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The Chefs' Warehouse CHEF

US equityMarket cap rank #2181Food Distribution
$111.07 −$5.35 (-4.60%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $111.07 0.00%
Open$117.59
Prev close$116.42
Day range$110.73 – $118.15
Volume819.8K
Market cap$4.53B
P/E (TTM)52.9
Dividend yield–

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership100.4%-0.18 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding346-1 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)14 buys / 36 sellsNet selling
Short interest11.41% of floatDays to cover 6.4 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share16.0%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

10%15%19%24%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$1.93M (5 inflow days, 15 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 34.2% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock14.81%
  • Wellington Management Group5.86%
  • Christopher Pappas5.22%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.61%
  • State Street Global Advisors3.69%
  • J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc.3.52%
  • Victory Capital Management Inc.3.32%
  • John Pappas3.22%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund86.91%
  • Individual/Insider9.40%
  • Hedge Fund6.25%
  • Public Company2.70%
  • Government Pension Fund2.04%
  • Private Company1.52%
  • Insurance Company0.78%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund0.12%

Reported short interest has fallen from 11.57% to 11.41% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 4,655,894 11.4% 6.4
31 Aug 2026 5,039,985 12.4% 8.9
14 Aug 2026 5,530,744 13.6% 8.0
31 Jul 2026 5,443,279 13.3% 6.4
15 Jul 2026 4,938,879 12.1% 13.2
30 Jun 2026 4,719,670 11.6% 7.8

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