Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in CARS held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FMR LLC | 8.8M | $71.4M | +3.6% | 15.732% | 0.00% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 4.3M | $35.0M | -48.9% | 7.703% | 0.00% |
| 3 | Pale Fire Capital SE | 4.0M | $32.1M | +498.1% | 7.078% | 2.82% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 3.4M | $27.6M | +8.4% | 6.085% | 0.01% |
| 5 | Hill Path Capital LP | 2.5M | $20.1M | 0.0% | 4.438% | 1.47% |
| 6 | BROWN ADVISORY INC | 2.4M | $19.5M | +24.2% | 4.290% | 0.03% |
| 7 | BREACH INLET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.1M | $17.2M | +191.2% | 3.800% | 5.66% |
| 8 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.8M | $14.7M | +24.7% | 3.244% | 0.01% |
| 9 | STATE STREET CORP | 1.5M | $11.9M | -35.2% | 2.628% | 0.00% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.3M | $10.8M | +1.1% | 2.373% | 0.00% |
| 11 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 925K | $7.5M | -4.3% | 1.654% | 0.00% |
| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY | 737K | $6.0M | -34.9% | 1.319% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 712K | $5.8M | +17.0% | 1.274% | 0.17% |
| 14 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 699K | $5.7M | +147.6% | 1.250% | 0.00% |
| 15 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 649K | $5.3M | +1002.3% | 1.161% | 0.00% |
| 16 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 633K | $5.1M | -5.5% | 1.132% | 0.00% |
| 17 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 580K | $4.7M | +77.9% | 1.038% | 0.01% |
| 18 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 540K | $4.4M | +77.9% | 0.966% | 0.00% |
| 19 | LPL Financial LLC | 516K | $4.2M | +2.6% | 0.923% | 0.00% |
| 20 | NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | 487K | $3.9M | -5.0% | 0.871% | 0.00% |
| 21 | TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. | 477K | $3.9M | +1.9% | 0.854% | 0.06% |
| 22 | Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 386K | $3.1M | β | 0.690% | 0.02% |
| 23 | UBS Group AG | 373K | $3.0M | +28.7% | 0.666% | 0.00% |
| 24 | XTX Topco Ltd | 363K | $2.9M | +169.1% | 0.649% | 0.05% |
| 25 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 348K | $2.8M | -6.8% | 0.622% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in CARS β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in CARS during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new CARS position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their CARS position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 193 | 13% | 76.48% | 55.50 pp | $405M | 42% |
| Q4 2025 | 222 | +3.7% | 131.98% | 5.02 pp | $699M | 3.7% |
| Q3 2025 | 214 | +1.9% | 137.00% | +12.12 pp | $726M | +9.7% |
| Q2 2025 | 210 | 7.1% | 124.88% | +7.81 pp | $662M | +6.7% |
| Q1 2025 | 226 | +0.0% | 117.07% | 67.82 pp | $620M | 37% |
| Q4 2024 | 226 | +9.7% | 184.89% | +8.53 pp | $980M | +4.8% |
| Q3 2024 | 206 | 1.4% | 176.36% | 23.63 pp | $935M | 16% |
| Q2 2024 | 209 | β | 199.99% | β | $1.12B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CARS stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Cars.com Inc. stands at 76.5%, held across 193 reporting institutions.
FMR LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of CARS, with approximately 8,794,522 shares worth $0.07B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 3 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of CARS, including MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for CARS is 38 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
32 institutions opened new positions in CARS during Q1 2026, while 61 fully exited. 33 added to existing positions and 127 trimmed.
CARS institutional ownership fell by 55.50 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -29 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 64.3% of all reported 13F value in CARS, and the top 25 account for 81.1%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Institutional Ownership