CARS COM INC (CARS)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
Institutions report 55,417,109 shares against 53,532,714 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end. Over 100% because an adviser and a sub-adviser can both report the same shares, and both are counted.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC | $91.7M | 8,384,750 | 0.00% | 31q | -4.7%-$4.5M |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $45.6M | 4,169,181 | 0.00% | 8q | -3.2%-$1.5M |
| Pale Fire Capital SE | $43.8M | 4,008,218 | 3.10% | 3q | +1.3%+$564.5K |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $36.7M | 3,352,529 | 0.01% | 31q | -1.4%-$536.0K |
| Hill Path Capital LP | $27.1M | 2,481,032 | 1.42% | 5q | HELD |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | $25.9M | 2,370,732 | 0.04% | 5q | -1.2%-$301.9K |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $25.6M | 2,339,620 | 0.00% | 2q | -5.5%-$1.5M |
| BREACH INLET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $24.0M | 2,197,445 | 8.01% | 3q | +3.4%+$801.5K |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $23.4M | 2,139,090 | 0.01% | 26q | +18.0%+$3.6M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $17.6M | 1,577,389 | 0.00% | 31q | +3.3%+$558.1K |
| STATE STREET CORP | $15.4M | 1,403,690 | 0.00% | 31q | -4.4%-$713.9K |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $13.9M | 1,272,400 | 0.00% | 31q | -4.1%-$593.3K |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | $13.1M | 1,199,978 | 0.01% | 3q | +714.7%+$11.5M |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $9.9M incl. $693.6K options PUT | 844,734 | 0.00% | 13q | -13.1%-$1.5M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $9.9M | 903,295 | 0.00% | 31q | -2.3%-$234.5K |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | $9.4M | 855,624 | 0.24% | 6q | +20.1%+$1.6M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $9.3M | 852,512 | 0.00% | 35q | +15.6%+$1.3M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $7.1M | 647,571 | 0.00% | 31q | +2.3%+$160.5K |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $7.1M incl. $417.9K options PUT | 606,921 | 0.00% | 31q | +12.3%+$775.3K |
| LPL Financial LLC | $6.0M | 551,540 | 0.00% | 7q | +6.9%+$388.5K |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $6.0M | 551,222 | 0.00% | 2q | -2.7%-$169.3K |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $5.4M incl. $4.8M options PUT | 56,748 | 0.00% | 31q | -78.5%-$19.8M |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | $5.3M | 481,557 | 0.00% | 22q | -1.1%-$58.2K |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | $5.3M | 481,293 | 0.01% | 19q | +9.2%+$442.9K |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $5.2M | 473,556 | 0.00% | 30q | +36.2%+$1.4M |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | $5.0M | 452,652 | 0.01% | 7q | +110.3%+$2.6M |
| Axxion S.A. | $4.3M | 396,105 | 0.31% | new | FIRST |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. | $4.1M | 376,042 | 0.05% | 31q | -21.2%-$1.1M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $3.8M | 345,112 | 0.00% | 2q | -5.9%-$236.7K |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $3.8M | 342,996 | 0.07% | 5q | +5.1%+$181.4K |
| XTX Topco Ltd | $3.7M | 334,220 | 0.05% | 5q | -7.8%-$311.4K |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | $3.6M | 324,772 | 0.00% | 4q | +26.6%+$747.6K |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $3.5M | 324,364 | 0.12% | 6q | +16.2%+$496.0K |
| Villanova Investment Management Co LLC | $3.5M | 321,836 | 3.34% | 7q | +5.4%+$181.4K |
| Nuveen, LLC | $3.4M | 314,853 | 0.00% | 6q | +74.9%+$1.5M |
| KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP | $3.3M | 305,750 | 1.82% | 3q | HELD |
| UBS Group AG | $2.9M | 268,200 | 0.00% | 31q | -28.0%-$1.1M |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | $2.8M | 252,998 | 0.00% | 21q | -56.4%-$3.6M |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | $2.8M | 251,599 | 0.00% | 20q | -18.4%-$619.8K |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $2.7M | 251,160 | 0.00% | 31q | -5.6%-$162.8K |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | $2.7M | 246,299 | 0.07% | 5q | HELD |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | $2.7M | 243,839 | 0.00% | 31q | -1.5%-$41.6K |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | $2.5M | 227,996 | 0.01% | 2q | +7.8%+$181.4K |
| Anderson Financial Strategies, LLC | $2.1M | 169,632 | 1.10% | new | NEW |
| Invesco Ltd. | $2.0M | 184,413 | 0.00% | 31q | -9.9%-$222.6K |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC | $1.9M | 174,355 | 0.01% | 2q | +3.3%+$60.2K |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $1.9M | 172,248 | 0.00% | 31q | -29.2%-$775.4K |
| Jain Global LLC | $1.8M | 168,223 | 0.01% | 2q | +551.1%+$1.6M |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $1.8M | 167,658 | 0.00% | 14q | HELD |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $1.8M | 164,745 | 0.00% | 31q | -76.4%-$5.8M |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | $1.7M | 155,072 | 0.02% | new | NEW |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | $1.6M | 148,276 | 0.00% | 5q | +15.7%+$219.8K |
| Boston Partners | $1.5M | 136,457 | 0.00% | 15q | +9.9%+$134.3K |
| CastleKnight Management LP | $1.4M | 130,400 | 0.02% | 4q | HELD |
| CLARK ESTATES INC/NY | $1.4M | 129,040 | 0.33% | 5q | -21.2%-$380.3K |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | $1.4M | 124,896 | 0.00% | 2q | -40.7%-$936.3K |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P | $1.3M | 122,940 | 0.17% | 21q | HELD |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | $1.3M | 119,996 | 0.00% | 6q | +92.0%+$629.0K |
| Trexquant Investment LP | $1.3M | 115,640 | 0.01% | 7q | +0.7%+$8.6K |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | $1.2M | 109,884 | 0.00% | 31q | -28.3%-$475.1K |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | $1.2M | 107,994 | 0.01% | 24q | -7.0%-$88.8K |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | $1.1M | 103,179 | 0.07% | 2q | -21.1%-$301.4K |
| Swiss National Bank | $1.1M | 103,000 | 0.00% | 31q | -8.4%-$102.8K |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al | $1.1M | 102,200 | 0.01% | 4q | +32.4%+$273.5K |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP | $1.1M | 96,744 | 0.07% | 2q | +127.0%+$591.8K |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $987.0K | 90,201 | 0.00% | 31q | +10.0%+$89.6K |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $929.5K | 84,960 | 0.00% | 12q | +70.9%+$385.5K |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD | $884.9K | 80,890 | 0.00% | 10q | +100.6%+$443.9K |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | $867.9K | 79,337 | 0.01% | 4q | -3.1%-$28.2K |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $815.6K | 74,556 | 0.00% | 18q | -88.5%-$6.3M |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | $794.4K | 72,616 | 0.00% | 5q | +5.5%+$41.7K |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | $720.7K | 65,882 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | $699.0K | 63,892 | 0.00% | 2q | HELD |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $695.6K | 63,588 | 0.00% | 31q | -9.9%-$76.4K |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | $677.1K | 61,891 | 0.00% | 6q | +312.7%+$513.0K |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $619.7K | 56,647 | 0.00% | 31q | +12.6%+$69.5K |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $615.4K | 56,255 | 0.00% | 13q | +163.5%+$381.9K |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC | $583.5K | 53,333 | 0.03% | 2q | HELD |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | $574.3K | 52,494 | 0.00% | 2q | HELD |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | $573.0K | 52,379 | 0.00% | 9q | +8.4%+$44.3K |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $550.6K | 50,333 | 0.00% | 34q | -11.7%-$72.9K |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $542.4K | 49,582 | 0.00% | 2q | +2.5%+$13.3K |
| Watershed Asset Management, L.L.C. | $535.9K | 48,984 | 0.48% | new | NEW |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $526.5K | 48,130 | 0.00% | 13q | +36.3%+$140.3K |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $506.9K | 46,332 | 0.00% | 31q | +102.0%+$255.9K |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | $506.8K | 46,325 | 0.00% | 31q | -37.4%-$302.2K |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $501.2K | 61,728 | 0.00% | 31q | +16.6%+$71.5K |
| Caption Management, LLC | $492.3K PUT | options only | 0.00% | 2q | OPTIONS |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | $492.0K incl. $492.0K options OPT | 45,000 | 0.00% | 2q | -50.0%-$492.0K |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $473.8K | 43,307 | 0.00% | 31q | -9.4%-$49.3K |
| Creative Planning | $466.8K | 42,671 | 0.00% | 7q | +51.6%+$159.0K |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | $449.9K | 41,120 | 0.00% | 2q | -68.3%-$971.1K |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | $444.1K | 40,590 | 0.02% | 2q | +37.1%+$120.2K |
| One Wealth Advisors, LLC | $439.7K | 40,190 | 0.05% | 5q | +3.6%+$15.1K |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | $436.7K | 39,921 | 0.00% | 2q | HELD |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. | $402.8K | 36,819 | 0.01% | 8q | +130.0%+$227.7K |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | $379.0K | 34,632 | 0.00% | 4q | -9.9%-$41.6K |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $371.2K | 33,929 | 0.00% | 27q | HELD |
| Bridgefront Capital, LLC | $359.3K | 32,845 | 0.09% | new | NEW |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | $354.4K | 32,398 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
Five percent filings
Anyone crossing 5% of a company must say so within days - far sooner than the next quarterly holdings report. A 13D declares an intent to influence the company; a 13G is the passive version. See all activist filings →
| Filed | Form | Filer | % of class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 13G/A | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6.7% |
What the company announced
Form 8-K filings from the last 120 days, showing only the items worth a reader's attention. Earnings releases, exhibit attachments and general disclosures are filed constantly and are left out. Filed is when the SEC received it; event is the date the company says the thing happened.
| Filed | Event date | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-24 | Directors or officers departed or appointed | filing |
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Officers and directors
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Marks Angelique Strong | Chief Legal Officer | Sold | 57,980 | $692.3K |
| 2026-06-11 | Jain Sonia | Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 52,579 | $502.7K |
| 2026-06-12 | Jain Sonia | Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 34,021 | $322.9K |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 33 | $7.2M | 705,473 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 202 | $613.6M | 55,417,109 | 31 | 60 | 65 | 1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | 207 | $468.9M | 57,632,896 | 36 | 64 | 69 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2025 | 223 | $724.6M | 59,273,723 | 30 | 63 | 81 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | 222 | $749.6M | 60,881,227 | 35 | 66 | 69 | 0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | 217 | $693.8M | 58,043,093 | 39 | 57 | 86 | 0.9% |
| Q1 2025 | 232 | $655.7M | 57,502,051 | 35 | 82 | 70 | 0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | 231 | $1.0B | 59,029,734 | 40 | 70 | 69 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2024 | 211 | $986.6M | 58,694,800 | 25 | 70 | 67 | 0.3% |
| Q2 2024 | 214 | $1.2B | 63,035,989 | 30 | 72 | 64 | 0.2% |
| Q1 2024 | 204 | $1.1B | 61,127,639 | 31 | 60 | 69 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2023 | 195 | $1.2B | 60,617,362 | 24 | 56 | 62 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2023 | 182 | $1.0B | 59,383,358 | 19 | 56 | 62 | 1.2% |
| Q2 2023 | 191 | $1.2B | 59,581,042 | 34 | 40 | 70 | 1.6% |
| Q1 2023 | 173 | $1.4B | 68,825,009 | 28 | 39 | 61 | 1.7% |
| Q4 2022 | 173 | $881.7M | 62,183,711 | 25 | 43 | 66 | 2.9% |
| Q3 2022 | 162 | $830.1M | 70,309,352 | 22 | 43 | 56 | 2.6% |
| Q2 2022 | 165 | $696.2M | 71,836,828 | 17 | 52 | 54 | 2.7% |
| Q1 2022 | 178 | $1.0B | 70,709,607 | 27 | 45 | 61 | 1.5% |
| Q4 2021 | 179 | $1.3B | 82,387,411 | 38 | 49 | 57 | 1.8% |
| Q3 2021 | 168 | $981.0M | 76,549,099 | 21 | 51 | 54 | 1.3% |
| Q2 2021 | 164 | $1.1B | 79,258,224 | 30 | 38 | 56 | 0.6% |
| Q1 2021 | 149 | $1.1B | 80,746,280 | 15 | 37 | 63 | 0.6% |
| Q4 2020 | 148 | $51.1B | 4,516,489,713 | 18 | 41 | 63 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2020 | 146 | $37.0B | 4,572,401,721 | 21 | 29 | 57 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2020 | 149 | $26.4B | 4,582,211,794 | 24 | 50 | 48 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2020 | 160 | $18.8B | 4,366,709,630 | 26 | 44 | 58 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2019 | 188 | $25.4B | 2,080,624,900 | 21 | 47 | 70 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2019 | 192 | $11.6B | 1,292,677,924 | 43 | 57 | 59 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2019 | 238 | $26.1B | 1,320,269,145 | 32 | 71 | 67 | 0.3% |
| Q1 2019 | 251 | $4.0B | 170,463,807 | 48 | 63 | 82 | 3.2% |
| Q4 2018 | 232 | $2.7B | 122,733,634 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.5% |
