The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · CAKE · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
336
Institutional Holders
▲ 16 vs Q4
$2.67B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $259.95M vs Q4
49.69M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 91.99%
54.81M
13F Shares Held
▲ 4.05M vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
CAKE largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-eating places | 7.26M | 15.27% | 15.27% | $353.16B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 147.2K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-eating places | 5.40M | 11.37% | 11.37% | $262.84B | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 41.9K |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP retail-eating places | 3.05M | 6.41% | 6.41% | $148.20B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.86M |
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC retail-eating places | 2.70M | 5.67% | 5.67% | $131.14B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 5.6K |
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC retail-eating places | 2.68M | 5.63% | 5.63% | $130.22B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 50.4K |
INVESCO LTD. retail-eating places | 2.59M | 5.45% | 5.45% | $126.09B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.18M |
STATE STREET CORP retail-eating places | 1.85M | 3.90% | 3.90% | $90.25B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 80.5K |
BAMCO INC /NY/ retail-eating places | 1.80M | 3.79% | 3.79% | $87.59B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 200.0K |
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC retail-eating places | 1.77M | 3.72% | 3.72% | $85.94B | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 689.8K |
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC retail-eating places | 1.60M | 3.38% | 3.38% | $78.08B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 241.6K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
21
Increased
+5.46M shares5
New Positions
first time holders23
Decreased
−1.64M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+3.82M
+5.46M / −1.64M
Net new holders
+3
5 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
CAKE insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
4
Buy transactions
7
Sell transactions
0.57
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L director | Jun 2, 2026 | Sale | 2,490 | $64.90 | $161.6K | 6.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Meyer Janice L. director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 2,490 | — | — | 23.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Collins Khanh director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 1,250 | — | — | 14.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L director | May 28, 2026 | Award | 2,490 | — | — | 8.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
OVERTON DAVID CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | May 1, 2026 | Sale | 104,000 | $61.02 | $6.35M | 3.08M | Form 4 ↗ |
OVERTON DAVID CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 4,655 | $55.30 | $257.4K | 3.08M | Form 4 ↗ |
May Scarlett EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 525 | $55.30 | $29.0K | 26.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Gordon David M PRESIDENT | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 1,167 | $55.30 | $64.5K | 42.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Clark Matthew Eliot EXEC VP, CFO | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 1,059 | $55.30 | $58.6K | 45.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
May Scarlett EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Mar 10, 2026 | Sale | 5,206 | $62.95 | $327.7K | 25.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 8.01%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 7.26 million shares — equal to 15.27% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 336 institutional investors currently hold CAKE stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $2.67 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
CAKE ownershipThe Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 15.27% stake. Company insiders hold 8.01%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.