GEN RESTAURENT GROUP GENK
CL A COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 36870C104
American restaurant chain
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Eating Places
- HeadquartersCerritos, CA
- Websitegenkoreanbbq.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. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $5.52.
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 25 |
| Q3 2023 | 32 |
| Q4 2023 | 33 |
| Q1 2024 | 28 |
| Q2 2024 | 32 |
| Q3 2024 | 25 |
| Q4 2024 | 29 |
| Q1 2025 | 27 |
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 | 18 | 16 |
| Q4 2023 | 19 | 17 |
| Q1 2024 | 14 | 22 |
| Q2 2024 | 16 | 18 |
| Q3 2024 | 14 | 14 |
| Q4 2024 | 15 | 10 |
| Q1 2025 | 11 | 13 |
Biggest buyers
| 1492 Capital Management LLC | Added | +81.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | +23.2k |
| Skylands Capital, LLC | Added | +22.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +12.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +11.1k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +3.6k |
| BARD ASSOCIATES INC | Added | +3.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.3k |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | Added | +1.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +645 |
Biggest sellers
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -312.8k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -283.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -28.0k |
| SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS LLC | Reduced | -20.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Sold out | -18.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -13.9k |
| Diametric Capital, LP | Reduced | -9.7k |
| WEALTHEDGE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | -2.4k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -1.3k |
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 |
|---|---|
Kim David Wook Jin
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-04-30
Stated purposeItem 4 to the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows. Pursuant to the Reallocation Agreement, certain shares of Class B Common Stock and Class B Units were transferred to the Reporting Persons for no consideration by Jae Chang, a director of the Issuer, and certain of his affiliates to update the recorded holdings of the Reporting Persons following the IPO to more appropriately reflect the relative value of the equity interest contributed pursuant to Contribution Agreements (as defined in the Reallocation Agreememt). A copy of the Reallocation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference. Full filing |
68.6% |
Chang Jae
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-04-30
Stated purposeItem 4 to the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows. Pursuant to the Reallocation Agreement, certain shares of Class B Common Stock and Class B Units were transferred by the Reporting Persons for no consideration to David Kim, the chief executive officer and a director of the issuer, and certain of his affiliates to update the recorded holdings of the Reporting Persons following the IPO to more appropriately reflect the relative value of the equity interests contributed pursuant to the Contributiom Agreements (as defined in the Reallocation Agreement). A copy of the Reallocation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference. Full filing |
60.7% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 3 | $854.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $21.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $172.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2025.
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 674.2k $3.7m | Reduced -312.8k |
| Skylands Capital, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 266.2k $1.5m | Added +22.2k |
| SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 199.5k $1.1m | Reduced -20.5k |
| BARD ASSOCIATES INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 171.8k $948.2k | Added +3.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.0k $938.5k | Added +645 |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 114.1k $629.8k | Added +81.4k |
| Diametric Capital, LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 58.3k $321.6k | Reduced -9.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.6k $295.7k | Added +12.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.9k $264.4k | Added +1.3k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 44.2k $244.0k | Unchanged |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.4k $145.7k | Reduced -28.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6k $130.0k | Added +11.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.2k $128.3k | New |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.8k $125.8k | Reduced -1.9k |
| WEALTHEDGE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 16.7k $92.2k | Reduced -2.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.0k $66.2k | Reduced -1.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.1k $61.5k | Reduced -13.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $57.6k | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $55.2k | Added +3.6k |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $7.9k | Added +1.2k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 400 $2.2k | Reduced -200 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 300 $1.7k | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 39 $215 | Added +2 |
| 1620 INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15 $83 | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 8 $44 | Reduced -1 |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3 $17 | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. — of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |