FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP FWRG
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 33748L101
American restaurant chain
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Eating Places
- HeadquartersBradenton, FL
- Founded1983
- Websitefirstwatch.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 ($788.6k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 59.9m as of 2024-03-01, 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 ≈ $24.62. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($750.9k notional), 4 hold puts ($1.6m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 100 |
| Q4 2022 | 107 |
| Q1 2023 | 101 |
| Q2 2023 | 115 |
| Q3 2023 | 126 |
| Q4 2023 | 120 |
| Q1 2024 | 147 |
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 | 59 | 48 |
| Q1 2023 | 53 | 50 |
| Q2 2023 | 78 | 36 |
| Q3 2023 | 77 | 48 |
| Q4 2023 | 58 | 55 |
| Q1 2024 | 89 | 49 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $360.0k | $330.8k | 0.92 |
| Q3 2023 | $523.2k | $804.8k | 1.54 |
| Q4 2023 | $90.5k | $677.4k | 7.49 |
| Q1 2024 | $750.9k | $1.6m | 2.17 |
Biggest buyers
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC | Added | +2.5m |
| Foxhaven Asset Management, LP | Added | +973.6k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +970.3k |
| Paralel Advisors LLC | New | +900.0k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | New | +813.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | New | +652.0k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +651.1k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC | New | +500.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +463.4k |
| DEEPWATER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +302.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Advent International, L.P. | Reduced | -6.9m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -348.7k |
| RK Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -205.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -177.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -159.0k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -128.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -91.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -89.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -63.1k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS | Reduced | -62.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $270.8k11.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $265.9k10.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $160.0k6.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $54.2k2.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.1m44.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $324.0k13.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $209.3k8.5k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.0 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 7.5% |
| MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP 13G · institution filed 2026-08-14 | 6.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Bank of New York Mellon Corp (4.5%, 2026-10-22), INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC (3.6%, 2026-07-21), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (4.2%, 2026-07-14), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (5.1%, 2026-06-04), FMR LLC (3.3%, 2026-04-07), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024
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 2022 | 2 | $37.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $66.6m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $10.0m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $111.5m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.6m | $193.8k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $784.0k | $100.0k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 10 | $172.7m | $1.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | Wolszczak Jay Anthony Chief Legal Officer, GC & Secy | Sold | $364.4k15.0k shares |
| 2024-03-14 | Eisenacher Matthew Chief Brand Officer | Sold | $91.5k3.8k shares |
| 2024-03-12 | ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. +9 10% owner · See Notes | Sold | $165.5m6.9m shares |
| 2024-03-12 | ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. +9 10% owner · See Notes | Sold | $165.5m6.9m shares |
| 2024-03-12 | ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. +8 10% owner · See Notes | Sold | $165.5m6.9m shares |
| 2024-03-12 | Paresky David Director · See Notes | Sold | $165.5m6.9m shares |
| 2024-03-12 | Glynn Tricia Director · See Notes | Sold | $165.5m6.9m shares |
| 2024-03-12 | Tomasso Christopher Anthony President and CEO, director | Sold | $3.0m122.0k shares |
| 2024-03-12 | Hartman Eric Richard Chief Development Officer | Sold | $1.5m60.8k shares |
| 2024-03-12 | HOPE H MELVILLE III CFO and Treasurer | Sold | $110.0k4.5k shares |
| 2024-03-12 | Wolszczak Jay Anthony Chief Legal Officer, GC & Secy | Sold | $79.2k3.2k shares |
| 2024-03-12 | Sorensen Laura Anne Chief People Officer | Sold | $51.2k2.1k shares |
| 2024-03-12 | Jones John Daniel Chief Operations Officer | Sold | $48.3k2.0k shares |
| 2024-03-12 | Eisenacher Matthew Chief Brand Officer | Sold | $39.1k1.6k shares |
| 2024-03-11 | Eisenacher Matthew Chief Brand Officer | Sold plan | $1.1m45.0k shares |
| 2024-03-06 | Eisenacher Matthew Chief Brand Officer | Sold | $483.4k20.0k shares |
| 2024-03-06 | Hartman Eric Richard Chief Development Officer | Sold | $36.9k1.5k shares |
| 2024-01-22 | Kussell William A Director | Sold plan | $307.9k15.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Advent International, L.P. 11.75% of their portfolio | 27.2m $669.4m | Reduced -6.9m |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 3.6m $88.0m | Added +2.5m |
| Foxhaven Asset Management, LP 1.34% of their portfolio | 2.0m $49.7m | Added +973.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $48.8m | Added +200.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $43.9m | Added +106.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $39.7m | Added +255.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $37.7m | Added +970.3k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $36.0m | Reduced -16.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $35.7m | Reduced -10.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $29.5m | Added +274.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $26.1m | Reduced -348.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 913.5k $22.5m | Reduced -63.1k |
| Paralel Advisors LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 900.0k $22.2m | New |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 864.5k $21.3m | Added +463.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 827.2k $20.4m | Added +266.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 813.2k $20.0m | New |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 776.5k $19.1m | Added +113.6k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 684.5k $16.9m | Reduced -56.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 652.0k $16.1m | New |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 651.1k $16.0m | New |
| 12 West Capital Management LP 1.44% of their portfolio | 640.5k $15.8m | Added +105.5k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 596.6k $14.7m | Reduced -37.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 592.5k $14.6m | Added +1.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 554.7k $13.7m | Added +6.2k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 553.4k $13.6m | Reduced -128.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 538.1k $13.2m | Added +7.2k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.24% of their portfolio | 530.9k $13.1m | Reduced -62.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 517.7k $12.7m | Added +91.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 509.8k $12.6m | Reduced -177.8k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 500.0k $12.3m | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 453.5k $11.2m | Added +10.6k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 449.7k $11.1m | Added +96.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 420.2k $10.3m | Added +269.5k |
| DEEPWATER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.83% of their portfolio | 412.9k $10.2m | Added +302.9k |
| RK Capital Management, LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 306.3k $7.5m | Reduced -205.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.1k $7.1m | Added +266.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 275.2k $6.8m | Added +152.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 258.8k $6.4m | Added +129.6k |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 245.3k $6.0m | New |
| LGT Group Foundation 0.14% of their portfolio | 236.3k $5.8m | Added +9.4k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 210.8k $5.2m | Added +984 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 205.2k $5.1m | Added +16.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.2k $5.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.7k $4.9m | Added +9.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.1k $4.6m | Added +2.7k |
| Zweig-DiMenna Associates LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 173.0k $4.3m | New |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.4k $3.3m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.7k $2.7m | New |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 100.4k $2.5m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.8k $2.3m | Added +35.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.6k $2.1m | Added +5.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.1k $2.1m | Reduced -159.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.8k $2.1m | Added +44.4k |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 82.5k $2.0m | Reduced -18.8k |
| PRIMORIS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 1.44% of their portfolio | 72.6k $1.8m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.0k $1.8m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.6k $1.6m | Added +11.8k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.5k $1.4m | Added +27.7k |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 50.3k $1.2m | Reduced -104 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.9k $1.2m | Added +39.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.8k $1.2m | Reduced -11.6k |
| WESBANCO BANK INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 48.7k $1.2m | Not comparable |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $1.1m | Reduced -59.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.8k $1.1m | Reduced -91.2k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 41.2k $1.0m | New |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.6k $925.7k | New |
| Vancity Investment Management Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 35.1k $863.0k | Added +13.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.6k $850.9k | Reduced -23.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.9k $835.6k | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.0k $788.6k | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.8k $783.5k | Added +4.3k |
| BANTAMAC CAPITAL, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 31.2k $768.4k | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.5k $750.3k | Added +241 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.9k $735.0k | Reduced -340 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.2k $718.0k | Added +1.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.3k $695.8k | Added +4.6k |
| MOODY NATIONAL BANK TRUST DIVISION 0.05% of their portfolio | 28.2k $695.5k | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.9k $686.3k | Reduced -50.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $640.9k | Added +8.0k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 25.4k $625.9k | Reduced -14.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $604.7k | New |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 24.2k $594.8k | Reduced -1.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.6k $555.9k | Added +3.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.5k $553.7k | Added +2.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $552.4k | Reduced -30.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.1k $520.0k | New |
| Maven Securities LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 21.0k $517.0k | New |
| NAVELLIER & ASSOCIATES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 20.9k $515.4k | New |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $500.4k | Reduced -2.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.9k $489.0k | Added +5.2k |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 19.4k $476.9k | Added +2.9k |
| Petrus Trust Company, LTA 0.04% of their portfolio | 17.4k $428.2k | New |
| Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 14.9k $366.7k | Reduced -424 |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 14.8k $365.0k | New |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.7k $362.0k | Unchanged |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.5k $353.0k | Added +879 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.9k $341.8k | Added +4.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $339.8k | New |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.1k $321.8k | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $319.2k | Reduced -13.5k |