WENDYS CO WEN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 95058W100 · ISIN US95058W1009
American restaurant company
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Eating & Drinking Places
- HeadquartersDublin, OH
- Founded1890
- Websitewendys.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 ($8.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 190.3m as of 2025-10-30, 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 ≈ $9.16. Options: 16 managers hold calls ($25.4m notional), 24 hold puts ($88.0m).
Trends to Q3 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 336 |
| Q4 2022 | 349 |
| Q1 2023 | 343 |
| Q2 2023 | 360 |
| Q3 2023 | 352 |
| Q4 2023 | 389 |
| Q1 2024 | 363 |
| Q2 2024 | 392 |
| Q3 2024 | 394 |
| Q4 2024 | 425 |
| Q1 2025 | 426 |
| Q2 2025 | 403 |
| Q3 2025 | 403 |
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 2023 | 205 | 131 |
| Q1 2024 | 164 | 191 |
| Q2 2024 | 194 | 159 |
| Q3 2024 | 191 | 184 |
| Q4 2024 | 201 | 188 |
| Q1 2025 | 240 | 181 |
| Q2 2025 | 225 | 201 |
| Q3 2025 | 209 | 192 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $30.0m | $27.7m | 0.92 |
| Q1 2025 | $60.3m | $86.2m | 1.43 |
| Q2 2025 | $24.5m | $82.4m | 3.37 |
| Q3 2025 | $25.4m | $88.0m | 3.46 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +4.3m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +4.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.9m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +1.2m |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | Added | +1.1m |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC | Added | +964.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | +959.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +689.3k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | New | +617.0k |
Biggest sellers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -5.4m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -4.8m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -3.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.7m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -2.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -1.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.6m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Sold out | -1.0m |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama | Sold out | -955.0k |
Biggest calls
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $6.6m718.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.2m572.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.5m376.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.9m203.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.8m199.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m148.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $1.3m142.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.0m111.5k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $916.0k100.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $628.1k68.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $20.0m2.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.3m1.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.9m970.8k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $8.6m934.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $5.7m626.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $5.1m552.4k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $4.6m500.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $4.6m500.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.3m355.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.1m343.5k 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 |
|---|---|
TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
no change · filed 2026-10-28
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read in full as follows: On October 28, 2026, Trian Management, which, together with its affiliated funds and related parties, beneficially owns approximately 16.25% of the outstanding Common Stock, and Flynn, together with BlueFive and Sixth Street, submitted to the Board a non-binding proposal (the "Proposal") for a newly formed entity to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock not currently beneficially owned by the Filing Persons (the "Proposed Transaction") for a price of $7.35 per share in cash (the "Per Share Price"), assuming approximately 194.0 million shares of Common Stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis using the treasury stock method, consisting of approximately (a) 190.7 million shares of Common Stoc… Full filing |
16.2% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +2.4 pts · filed 2026-07-30 | 12.8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P (3.1%, 2026-05-15), AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (1.6%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $35.7m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $81.3k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $17.2m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.5m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $53.0k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 4 | $108.3k | 1 | $1.8m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2025.
Holders, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P. 6.79% of their portfolio | 30.4m $278.8m | Added +2.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.1m $220.8m | Added +4.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.6m $170.3m | Reduced -2.7m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.16% of their portfolio | 10.6m $97.1m | Reduced -478.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.5m $77.2m | Reduced -5.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.9m $62.9m | Added +291.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.2m $56.7m | Added +1.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.3m $49.0m | Added +213.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.3m $39.2m | Reduced -764.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.3m $39.2m | Reduced -37.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.0m $36.9m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $32.8m | Added +386.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $27.2m | Added +211.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $26.9m | Reduced -4.8m |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $24.6m | Reduced -2.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $20.2m | Added +182.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $18.8m | Reduced -383.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $18.3m | Reduced -1.9m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $14.0m | Added +1.5m |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $13.6m | Added +586.9k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $11.7m | Added +1.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $11.5m | Added +1.2m |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.2m $11.1m | Added +964.8k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $10.3m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 959.0k $8.8m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 939.5k $8.6m | Added +689.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 915.7k $8.4m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 884.7k $8.1m | Added +270.8k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 787.1k $7.0m | Reduced -27.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 759.6k $7.0m | Added +393.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 755.4k $6.9m | Reduced -234.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 750.9k $6.9m | Added +161.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 684.3k $6.3m | Added +547.2k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 675.2k $6.2m | Added +253.5k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 634.3k $5.8m | Added +264.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 620.9k $5.7m | Added +273.9k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 617.0k $5.7m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 538.3k $4.9m | Reduced -393.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 523.1k $4.8m | Reduced -175.9k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 512.4k $4.7m | Added +74.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 512.1k $4.7m | Reduced -386.7k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 483.9k $4.4m | Added +805 |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 472.3k $4.3m | Reduced -79.4k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 466.4k $4.3m | Reduced -232.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 463.9k $4.2m | Reduced -80.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 463.3k $4.2m | Added +142.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 459.8k $4.2m | Reduced -1.6m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 412.2k $3.8m | New |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 394.6k $3.6m | Added +90.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 382.3k $3.5m | Reduced -272.5k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 373.9k $3.4m | Reduced -255.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 330.5k $3.0m | Added +107.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 329.7k $3.0m | Added +54.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 329.7k $3.0m | Reduced -431.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.9k $3.0m | Added +132.6k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 319.0k $2.9m | Added +47.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 316.4k $2.9m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 303.3k $2.8m | Added +8.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 294.5k $2.7m | Added +57.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.7k $2.6m | Reduced -783.1k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 278.6k $2.6m | Added +104.2k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 269.5k $2.5m | Reduced -194.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 268.3k $2.5m | Reduced -199.6k |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 263.0k $2.4m | Added +178.7k |
| CWM, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.1k $2.2m | Added +824 |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.03% of their portfolio | 237.8k $2.2m | Added +237.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.6k $2.0m | Reduced -378.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.4k $2.0m | Reduced -8.1k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 219.1k $2.0m | New |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.7k $1.9m | Reduced -19.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.0k $1.9m | Added +18.0k |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 201.9k $1.8m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 200.0k $1.8m | Added +46.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 198.9k $1.8m | Reduced -3.1m |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 190.5k $1.7m | Reduced -24.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.8k $1.7m | Added +211 |
| Oak Thistle LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 179.1k $1.6m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.4k $1.6m | Reduced -21.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.3k $1.5m | Added +40.9k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.2k $1.5m | Added +5.8k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 157.6k $1.4m | Reduced -2.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.6k $1.4m | Added +135.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.1k $1.4m | Added +5.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.6k $1.4m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.5k $1.4m | Added +738 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.0k $1.3m | Reduced -141.7k |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 141.0k $1.3m | Added +104.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.5k $1.2m | Added +53.9k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 126.3k $1.2m | Reduced -89.9k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 122.8k $1.1m | Added +80.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.9k $1.1m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 119.8k $1.1m | Added +22.8k |
| EAGLE HARBOR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC /ADV 0.95% of their portfolio | 119.5k $1.1m | Added +13.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.8k $1.1m | Added +97.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.6k $1.1m | Added +3.6k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 116.6k $1.1m | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.1k $1.0m | Added +76.1k |
| Pallas Capital Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 112.7k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.4k $1.0m | Added +10.3k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.3k $1.0m | Reduced -9.2k |