Cars.com Inc.

CARS • NYSE

Cars.com Inc. is a auto - dealerships company in the consumer cyclical sector on NYSE, led by T. Alex Vetter, with a market cap of $764.4M. As of Q3 2025, 98% of shares are held by 219 institutional investors, with FMR LLC as the largest holder at 14.63%.

President and CEOT. Alex Vetter

Market Cap$764.4M

Auto - Dealerships

Consumer Cyclical

Employees1.7K

Websitecars.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in CARS as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $750.9M

All Institutions

Institutions: 219
Value Held: $737.7M
Shares Held: 60.4M
Avg Position: $3.4M
Median Position: $328.1K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 22
Value Held: $65.1M
Shares Held: 5.3M
Avg Position: $3.0M
Median Position: $655.5K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

89.58%

$672.6M

Hedge Funds

8.67%

$65.1M

Retail & Other

1.75%

$13.1M

Based on market cap of $750.9M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in CARS as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
FMR LLC Institution	-	$109.8M 0.01% of portfolio	14.63% 9.0M shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$1.92T
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$105.0M 0.00% of portfolio	13.98% 8.6M shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$80.0M 0.00% of portfolio	10.65% 6.5M shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$6.69T
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$37.9M 0.01% of portfolio	5.04% 3.1M shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$466.32B
H Hill Path Capital LP Private Equity	Scott Ian Ross Managing Partner	$30.3M 1.49% of portfolio	4.04% 2.5M shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$2.0B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$27.7M 0.00% of portfolio	3.69% 2.3M shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$2.88T
B BROWN ADVISORY INC RIA/Wealth	David Alan Miller Founder	$26.1M 0.04% of portfolio	3.48% 2.1M shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$74.0B
P PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	William David Moeykens President	$25.2M 0.74% of portfolio	3.35% 2.1M shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$3.4B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$16.6M 0.00% of portfolio	2.21% 1.4M shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$1.57T
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	Brian T. Moynihan CEO	$16.0M 0.00% of portfolio	2.13% 1.3M shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$1.33T

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for CARS in Q3 2025

Traded: +$28.7M
Buyers: 98
Sellers: 105
Total Bought: +$78.1M
Total Sold: −$49.4M
Avg Position: $3.0M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
P PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$10.5M +858.6K shares	$25.2M 2.1M shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	+$10.0M +822.1K shares	$16.0M 1.3M shares
B BROWN ADVISORY INC RIA/Wealth	+$9.2M +750.9K shares	$26.1M 2.1M shares
H Hill Path Capital LP Private Equity	+$5.7M +468.0K shares	$30.3M 2.5M shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	+$4.9M +402.6K shares	$15.3M 1.3M shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	+$3.8M +313.1K shares	$6.5M 531.5K shares
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	+$2.6M +216.7K shares	$3.1M 250.0K shares
S SG Americas Securities, LLC Institution	+$2.5M +204.3K shares	$2.5M 204.3K shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	+$2.4M +198.1K shares	$12.9M 1.1M shares
Empowered Funds, LLC ETF Provider	+$2.1M +173.5K shares	$2.1M 173.5K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
Robeco Investment Management, Inc. Long Only Manager	−$6.3M −513.2K shares	$6.3M 516.0K shares
FMR LLC Institution	−$5.5M −446.1K shares	$109.8M 9.0M shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	−$3.6M −293.7K shares	$105.0M 8.6M shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	−$3.1M −251.8K shares	$80.0M 6.5M shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	−$2.9M −238.0K shares	$4.0M 325.3K shares
P Pacer Advisors, Inc. Institution	−$2.8M −230.3K shares	$4.7M 386.4K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$2.5M −204.4K shares	$7.0M 573.1K shares
LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC Long Only Manager	−$2.4M −200.3K shares	$2.7M 219.3K shares
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$2.2M −176.0K shares	$3.2M 263.7K shares
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$1.5M −127.4K shares	Sold Off 0 shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited CARS in Q3 2025

New Positions: 12
New Value: $3.8M
Exited Positions: 27
Exited Value: $5.3M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Empowered Funds, LLC ETF Provider	$2.1M 173.5K shares
C CastleKnight Management LP Hedge Fund•Event Driven	$1.3M 103.6K shares
Cambria Investment Management, L.P. ETF Provider	$146.7K 12.0K shares
Round Rock Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$122.9K 11.2K shares
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC Long Only Manager	$99.7K 8.2K shares
Union Bankshares Corp Institution	$20.9K 1.7K shares
FINANCIAL CONSULATE, INC RIA/Wealth	$4.6K 376.0 shares
S Salomon & Ludwin, LLC Institution	$3.9K 318.0 shares
M Marquette Asset Management Inc. Institution	$2.8K 233.0 shares
O Optiver Holding B.V. Institution	$2.0K 166.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.5M 127.4K shares
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$613.8K 51.8K shares
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Long Only Manager	$486.7K 41.1K shares
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$433.6K 36.6K shares
A AXQ CAPITAL, LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	$254.3K 21.5K shares
AIGEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$225.1K 19.0K shares
M Maryland State Retirement & Pension System Institution	$206.0K 17.4K shares
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$177.8K 15.0K shares
Jain Global LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$174.0K 14.7K shares
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ Institution	$155.2K 13.1K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in CARS as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 3
Call Value: $1.2M
Put Positions: 8
Put Value: $2.8M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	$1.2M 1.0K contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	- - contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	- - contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
Caption Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$1.1M 900.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$954.4K 781.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$476.6K 390.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$235.8K 192.0 contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	- - contracts
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	- - contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	- - contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	- - contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with CARS as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Villanova Investment Management Co LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Edward Anthony Trumpbour Founder	3.11% $4.5M	0.60% 367.1K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$144.3M
H Hill Path Capital LP Private Equity	Scott Ian Ross Managing Partner	1.49% $30.3M	4.04% 2.5M shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$2.0B
P PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	William David Moeykens President	0.74% $25.2M	3.35% 2.1M shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$3.4B
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Mark David Coe Managing Partner	0.49% $3.2M	0.43% 263.7K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$658.6M
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Long Only Manager	Mark Frederick Jaeger Managing Partner	0.48% $1.7M	0.22% 136.9K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$345.2M
C CLARK ESTATES INC/NY Institution	-	0.47% $2.0M	0.27% 163.8K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$421.5M
GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P Long Only Manager	Marina Loretta Marrelli CEO	0.25% $1.6M	0.21% 130.0K shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 5m	$644.8M
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. Long Only Manager	Mark Richard Mirsberger CEO	0.23% $7.4M	0.99% 609.4K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$3.3B
Kendall Capital Management RIA/Wealth	Clark Alan Kendall CEO	0.17% $769.1K	0.10% 62.9K shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 5m	$443.6M
P PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Stephen Gerard Simon CCO	0.12% $3.9M	0.52% 321.0K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$3.3B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in CARS

RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerPeter Fitzhugh Brown

Portfolio Value: $75.8B
Positions: 3,419
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Cars.com Inc.

Market Value: $7.0M
Shares Held: 573.1K
Portfolio Weight: 0.01%
Owned Since: 2021-Q2

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