CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC CMG
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 169656105 · ISIN US1696561059
American fast casual Mexican restaurant chain
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Eating Places
- HeadquartersNewport Beach, CA
- Founded1993
- Websitechipotle.com
- 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 ($146.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $36.98. Options: 55 managers hold calls ($2.0bn notional), 52 hold puts ($1.8bn).
Trends to Q4 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 922 |
| Q4 2022 | 977 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,006 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,105 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,052 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,198 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,295 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,486 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,526 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,640 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,562 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,546 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,354 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,343 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 650 | 484 |
| Q2 2024 | 850 | 470 |
| Q3 2024 | 866 | 610 |
| Q4 2024 | 794 | 607 |
| Q1 2025 | 711 | 817 |
| Q2 2025 | 714 | 770 |
| Q3 2025 | 586 | 920 |
| Q4 2025 | 585 | 793 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $1.7bn | $2.2bn | 1.31 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.4bn | $2.2bn | 0.93 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9bn | $2.0bn | 1.05 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.0bn | $1.8bn | 0.91 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +18.7m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +13.8m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +9.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +9.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +8.8m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +6.8m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +6.7m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +5.9m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +5.2m |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | New | +5.1m |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -58.8m |
| Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. | Sold out | -21.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -19.8m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -10.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Sold out | -9.6m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Sold out | -6.6m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -6.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -5.7m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -4.7m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -4.1m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $538.1m14.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $341.4m9.2m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $183.4m5.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $118.2m3.2m shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $106.5m2.9m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $80.6m2.2m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $72.1m1.9m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $68.4m1.8m shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $61.8m1.7m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $53.4m1.4m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $328.8m8.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $195.0m5.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $191.0m5.2m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $123.7m3.3m shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $105.1m2.8m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $96.5m2.6m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $96.5m2.6m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $67.0m1.8m shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $54.5m1.5m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $50.4m1.4m 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 filed 2026-07-27 | 8.9% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-16 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital World Investors (3.6%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $27.0m | $9.2m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $46.2m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.0m | $866.6k |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $8.3m | $2.8m |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $498.2k | 2 | $4.6m | $1.8m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $12.9m | $3.5m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | $887.0k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | Garner Curtis E Pres, Chief Strgy & Tech Off | Sold | $2.4m67.6k shares |
| 2025-12-01 | Garner Curtis E Pres, Chief Strgy & Tech Off | Sold | $2.1m61.9k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 144.6m $5.3bn | Added +18.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 109.8m $4.1bn | Added +394.3k |
| Capital World Investors 0.51% of their portfolio | 101.7m $3.8bn | Added +13.8m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 58.4m $2.2bn | Added +9.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 55.8m $2.1bn | Reduced -410.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 52.3m $1.9bn | Reduced -58.8m |
| Capital International Investors 0.26% of their portfolio | 45.3m $1.7bn | Added +6.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 29.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -18.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 29.7m $1.1bn | Added +4.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 23.3m $860.8m | Reduced -4.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 23.1m $855.1m | Reduced -1.4m |
| NORGES BANK 0.08% of their portfolio | 19.2m $711.8m | Not comparable |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 14.1m $520.3m | Added +9.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.30% of their portfolio | 13.8m $508.8m | Added +2.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 13.0m $482.5m | Reduced -423.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 11.4m $421.1m | Added +8.8m |
| Amundi 0.10% of their portfolio | 9.7m $359.4m | Added +3.6m |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 2.48% of their portfolio | 9.7m $358.1m | Reduced -2.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.6m $356.6m | Added +2.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 9.2m $340.2m | Added +6.7m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.6m $319.4m | Reduced -36.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.5m $315.2m | Added +44.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 8.4m $309.6m | Reduced -2.6m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 7.8m $287.4m | Reduced -88.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.8m $288.4m | Reduced -1.9m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.7m $285.8m | Added +40.9k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.77% of their portfolio | 7.3m $271.7m | Added +5.9m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.1m $262.9m | Added +146.9k |
| FIL Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 7.0m $258.6m | Added +3.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.7m $248.5m | Reduced -728.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.6m $245.8m | Reduced -2.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.4m $238.0m | Reduced -669.0k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.6m $207.9m | Added +5.2m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.6m $205.6m | Added +593.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.3m $197.6m | Reduced -363.7k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 2.37% of their portfolio | 5.3m $190.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 3.27% of their portfolio | 5.1m $186.9m | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $179.4m | Added +1.7m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.8m $175.9m | Reduced -5.7m |
| Third Point LLC 2.40% of their portfolio | 4.7m $174.8m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.5m $166.6m | Added +897.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.4m $162.1m | Reduced -4.7m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.3m $158.1m | Reduced -976.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.3m $157.9m | Added +1.1m |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 1.80% of their portfolio | 4.0m $148.1m | Reduced -826.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.0m $147.6m | Added +2.3m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.7m $135.9m | Reduced -211.6k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.92% of their portfolio | 3.5m $129.7m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $123.0m | Reduced -727.0k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 3.3m $122.6m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $112.1m | Reduced -159.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.9m $108.8m | New |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.61% of their portfolio | 2.9m $107.4m | Added +2.2m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.9m $106.8m | Added +2.8m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.9m $105.6m | Added +1.7m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.8m $105.7m | Added +144.3k |
| TREMBLANT CAPITAL GROUP 2.56% of their portfolio | 2.7m $100.4m | Added +2.0m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.7m $99.4m | Added +2.6m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.6m $95.9m | Reduced -318.5k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.45% of their portfolio | 2.5m $94.2m | Reduced -198.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.4m $90.3m | Reduced -93.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $86.5m | Reduced -1.0m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.2m $83.0m | Added +979.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.2m $82.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 0.81% of their portfolio | 2.1m $78.3m | Reduced -448.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $78.3m | Reduced -23.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.1m $77.0m | Added +200.7k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.0m $74.7m | Added +214.3k |
| Unisphere Establishment 0.55% of their portfolio | 2.0m $74.0m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $72.0m | Added +690.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $71.6m | Reduced -3.3m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $68.8m | Reduced -497.7k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.8m $67.9m | Added +1.4m |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $67.5m | Reduced -160.8k |
| Two Creeks Capital Management, LP 5.35% of their portfolio | 1.8m $65.3m | Reduced -663.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $60.2m | Added +27.4k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.6m $59.7m | Added +1.6m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $59.7m | Reduced -703.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $59.1m | Added +853.4k |
| Intermede Investment Partners Ltd 2.54% of their portfolio | 1.6m $59.0m | Added +258.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $57.6m | Added +118.4k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $57.3m | Reduced -73.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $57.1m | Reduced -25.3k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.5m $56.5m | Added +88.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $53.2m | Reduced -984.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $52.5m | Reduced -296.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $49.9m | Added +619.3k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.3m $49.3m | Added +208.0k |
| Vantage Investment Partners, LLC 3.26% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.8m | Added +351.5k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.4m | Added +257.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $47.6m | Added +1.0m |
| STRS OHIO 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.6m | Reduced -367.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.3m | Reduced -163.3k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.7m | Added +455.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.3m | Reduced -92.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.7m | Added +20.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.0m | Reduced -205.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.4m | Reduced -273.9k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.3m | Added +1.1m |
| AVIVA PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.0m | Added +58.3k |