Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in CAVA held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 9.6M | $774.1M | +1.8% | 8.215% | 0.01% |
| 2 | Artal Group S.A. | 9.5M | $769.2M | 0.0% | 8.163% | 76.11% |
| 3 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 9.2M | $539.1M | +22.9% | 7.887% | 0.17% |
| 4 | Capital Research Global Investors | 6.1M | $496.5M | -27.3% | 5.269% | 0.08% |
| 5 | FMR LLC | 5.9M | $478.3M | +17.4% | 5.076% | 0.03% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.4M | $359.6M | β | 3.817% | 0.01% |
| 7 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.2M | $339.2M | β | 3.600% | 0.02% |
| 8 | STATE STREET CORP | 3.0M | $243.2M | +2.9% | 2.581% | 0.01% |
| 9 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 2.9M | $231.7M | -36.8% | 2.459% | 0.03% |
| 10 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 2.7M | $217.3M | -39.8% | 2.306% | 0.10% |
| 11 | Capital International Investors | 2.6M | $211.2M | -46.6% | 2.241% | 0.05% |
| 12 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.4M | $193.7M | -1.0% | 2.055% | 0.64% |
| 13 | Capital World Investors | 2.1M | $172.1M | +340.3% | 1.826% | 0.02% |
| 14 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.0M | $162.0M | +3.4% | 1.719% | 0.01% |
| 15 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.9M | $149.7M | -44.2% | 1.589% | 0.01% |
| 16 | 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 1.5M | $122.9M | β | 1.304% | 0.16% |
| 17 | Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 1.4M | $116.8M | +44.0% | 1.239% | 0.10% |
| 18 | Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | 1.4M | $113.0M | -23.0% | 1.200% | 1.43% |
| 19 | UBS Group AG | 1.3M | $106.0M | -48.0% | 1.124% | 0.02% |
| 20 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 1.3M | $105.0M | -37.6% | 1.114% | 0.01% |
| 21 | PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | 1.3M | $102.0M | 0.0% | 1.082% | 0.08% |
| 22 | CITIGROUP INC | 1.3M | $101.4M | -14.4% | 1.076% | 0.04% |
| 23 | Hood River Capital Management LLC | 1.2M | $95.4M | β | 1.013% | 0.96% |
| 24 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.1M | $86.7M | -3.7% | 0.920% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Prime Capital Management Co Ltd | 1.0M | $83.5M | 0.0% | 0.886% | 9.37% |
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 CAVA β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in CAVA during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new CAVA position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their CAVA 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 | 512 | +9.9% | 82.12% | +18.65 pp | $8.70B | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | 466 | 2.7% | 63.47% | +2.69 pp | $6.73B | +4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | 479 | 8.6% | 60.78% | 16.92 pp | $6.44B | 22% |
| Q2 2025 | 524 | +4.2% | 77.70% | +3.39 pp | $8.23B | +4.6% |
| Q1 2025 | 503 | +1.2% | 74.31% | 7.83 pp | $7.88B | 9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | 497 | +14% | 82.14% | 16.73 pp | $8.70B | 17% |
| Q3 2024 | 435 | +14% | 98.87% | +31.69 pp | $10.48B | +47% |
| Q2 2024 | 380 | β | 67.18% | β | $7.12B | 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 CAVA stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of CAVA Group, Inc. stands at 82.1%, held across 512 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of CAVA, with approximately 9,567,987 shares worth $0.77B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of CAVA, including SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for CAVA is 72 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
128 institutions opened new positions in CAVA during Q1 2026, while 82 fully exited. 333 added to existing positions and 49 trimmed.
CAVA institutional ownership rose by 18.65 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +46 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 51.1% of all reported 13F value in CAVA, and the top 25 account for 73.2%.
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.
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