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 ($5.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 61.7m as of 2026-07-31, 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 ≈ $12.89. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($711.5k notional), 7 hold puts ($6.5m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 138 |
| Q3 2024 | 136 |
| Q4 2024 | 155 |
| Q1 2025 | 158 |
| Q2 2025 | 167 |
| Q3 2025 | 184 |
| Q4 2025 | 208 |
| Q1 2026 | 210 |
| Q2 2026 | 206 |
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 2024 | 89 | 59 |
| Q4 2024 | 103 | 51 |
| Q1 2025 | 94 | 60 |
| Q2 2025 | 103 | 70 |
| Q3 2025 | 111 | 57 |
| Q4 2025 | 132 | 79 |
| Q1 2026 | 124 | 106 |
| Q2 2026 | 121 | 94 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $3.6m | $1.3m | 0.36 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9m | $1.4m | 0.72 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4m | $3.8m | 2.76 |
| Q2 2026 | $711.5k | $6.5m | 9.17 |
Biggest buyers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +930.6k |
| Woodline Partners LP | New | +816.6k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC | Added | +579.6k |
| Western Standard LLC | New | +513.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +493.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +466.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | +462.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +462.4k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | +438.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +399.0k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | Sold out | -1.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -934.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -751.8k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC | Reduced | -743.1k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -632.8k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC | Reduced | -624.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -578.5k |
Biggest calls
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $279.7k21.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $269.4k20.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $137.9k10.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $24.5k1.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | Added | $2.8m218.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $937.1k72.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $894.6k69.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $827.5k64.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $495.0k38.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $446.0k34.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $104.4k8.1k 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), ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. (0.0%, 2025-11-12)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $1.2m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $247.5k | 1 | $1.4m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.8m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $104.8k | $104.8k |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 8 | $1.4m | $104.8k |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.5m $58.4m | Added +462.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.8m $49.3m | Added +466.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $47.9m | Reduced -238.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $33.5m | Reduced -487.9k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $31.6m | Added +51.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $28.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $26.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.0m $25.9m | Added +47.9k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.0m $25.2m | Added +294.1k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 1.37% of their portfolio | 1.6m $20.5m | Added +110.6k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.5m $19.7m | Added +579.6k |
| BWCP, LP 2.77% of their portfolio | 1.5m $19.4m | Added +144.5k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $19.0m | Added +331.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $18.6m | Added +138.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $18.1m | Added +211.2k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.4m $17.6m | Added +275.8k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.3m $17.4m | Reduced -743.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $15.6m | Added +930.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $13.8m | Added +16.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 982.0k $12.7m | Added +493.2k |
| Paralel Advisors LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 900.0k $11.6m | Unchanged |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 846.0k $10.9m | Reduced -934.8k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.37% of their portfolio | 824.0k $10.6m | Added +254.5k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 820.8k $10.6m | Added +438.1k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 816.6k $10.5m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 779.8k $10.1m | Added +73.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 758.9k $9.8m | Added +106.3k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 745.3k $9.6m | Reduced -19.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 708.3k $9.1m | Reduced -751.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 650.2k $8.4m | Added +161.7k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 649.6k $8.4m | Added +97.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 576.6k $7.4m | Reduced -377.5k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 556.4k $7.2m | Added +261.2k |
| Western Standard LLC 2.24% of their portfolio | 513.2k $6.6m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 508.9k $6.6m | Added +15.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 497.1k $6.4m | Added +399.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 462.8k $6.0m | New |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 428.3k $5.5m | Added +5.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 422.6k $5.4m | Reduced -42.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 403.7k $5.2m | Added +155.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 402.0k $5.2m | Reduced -7.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 397.6k $5.1m | Reduced -12.2k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 388.7k $5.0m | Added +205.5k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 362.9k $4.7m | Added +196.4k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 353.8k $4.6m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 341.1k $4.4m | Reduced -7.3k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 324.3k $4.2m | Reduced -172.8k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 324.2k $4.2m | Reduced -632.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.9k $4.2m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 319.8k $4.1m | Added +168.6k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.26% of their portfolio | 314.1k $4.0m | Added +187.7k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 311.3k $4.0m | Reduced -5.9k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.08% of their portfolio | 310.8k $4.0m | Unchanged |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 287.7k $3.7m | Added +210.8k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 285.1k $3.7m | Added +146.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 253.8k $3.3m | Added +210.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 252.8k $3.3m | Added +34.5k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 244.1k $3.1m | Reduced -138.1k |
| Avory & Company, LLC 3.68% of their portfolio | 228.2k $2.9m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 220.1k $2.8m | New |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 218.5k $2.8m | New |
| Access Investment Management LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 212.7k $2.7m | Added +51.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.0k $2.7m | Added +126.1k |
| First Dallas Securities Inc. 0.76% of their portfolio | 177.2k $2.3m | Added +10.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.6k $2.3m | Reduced -14.8k |
| HUNTER ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 172.0k $2.2m | Added +20.0k |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 170.1k $2.2m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Diametric Capital, LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 165.7k $2.1m | Added +87.4k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 150.2k $1.9m | New |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 138.4k $1.8m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 135.6k $1.7m | Added +122.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.2k $1.6m | Added +6.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.4k $1.6m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.6k $1.5m | Added +11.3k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 116.8k $1.5m | Reduced -624.3k |
| MOODY NATIONAL BANK TRUST DIVISION 0.12% of their portfolio | 112.7k $1.5m | Added +31.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.7k $1.4m | Added +67.0k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.3k $1.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.6k $1.3m | Added +85.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.1k $1.3m | Added +4.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.9k $1.2m | Added +16.6k |
| LANARK FINANCIAL, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 88.0k $1.1m | Added +37.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.9k $1.0m | Added +28.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.1k $1.0m | Added +4.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.7k $1.0m | Added +14.1k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.0k $992.5k | Added +15.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.5k $973.0k | Reduced -1.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.8k $938.0k | Added +11.2k |
| WHITE PINE CAPITAL LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 72.7k $937.7k | Reduced -19.6k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.5k $934.3k | Added +35.5k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.9k $903.3k | Added +12.2k |
| VARCOV Co. 0.33% of their portfolio | 66.6k $858.8k | Reduced -17.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.7k $834.4k | Added +9.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.4k $804.2k | Unchanged |
| Boston Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.4k $791.1k | Reduced -45.2k |
| Arkadios Wealth Advisors 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.6k $780.8k | Reduced -10.8k |
| Numerai GP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 60.6k $780.7k | Reduced -33.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.3k $764.4k | Added +21.5k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 59.3k $764.1k | Added +48.0k |
| Accurate Wealth Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 58.3k $726.6k | Reduced -7.4k |