CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC/THE CHEF

US Consumer discretionary Wholesale-Groceries, General Line
$95.62
+0.3%
52w: $54.60 – $96.10

Latest 13F among current holders filed 19 days ago (Jun 16, 2026)

Price — last 12 months

research preview data
54.6075.3596.10
Jun 20, 2025 Jul 2, 2026
Institutional holders
249
+5 QoQ
13F value
$2.39B
-2.9% QoQ
Smart-money holders
4
signal tier ≥ 2
New smart buyers
1
Q1 2026
Options barometer
0.1×
$202K calls / $2.7M puts

Institutional value by quarter

$1.56B
Q1 2024
$1.49B
Q2 2024
$1.58B
Q3 2024
$1.85B
Q4 2024
$2.06B
Q1 2025
$2.49B
Q2 2025
$2.31B
Q3 2025
$2.46B
Q4 2025
$2.39B
Q1 2026

Number of holders

171
Q1 2024
180
Q2 2024
197
Q3 2024
188
Q4 2024
225
Q1 2025
230
Q2 2025
252
Q3 2025
244
Q4 2025
249
Q1 2026

Who owns CHEF?

Q1 2026 filings
FundTypeSharesValue% of fundChange
BlackRock, Inc. Index provider5.8M$344.1M0.0%+6.1%
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP Long only active3.4M$200.3M0.0%+15.0%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Bank broker1.9M$110.9M0.0%+12.3%
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Diversified mechanical1.7M$101.7M0.1%+19.8%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical1.6M$96.2M0.0%
STATE STREET CORP Index provider1.4M$83.9M0.0%+1.9%
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. Long only active1.2M$76.8M0.0%-3.4%
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. Diversified mechanical1.3M$76.6M0.1%+1.5%
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ Other1.2M$70.0M0.0%+6.5%
Invesco Ltd. Index provider1.0M$61.5M0.0%+16.9%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Quant stat arb977.5K$58.1M0.0%+1.6%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical948.2K$56.4M0.0%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Index provider906.3K$53.9M0.0%+2.8%
FMR LLC Long only active851.4K$50.6M0.0%-2.9%
MORGAN STANLEY Bank broker791.1K$47.0M0.0%+9.6%
KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Other677.6K$40.3M0.9%-17.0%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Bank broker622.4K$37.0M0.0%+153.7%
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC Other612.5K$36.4M0.0%-12.8%
Woodline Partners LP Other555.9K$33.0M0.1%+2.1%
Select Equity Group, L.P. ★2Fundamental diversified551.7K$32.8M0.2%+9.9%
FEDERATED HERMES, INC. Diversified mechanical508.9K$30.3M0.0%-7.1%
NORTHERN TRUST CORP Index provider456.6K$27.1M0.0%-3.5%
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Index provider434.5K$25.8M0.0%+2.3%
TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC Other421.3K$25.0M0.4%-23.2%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Bank broker385.4K$22.9M0.0%+20.3%
Nuveen, LLC Diversified mechanical341.0K$20.3M0.0%-6.4%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Bank broker332.4K$19.8M0.0%+23.9%
WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Other335.5K$19.7M0.0%-3.6%
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Quant stat arb304.9K$18.1M0.0%+10.0%
UBS Group AG Bank broker302.3K$18.0M0.0%+14.2%
WASATCH ADVISORS LP Other273.2K$16.2M0.1%+20.9%
Penn Capital Management Company, LLC Other269.2K$16.0M1.2%+1.7%
SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC Other264.6K$15.7M0.1%-10.0%
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO Diversified mechanical252.7K$15.0M0.0%
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP Diversified mechanical236.6K$13.9M0.0%-26.2%
BESSEMER GROUP INC Diversified mechanical231.2K$13.7M0.0%+117849.5%
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA Diversified mechanical228.1K$13.6M0.0%-43.3%
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC Diversified mechanical226.7K$13.5M0.0%-6.7%
BARCLAYS PLC Bank broker225.5K$13.4M0.0%+191.4%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Diversified mechanical224.7K$13.4M0.0%-3.5%
Aberdeen Group plc Other213.6K$12.7M0.0%+3.1%
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND Diversified mechanical199.6K$11.9M0.0%+2.6%
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Quant stat arb172.0K$10.2M0.0%+8.4%
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ Bank broker170.9K$10.2M0.0%-34.4%
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC Other167.5K$10.0M0.0%+2.8%
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC Diversified mechanical164.4K$9.8M0.0%+16.4%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Diversified mechanical158.3K$9.4M0.0%+79.9%
HENNESSY ADVISORS INC Other155.6K$9.3M0.3%-3.4%
Summit Creek Advisors LLC Other153.8K$9.1M1.9%-13.6%
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Bank broker149.6K$8.9M0.0%-82.5%

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