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 ($2.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 40.8m as of 2026-04-24, 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 ≈ $59.50. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($202.1k notional), 3 hold puts ($2.7m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q3 2025 | 252 |
| Q4 2025 | 245 |
| Q1 2026 | 250 |
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 2024 | 82 | 88 |
| Q3 2024 | 92 | 85 |
| Q4 2024 | 87 | 83 |
| Q1 2025 | 117 | 92 |
| Q2 2025 | 127 | 109 |
| Q3 2025 | 141 | 104 |
| Q4 2025 | 129 | 116 |
| Q1 2026 | 132 | 106 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $14.0m | $7.8m | 0.56 |
| Q3 2025 | $7.4m | $2.0m | 0.27 |
| Q4 2025 | $816.5k | $349.0k | 0.43 |
| Q1 2026 | $202.1k | $2.7m | 13.53 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +439.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +377.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +330.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +282.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Added | +231.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +206.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +149.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +148.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | New | +108.7k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP | New | +90.9k |
Biggest sellers
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -706.2k |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP | Sold out | -236.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -207.8k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -174.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -157.0k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -138.4k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -127.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -89.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -89.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -89.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $202.1k3.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $1.4m23.0k shares |
| Hestia Capital Management, LLC | New | $1.0m17.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $356.7k6.0k 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 Q1 2026
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 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 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.1m | $1.1m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.4m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 4 | $9.1m | $525.0k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | Pappas Christopher President and CEO, director | Sold | $6.0m95.9k shares |
| 2026-03-02 | Polychroni Christina Chief Human Resources Officer | Sold | $217.1k3.3k shares |
| 2026-02-27 | Aldous Alexandros General Counsel | Sold | $2.1m29.5k shares |
| 2026-02-27 | Polychroni Christina Chief Human Resources Officer | Sold | $220.0k3.1k shares |
| 2026-02-18 | McCauley Tim Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $525.0k7.5k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $344.1m | Added +330.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $200.3m | Added +439.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $110.9m | Added +206.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $101.7m | Added +282.7k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $96.2m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $83.9m | Added +26.9k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $76.6m | Added +18.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $76.8m | Reduced -43.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $70.0m | Added +71.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $61.5m | Added +149.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 977.5k $58.1m | Added +15.3k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 948.2k $56.4m | First filing |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 906.3k $53.9m | Added +24.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 851.4k $50.6m | Reduced -25.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 791.1k $47.0m | Added +69.5k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 677.6k $40.3m | Reduced -138.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 622.4k $37.0m | Added +377.1k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 612.5k $36.4m | Reduced -89.6k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 555.9k $33.0m | Added +11.6k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 551.7k $32.8m | Added +49.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 508.9k $30.3m | Reduced -38.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 456.6k $27.1m | Reduced -16.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 434.5k $25.8m | Added +9.7k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 421.3k $25.0m | Reduced -127.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 385.4k $22.9m | Added +65.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 341.0k $20.3m | Reduced -23.5k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 335.5k $19.7m | Reduced -12.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 332.4k $19.8m | Added +64.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 304.9k $18.1m | Added +27.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 302.3k $18.0m | Added +37.6k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 273.2k $16.2m | Added +47.2k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.24% of their portfolio | 269.2k $16.0m | Added +4.6k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 264.6k $15.7m | Reduced -29.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 252.7k $15.0m | First filing |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 236.6k $13.9m | Reduced -83.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 231.2k $13.7m | Added +231.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.1k $13.6m | Reduced -174.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.7k $13.5m | Reduced -16.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.5k $13.4m | Added +148.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 224.7k $13.4m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 213.6k $12.7m | Added +6.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 199.6k $11.9m | Added +5.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.0k $10.2m | Added +13.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.9k $10.2m | Reduced -89.5k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 167.5k $10.0m | Added +4.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.4k $9.8m | Added +23.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 158.3k $9.4m | Added +70.3k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 155.6k $9.3m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 1.88% of their portfolio | 153.8k $9.1m | Reduced -24.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.6k $8.9m | Reduced -706.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 134.8k $8.0m | Reduced -12.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 131.3k $7.8m | Added +53.5k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 129.5k $7.7m | Added +4.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.9k $7.7m | Added +15.6k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 124.0k $7.4m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Masterton Capital Management, LP 6.63% of their portfolio | 122.4k $7.3m | Added +1.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.0k $7.3m | Added +38.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.9k $7.2m | Reduced -9.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.8k $7.2m | Added +49.8k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 114.6k $6.8m | Added +45.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.7k $6.4m | New |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 108.7k $6.5m | Added +37.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.2k $5.7m | Added +1.4k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 90.9k $5.4m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.0k $4.9m | Reduced -8.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.0k $4.8m | Added +2.6k |
| Darwins River Capital, LP 2.44% of their portfolio | 76.7k $4.6m | Added +35.8k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 76.4k $4.5m | Reduced -56.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.4k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.0k $4.0m | Reduced -14.0k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 65.0k $3.9m | Reduced -12.1k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 64.3k $3.8m | Added +11.2k |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 61.6k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.1k $3.6m | Added +3.4k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 57.7k $3.4m | Added +18.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.0k $3.3m | Reduced -14.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.0k $3.0m | Added +7.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.7k $3.0m | Reduced -403 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 46.0k $2.7m | Reduced -31.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.4k $2.6m | Added +9.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.6k $2.6m | Reduced -207.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.9k $2.6m | Reduced -3.3k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 42.2k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 40.8k $2.4m | Added +8.7k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.0k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.9k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.0k $2.2m | Added +2.8k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 34.1k $2.0m | Added +2.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.3k $1.9m | Reduced -27.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.2k $1.8m | Added +13.7k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 30.1k $1.8m | Reduced -21.0k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.9k $1.8m | Reduced -3.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.3k $1.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 26.0k $1.5m | New |
| Expect Equity LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 25.8k $1.5m | Added +2.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.8k $1.5m | New |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 24.5k $1.5m | Reduced -583 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.4k $1.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.2k $1.4m | First filing |
| Odyssean, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 23.7k $1.4m | Added +11.7k |