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 106.8k $5.8m | Reduced -4.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.7k $5.8m | Reduced -25.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.8k $5.5m | Added +43.0k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 101.6k $5.5m | Reduced -21.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 101.0k $5.5m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.2k $5.2m | Added +6.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.0k $5.2m | Added +1.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.8k $5.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.8k $5.1m | New |
| Advisors Preferred, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 90.2k $5.0m | New |
| Global IMC LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 89.4k $4.9m | New |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.5k $4.8m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.9k $4.6m | Added +47.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 80.9k $4.4m | New |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 80.5k $4.4m | New |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.0k $4.3m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.5k $3.8m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.1k $3.7m | Reduced -94.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.0k $3.5m | New |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 61.6k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 61.0k $3.3m | Added +10.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.3k $3.3m | Reduced -163.0k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 59.3k $3.2m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.5k $3.2m | Reduced -29.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.1k $3.2m | Reduced -24.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.5k $3.1m | Added +914 |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.1k $3.1m | Added +3.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.7k $3.0m | Reduced -2.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.5k $2.6m | Reduced -31.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.3k $2.6m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.5k $2.6m | Added +28.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.9k $2.6m | Added +41.8k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 46.3k $2.5m | Added +3.6k |
| PACIFIC GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 3.44% of their portfolio | 44.7k $2.4m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 44.6k $2.4m | Reduced -40.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.3k $2.4m | Added +797 |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.1k $2.4m | Reduced -13.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.0k $2.4m | Added +2.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.9k $2.4m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.9k $2.2m | Added +10 |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 40.2k $2.2m | Added +20.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.9k $2.0m | Added +586 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.8k $2.0m | Reduced -66.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.5k $1.9m | Reduced -380 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.9k $1.8m | Added +32.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.8k $1.8m | Reduced -690 |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.8k $1.7m | Added +20.4k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.3k $1.6m | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.8k $1.4m | Reduced -774 |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.8k $1.4m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Expect Equity LLC 1.55% of their portfolio | 25.2k $1.4m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 24.4k $1.3m | New |