Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

63,816,667Shares Outstanding

3,220,781Shares held by institutions

$35,718,461Value of institutional holdings

89.96%Institutional ownership %

1.12%Shares Changed QoQ

211No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

The institutional landscape for Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) includes 211 filers as of the latest reporting cycle ending December 2025.

Cars.com saw its institutional ownership percentage fell to 90.0% in December 2025 from 94.8% in September 2025.
In percentage terms, this reflects as a holdings change of 1.12% quarter on quarter, and a decrease of 7.46% year over year.
A review of institutional activity for Cars.com shows 92 of 211 filers increasing their positions, while 83 reduced their stake, and 36 remained unchanged.
Collectively, institutional investors increased their stake in Cars.com to 57.41Mn shares as of December 2025, a change that is up by 636.18K shares quarter on quarter and down 1.49Mn shares year over year.
With 8.49Mn shares, FMR LLC commands the largest institutional position in Cars.com as of December 31, 2025, equating to 13.31% of the company.
Among the most significant buyers of Cars.com during December 2025 were Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC (751.67K), BREACH INLET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (729.44K), Pale Fire Capital SE (661.50K), PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC (639.00K), JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (595.61K).
Leading sellers of Cars.com stock in December 2025 included VANGUARD GROUP INC (1.33Mn), ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (679.89K), FMR LLC (494.39K), Boston Partners (431.63K), BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (385.82K).
The top 10 institutional holders of Cars.com for the quarter ending December 2025 included FMR LLC (8.49Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (8.43Mn), VANGUARD GROUP INC (5.22Mn), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (3.14Mn), PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC (2.70Mn), Hill Path Capital LP (2.48Mn), STATE STREET CORP (2.27Mn), BROWN ADVISORY INC (1.93Mn), AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC (1.45Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (1.31Mn).

211 Institutional Holders

3,220,781 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
FMR LLC	31 Dec, 2025	8,492,189	-494,393	-5.50%	$103,604,709.00
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	8,433,920	-157,777	-1.84%	$102,893,828.00
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	5,216,380	-1,330,328	-20.32%	$63,639,836.00
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	31 Dec, 2025	3,139,080	39,173	1.26%	$38,296,494.00
PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	2,697,648	639,000	31.04%	$32,911,306.00
Hill Path Capital LP	31 Dec, 2025	2,481,032	0	0.00%	$30,268,590.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	2,265,656	-4,505	-0.20%	$27,641,003.00
BROWN ADVISORY INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,931,175	-208,455	-9.74%	$23,560,337.00
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,453,926	250,304	20.80%	$17,737,897.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	1,312,229	-47,428	-3.49%	$16,011,812.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	1,132,889	-122,733	-9.77%	$13,821,263.00
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	31 Dec, 2025	1,127,095	595,609	112.06%	$13,750,559.00
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	966,193	46,797	5.09%	$11,787,555.00
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	31 Dec, 2025	923,088	-385,824	-29.48%	$11,261,674.00
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	751,671	751,671	0.00%	$9,170,386.00
BREACH INLET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	729,439	729,439	0.00%	$8,899,156.00
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	31 Dec, 2025	669,568	-100,218	-13.02%	$8,168,728.00
Pale Fire Capital SE	31 Dec, 2025	661,501	661,501	0.00%	$8,070,312.00
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	608,646	-774	-0.13%	$7,425,481.00
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB	31 Dec, 2025	512,549	-70,145	-12.04%	$6,237,721.00

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