CAVA Group, Inc.
CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · CAVA · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
561
Institutional Holders
▼ 32 vs Q2
$5.73B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $2.25B vs Q2
116.47M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 89.83%
94.84M
13F Shares Held
▼ 531,182 vs Q2
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
CAVA largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARTAL GROUP S.A. retail-eating places | 9.51M | 8.21% | 8.21% | $574.38B | Nov 12, 2025 | — held |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-eating places | 9.38M | 8.10% | 8.10% | $566.66B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.06M |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-eating places | 9.35M | 8.07% | 8.07% | $564.59B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 313.9K |
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS retail-eating places | 6.63M | 5.73% | 5.73% | $400.80B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.47M |
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS retail-eating places | 4.23M | 3.65% | 3.65% | $255.45B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 2.17M |
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP retail-eating places | 3.84M | 3.32% | 3.32% | $231.94B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 2.09M |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ retail-eating places | 3.76M | 3.25% | 3.25% | $227.03B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 336.2K |
FMR LLC retail-eating places | 3.59M | 3.10% | 3.10% | $216.78B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 744.3K |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. retail-eating places | 2.95M | 2.55% | 2.55% | $178.43B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.60M |
STATE STREET CORP retail-eating places | 2.88M | 2.49% | 2.49% | $174.22B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 340.6K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
35
Increased
+19.03M shares3
New Positions
first time holders11
Decreased
−2.59M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+16.44M
+19.03M / −2.59M
Net new holders
+27
3 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
CAVA insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
5
Buy transactions
4
Sell transactions
1.25
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KADOW JOSEPH JOHN CLO & Secretary | Jun 3, 2026 | Purchase | 1,000 | $70.00 | $70.0K | 7.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Thompson Douglas W. Chief Operations Officer | May 29, 2026 | Purchase | 2,500 | $77.90 | $194.8K | 12.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
KADOW JOSEPH JOHN CLO & Secretary | May 29, 2026 | Purchase | 1,000 | $79.00 | $79.0K | 6.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Thompson Douglas W. Chief Operations Officer | May 26, 2026 | Purchase | 4,000 | $79.45 | $317.8K | 10.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Phillips Adam David Chief Accounting Officer | May 21, 2026 | Sale | 5,181 | $77.14 | $399.7K | 9.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Costanza Kelly Chief People Officer | May 21, 2026 | Sale | 10,010 | $79.87 | $799.5K | 113.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Xenohristos Theodoros Chief Concept Officer | May 11, 2026 | Sale | 9,044 | $79.75 | $721.3K | 327.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Bertram Kenneth Robert CLO & Secretary | Mar 5, 2026 | Sale | 15,000 | $80.33 | $1.20M | 38.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Xenohristos Theodoros Chief Concept Officer | Feb 26, 2026 | Award | 4,721 | — | — | 336.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Bertram Kenneth Robert CLO & Secretary | Feb 26, 2026 | Award | 3,836 | — | — | 53.0K | 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
CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 81.4% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 10.17%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 8.41%.
The largest institutional shareholder of CAVA Group, Inc. is ARTAL GROUP S.A., holding approximately 9.51 million shares — equal to 8.21% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 561 institutional investors currently hold CAVA stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $5.73 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
CAVA ownershipCAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 81.4% of shares. The largest shareholder is ARTAL GROUP S.A. with a 8.21% stake. Company insiders hold 10.17%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.