GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · GENK · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
26
Institutional Holders
▼ 2 vs Q4
$10.81M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $7.81M vs Q4
32.96M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 85.64%
1.96M
13F Shares Held
▼ 532,792 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
GENK largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WASATCH ADVISORS LP retail-eating places | 674.2K | 13.45% | 13.45% | $3.72B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 312.8K |
SKYLANDS CAPITAL, LLC retail-eating places | 266.2K | 5.31% | 5.31% | $1.47B | Apr 25, 2025 | ▲ 22.2K |
SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS LLC retail-eating places | 199.5K | 3.98% | 3.98% | $1.10B | Apr 9, 2025 | ▼ 20.5K |
BARD ASSOCIATES INC retail-eating places | 171.8K | 3.43% | 3.43% | $948.20M | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 3.6K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-eating places | 170.0K | 3.39% | 3.39% | $938.49M | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 645 |
1492 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC retail-eating places | 114.1K | 2.28% | 2.28% | $629.84M | May 6, 2025 | ▲ 81.4K |
DIAMETRIC CAPITAL, LP retail-eating places | 58.3K | 1.16% | 1.16% | $321.58M | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 9.7K |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC retail-eating places | 53.6K | 1.07% | 1.07% | $295.72M | Jun 27, 2025 | ▲ 12.3K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-eating places | 47.9K | 95.52% | 95.52% | $264.38M | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.3K |
CASTLEKNIGHT MANAGEMENT LP retail-eating places | 44.2K | 88.17% | 88.17% | $243.98M | May 15, 2025 | — held |
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
11
Increased
+160.6K shares0
New Positions
first time holders10
Decreased
−390.8K shares3
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
230.2K
+160.6K / −390.8K
Net new holders
-2
0 new / 3 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
GENK 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.
2
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cowan Michael director | Jul 25, 2025 | Award | 6,000 | $4.20 | $25.2K | 40.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Cowan Michael director | May 30, 2025 | Purchase | 30,000 | $3.30 | $99.0K | 34.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Croal Thomas Chief Financial Officer | May 19, 2025 | Purchase | 2,000 | $4.00 | $8.0K | 2.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Chief Executive Officer | May 12, 2025 | Award | 52,127 | — | — | 52.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Co-Chief Executive Officer | Dec 19, 2024 | Purchase | 4,277 | $7.36 | $31.5K | 151.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Co-Chief Executive Officer | Dec 16, 2024 | Purchase | 12,500 | $8.09 | $101.1K | 147.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Co-Chief Executive Officer | Nov 21, 2024 | Purchase | 3,954 | $7.90 | $31.2K | 135.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Co-Chief Executive Officer | Nov 20, 2024 | Purchase | 46 | $7.90 | $363.4 | 131.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Co-Chief Executive Officer | Nov 19, 2024 | Purchase | 1,000 | $7.90 | $7.9K | 131.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 10 percent owner | Nov 15, 2023 | Sale | 2,187 | $7.63 | $16.7K | 412.7K | 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
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 5.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 14.36%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 79.70%.
The largest institutional shareholder of GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. is WASATCH ADVISORS LP, holding approximately 674,157 shares — equal to 13.45% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 26 institutional investors currently hold GENK stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $10,808,726 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
GENK ownershipGEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 5.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is WASATCH ADVISORS LP with a 13.45% stake. Company insiders hold 14.36%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.