Cars.com Inc. - Common Stock (CARS) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q3 2016 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
CARS on NYSE
Shares outstanding
59,820,872
Price per share
$12.58
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares
60,390,421
Total reported value
$737,869,136
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
+2,332,345
Value change
+$28,648,125
Number of holders
220
Price from insider filings
$12.58
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of Cars.com Inc. - Common Stock (CARS) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
BlackRock, Inc. 14% $98,579,290 8,685,400 BlackRock, Inc. 30 Jun 2025
VANGUARD GROUP INC 8.7% $63,639,836 5,216,380 The Vanguard Group 31 Dec 2025
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 5% $36,008,635 3,172,567 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 30 Jun 2025

As of 30 Sep 2025, 220 institutional investors reported holding 60,390,421 shares of Cars.com Inc. - Common Stock (CARS). This represents 101% of the company’s total 59,820,872 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of Cars.com Inc. - Common Stock (CARS) together control 83% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
FMR LLC 15% 8,986,582 -4.7% 0.01% $109,816,033
BlackRock, Inc. 14% 8,591,697 -3.3% 0% $104,990,540
VANGUARD GROUP INC 11% 6,546,708 -3.7% 0% $80,000,772
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 5.2% 3,099,907 -2.3% 0.01% $37,881,026
Hill Path Capital LP 4.1% 2,481,032 +23% 1.5% $30,318,211
STATE STREET CORP 3.8% 2,270,161 -3.8% 0% $27,741,367
BROWN ADVISORY INC 3.6% 2,139,630 +54% 0.03% $26,146,284
PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.4% 2,058,648 +72% 0.74% $25,156,679
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.3% 1,359,657 -0.97% 0% $16,617,773
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 2.2% 1,308,912 +169% 0% $15,994,905
MORGAN STANLEY 2.1% 1,255,622 +47% 0% $15,343,707
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 2% 1,203,622 +13% 0.01% $14,708,261
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1.8% 1,057,322 +23% 0.01% $12,920,475
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.5% 919,396 +6.1% 0% $11,235,019
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 1.3% 778,797 -0.2% 0% $9,518,000
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 1.3% 769,786 -2.1% 0% $9,406,785
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.1% 687,543 +13% 0.02% $8,401,775
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. 1% 609,420 +5.2% 0.22% $7,447,112
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.97% 582,694 +4.6% 0.01% $7,030,203
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.96% 573,100 -26% 0.01% $7,003,282
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.89% 531,486 +143% 0% $6,494,759
Boston Partners 0.86% 515,969 -50% 0.01% $6,304,251
LPL Financial LLC 0.8% 476,365 +3.7% 0% $5,821,174
TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.76% 456,494 +2% 0.08% $5,578,357
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.73% 439,513 -1.8% 0% $5,370,850

Institutional Holders of Cars.com Inc. - Common Stock (CARS) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 11,519,008 $140,513,243 -$27,533,074 $12.20 83
2025 Q3 60,390,421 $737,869,136 +$28,648,125 $12.22 220
2025 Q2 58,040,577 $687,812,507 +$5,403,009 $11.85 215
2025 Q1 57,339,696 $646,147,379 -$22,843,741 $11.27 229
2024 Q4 58,960,607 $1,021,794,881 +$13,425,404 $17.33 226
2024 Q3 58,333,486 $977,231,486 -$6,719,631 $16.76 209
2024 Q2 58,552,226 $1,153,342,730 +$7,402,590 $19.70 211
2024 Q1 58,047,580 $997,380,146 -$7,445,005 $17.18 203
2023 Q4 27,425 $520,253 -$1,347 $18.97 1
2023 Q3 58,817,377 $991,508,294 -$6,149,478 $16.86 179
2023 Q2 58,975,445 $1,168,896,082 -$10,929,419 $19.82 183
2023 Q1 59,057,639 $1,139,399,887 -$20,055,198 $19.30 169
2022 Q4 60,752,834 $836,594,579 -$27,050,229 $13.77 167
2022 Q3 63,686,900 $732,524,428 -$15,880,092 $11.50 162
2022 Q2 59,601,772 $562,036,698 -$7,747,682 $9.43 150
2022 Q1 65,087,536 $939,648,075 -$16,981,630 $14.43 171
2021 Q4 62,155,349 $999,879,346 +$110,202,510 $16.09 167
2021 Q3 56,959,345 $720,808,541 -$42,364,112 $12.65 165
2021 Q2 60,689,102 $870,024,163 -$11,782,234 $14.33 160
2021 Q1 61,827,771 $801,469,669 +$10,693,059 $12.96 145
2020 Q4 58,583,936 $662,008,045 -$38,891,500 $11.30 143
2020 Q3 62,809,144 $507,657,095 -$13,714,213 $8.08 143
2020 Q2 64,953,172 $374,133,659 -$21,568,727 $5.76 143
2020 Q1 64,864,718 $278,943,154 -$32,742,270 $4.30 148
2019 Q4 71,152,379 $868,646,969 +$128,175 $12.22 176
2019 Q3 72,547,401 $651,015,766 -$305,833,828 $8.98 180
2019 Q2 79,801,204 $1,573,801,614 +$39,225,791 $19.72 224
2019 Q1 83,299,964 $1,899,343,145 +$45,359,485 $22.80 240
2018 Q4 79,856,146 $1,716,835,761 -$83,582,492 $21.50 216
2018 Q3 84,867,823 $2,343,059,540 +$1,603,883 $27.61 246
2018 Q2 84,517,041 $2,400,605,049 +$107,191,223 $28.39 238
2018 Q1 81,992,781 $2,322,850,059 -$114,960,511 $28.33 241
2017 Q4 84,271,528 $2,430,394,865 -$234,238,366 $28.84 256
2017 Q3 85,239,162 $2,268,065,983 +$175,699,736 $26.61 262
2017 Q2 80,075,039 $2,132,190,973 +$2,117,342,880 $26.63 263
2016 Q3 7,969 $212,000 $0 $26.60 1