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 ($3.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 40.8m as of 2025-07-25, 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 ≈ $63.81. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($14.0m notional), 4 hold puts ($7.8m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 230 |
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 | 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 127 | 109 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $12.7m | $3.4m | 0.26 |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7m | $3.1m | 0.54 |
| Q1 2025 | $5.2m | $7.9m | 1.51 |
| Q2 2025 | $14.0m | $7.8m | 0.56 |
Biggest buyers
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +884.9k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | New | +371.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +336.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +336.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +290.5k |
| Woodline Partners LP | New | +249.8k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC | New | +206.4k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC | New | +185.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +140.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | New | +125.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP | Reduced | -735.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -191.4k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Sold out | -178.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -150.9k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Reduced | -136.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -132.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Sold out | -108.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -101.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -100.5k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | Reduced | -94.2k |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $5.9m92.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.8m44.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.4m37.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.8m27.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $495.5k7.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $344.6k5.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $185.0k2.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $57.4k900 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Unchanged | $4.1m65.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.4m52.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $242.5k3.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $31.9k500 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), AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC (4.0%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2025.
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $330.3m | Reduced -71.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $174.8m | Added +60.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $170.1m | Reduced -4.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $135.9m | Added +55.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $87.2m | Reduced -9.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $86.9m | Reduced -34.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $86.3m | Added +884.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $73.3m | Added +70.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 953.7k $60.9m | Reduced -38.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 873.6k $55.7m | Added +86.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 867.5k $55.4m | Added +16.8k |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP 2.30% of their portfolio | 862.7k $55.1m | Reduced -735.9k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 846.8k $54.0m | Reduced -35.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 796.9k $50.9m | Reduced -132.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 753.6k $48.1m | Reduced -191.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 752.2k $48.0m | Added +47.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 740.0k $47.2m | Reduced -30.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 509.0k $32.5m | Added +290.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 489.3k $31.2m | Added +58.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 444.3k $28.4m | Added +34.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 442.8k $28.3m | Reduced -11.4k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 440.9k $28.1m | Added +109.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 440.4k $28.1m | Reduced -41.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 429.1k $27.4m | Added +336.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 396.6k $25.3m | Added +23.6k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 393.3k $25.1m | Reduced -59.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 393.1k $25.1m | Added +40.4k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 374.8k $23.8m | Added +21.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 371.9k $23.7m | New |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 364.6k $23.3m | Reduced -63.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 336.0k $21.4m | New |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 319.0k $20.4m | Reduced -94.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 253.1k $16.2m | Added +9.1k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 249.8k $15.9m | New |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 246.8k $15.8m | Reduced -29.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.5k $15.7m | Reduced -15.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 245.7k $15.7m | Reduced -100.5k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 228.1k $14.6m | Reduced -2.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 225.2k $14.4m | Added +140.2k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 206.4k $13.2m | New |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 202.5k $12.9m | Reduced -150.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.5k $12.7m | Added +5.7k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 185.0k $11.8m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 183.0k $11.7m | Added +5.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 181.9k $11.6m | Added +51.5k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 176.6k $11.3m | Reduced -87.2k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 161.9k $10.3m | Reduced -45.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 138.9k $8.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 132.2k $8.4m | Added +30.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.0k $8.2m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.9k $8.0m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.9k $7.8m | Added +54.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.2k $7.7m | Added +15.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.1k $7.7m | Added +85.3k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 120.7k $7.7m | Added +9.3k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.3k $7.4m | Added +36.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.7k $6.4m | Reduced -47.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.6k $6.3m | Added +3.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.7k $6.2m | Added +1.9k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 95.5k $6.1m | Reduced -11.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.2k $6.1m | Reduced -13.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.8k $6.0m | Reduced -7.1k |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.06% of their portfolio | 92.5k $5.9m | Added +91.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.7k $5.8m | Added +3.2k |
| Global IMC LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 89.4k $5.7m | Reduced -32 |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 87.8k $5.6m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.6k $5.3m | Added +24.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.4k $5.0m | Reduced -16.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.5k $4.5m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.1k $4.4m | Added +28.3k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 68.5k $4.4m | Reduced -136.3k |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 61.6k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.1k $3.8m | Reduced -1.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.0k $3.4m | Reduced -2.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.5k $3.4m | Reduced -5.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.8k $3.3m | Reduced -4.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 49.5k $3.2m | Reduced -11.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.5k $3.2m | Added +997 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.3k $3.1m | Added +15.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.1k $3.1m | Added +4.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.1k $3.0m | Added +3.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.3k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 43.0k $2.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.1k $2.7m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 40.0k $2.6m | Reduced -40.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.9k $2.4m | Added +2.0k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.0k $2.4m | Added +6.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.0k $2.4m | Added +2.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.2k $2.1m | Added +406 |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.9k $2.1m | New |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 31.8k $2.0m | Added +7.4k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.5k $1.9m | Added +212 |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 29.6k $1.9m | Added +7.5k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.4k $1.8m | Added +19.4k |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 26.2k $1.7m | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $1.7m | Added +202 |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 25.6k $1.6m | Reduced -20.7k |
| Expect Equity LLC 1.72% of their portfolio | 25.2k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.0k $1.6m | Added +8.1k |
| Advisors Preferred, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 24.6k $1.5m | Reduced -65.7k |