Who owns CAVA (CAVA)
Which tracked institutional funds hold CAVA, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See CAVA company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q1 13F filings. 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
The tracked-fund tape on CAVA is one-sided between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1: 219 added or opened and 62 trimmed or exited — on balance accumulating.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
CAVA’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, Artal Group S.A., sizes it at 76.1% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.0% of theirs — a 76.1pp conviction gap — its largest holder concentrates the name more heavily than the typical one.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in CAVA divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1, across 520 tracked filers holding CAVA, 301 increased or opened the position and 227 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, open-market insider Form 4 buying and selling roughly offset.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in CAVA between the 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 48
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$360M
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$339M
- 1832 Asset Management L.P.$123M
- Hood River Capital Management LLC$95M
- Driehaus Capital Management LLC$69M
- Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC$55M
Full exits 36
- VANGUARD GROUP INC$533M
- COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC$67M
- NATIXIS$18M
- TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL$11M
- Nepsis Inc.$10M
- Interval Partners, LP$8M
Largest adds
- Artal Group S.A.$211M
- FMR LLC$182M
- BlackRock, Inc.$161M
- Capital World Investors$144M
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/$110M
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.$100M
Largest trims
- Capital International Investors$76M
- MORGAN STANLEY$45M
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP$42M
- BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.$25M
- SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP$24M
- BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS$24M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, largest reported value first. “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding. Rows marked stale are from an earlier filing than the security’s latest quarter — that fund is absent from the newest snapshot (position exited, or reported under a different name).
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artal Group S.A. | 9,507,990 | $769M | 8.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| BlackRock, Inc. trimmed | 8,807,113 | $712M | 7.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added | 9,185,954 | $539M | 5.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| Capital Research Global Investors trimmed | 6,137,481 | $496M | 5.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| FMR LLC added | 5,900,992 | $477M | 5.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC new | 4,445,384 | $360M | 3.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC new | 4,192,699 | $339M | 3.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added | 3,665,599 | $297M | 3.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| STATE STREET CORP added | 3,005,604 | $243M | 2.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| Capital International Investors trimmed | 2,610,047 | $211M | 2.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 2,393,971 | $194M | 2.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Capital World Investors added | 2,126,860 | $172M | 1.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 2,001,893 | $162M | 1.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| MORGAN STANLEY trimmed | 1,850,610 | $150M | 1.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. trimmed | 1,519,200 | $123M | 1.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC added | 1,443,518 | $117M | 1.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC trimmed | 1,397,381 | $113M | 1.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| UBS Group AG trimmed | 1,309,677 | $106M | 1.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ trimmed | 1,297,361 | $105M | 1.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | 1,260,250 | $102M | 1.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITIGROUP INC trimmed | 1,252,794 | $101M | 1.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC trimmed | 1,228,225 | $99M | 1.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC added | 1,179,441 | $95M | 1.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC trimmed | 1,071,134 | $87M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| Prime Capital Management Co Ltd | 1,031,630 | $83M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC trimmed | 1,029,973 | $83M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added | 907,809 | $73M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC added | 846,738 | $69M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP added | 816,981 | $66M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added | 812,857 | $66M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC added | 810,207 | $66M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP added | 778,093 | $63M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC added | 802,857 | $62M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORGES BANK trimmed | 662,361 | $57M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC trimmed | 692,260 | $56M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC added | 687,587 | $55M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP | 935,648 | $55M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp added | 647,718 | $52M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO new | 633,299 | $51M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. trimmed | 619,462 | $50M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| Woodline Partners LP added | 535,688 | $43M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC added | 527,948 | $43M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added | 517,070 | $42M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO added | 492,059 | $40M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP trimmed | 490,137 | $40M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added | 473,985 | $38M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. trimmed | 470,634 | $38M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ added | 469,401 | $38M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC added | 468,444 | $38M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. new | 466,260 | $38M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Aperture Investors, LLC trimmed | 440,960 | $36M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Nuveen, LLC added | 419,968 | $34M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. added | 419,131 | $34M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. added | 406,126 | $33M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Wealthspire Advisors, LLC added | 403,477 | $33M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Armstrong, Fleming & Moore, Inc | 363,865 | $29M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP added | 328,431 | $27M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC added | 305,116 | $25M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC added | 303,891 | $25M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Amundi added | 290,281 | $23M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS added | 279,568 | $23M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN added | 276,528 | $22M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added | 279,308 | $21M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama trimmed | 253,931 | $21M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO added | 248,848 | $20M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. added | 234,263 | $19M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| LPL Financial LLC trimmed | 222,400 | $18M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added | 216,920 | $18M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Mariner, LLC trimmed | 204,729 | $17M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added | 203,442 | $16M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| FIL Ltd added | 200,061 | $16M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Holocene Advisors, LP trimmed | 199,256 | $16M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Verition Fund Management LLC added | 194,500 | $16M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA trimmed | 191,559 | $15M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| ASSETMARK, INC added | 187,270 | $15M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Swiss National Bank added | 183,500 | $15M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP trimmed | 161,188 | $13M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC trimmed | 152,547 | $12M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 148,085 | $12M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec added | 144,093 | $12M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Legal & General Group Plc trimmed | 126,337 | $10M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System trimmed | 124,815 | $10M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. added | 117,236 | $9M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Focus Partners Wealth trimmed | 116,453 | $9M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd new | 116,000 | $9M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC trimmed | 9,076,637 | $533M | 5.8% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd added | 1,053,914 | $89M | 1.0% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC new | 1,149,188 | $67M | 0.7% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 730,242 | $63M | 0.7% | 2025-Q1 stale |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA added | 399,189 | $34M | 0.4% | 2025-Q1 stale |
| MIG Capital, LLC added | 275,091 | $23M | 0.3% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC trimmed | 320,250 | $19M | 0.2% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| Kodai Capital Management LP added | 222,101 | $19M | 0.2% | 2025-Q1 stale |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership added | 313,240 | $19M | 0.2% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| NATIXIS added | 302,987 | $18M | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. added | 195,445 | $16M | 0.2% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP trimmed | 134,089 | $11M | 0.1% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL added | 187,000 | $11M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Nepsis Inc. added | 176,694 | $10M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC new | 119,410 | $10M | 0.1% | 2025-Q1 stale |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.