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
$11.66
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
58,437,013
Total reported value
$712,883,708
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-1,759,934
Value change
-$21,516,558
Number of holders
221
Price from insider filings
$11.66
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% $102,921,990 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% $37,594,919 3,172,567 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 30 Jun 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 221 institutional investors reported holding 58,437,013 shares of Cars.com Inc. - Common Stock (CARS). This represents 98% 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 80% 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 14% 8,492,189 -5.5% 0.01% $103,604,709
BlackRock, Inc. 14% 8,433,920 -1.8% 0% $102,893,828
VANGUARD GROUP INC 8.7% 5,216,380 -20% 0% $63,639,836
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 5.2% 3,139,080 +1.3% 0.01% $38,296,494
PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.5% 2,697,648 +31% 0.88% $32,911,306
Hill Path Capital LP 4.1% 2,481,032 0% 1.9% $30,268,590
STATE STREET CORP 3.8% 2,265,656 -0.2% 0% $27,641,003
BROWN ADVISORY INC 3.2% 1,931,175 -9.7% 0.03% $23,560,337
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 2.4% 1,453,926 +21% 0.01% $17,737,897
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.2% 1,312,229 -3.5% 0% $16,011,812
MORGAN STANLEY 1.9% 1,132,889 -9.8% 0% $13,821,263
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.9% 1,127,095 +112% 0% $13,750,559
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.6% 966,193 +5.1% 0% $11,787,555
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 1.5% 923,088 -29% 0% $11,261,674
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 1.3% 783,423 +0.59% 0% $9,559,000
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC 1.3% 751,671 1.9% $9,170,386
BREACH INLET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.2% 729,439 4.2% $8,899,156
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 1.1% 669,568 -13% 0% $8,168,728
Pale Fire Capital SE 1.1% 661,501 1% $8,070,312
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. 1% 608,646 -0.13% 0.22% $7,425,481
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.86% 512,549 -12% 0.01% $6,237,721
LPL Financial LLC 0.84% 502,683 +5.5% 0% $6,132,730
TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.78% 468,503 +2.6% 0.08% $5,715,737
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.7% 418,186 -4.9% 0% $5,101,871
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.63% 377,427 -64% 0% $4,604,609

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 58,437,013 $712,883,708 -$21,516,558 $12.20 221
2025 Q3 60,390,421 $737,869,136 +$28,982,070 $12.22 220
2025 Q2 58,040,577 $687,812,507 +$5,403,010 $11.85 215
2025 Q1 57,436,964 $647,244,058 -$22,843,754 $11.27 230
2024 Q4 58,960,681 $1,021,796,492 +$13,426,263 $17.33 227
2024 Q3 58,333,487 $977,231,955 -$6,639,422 $16.76 208
2024 Q2 58,593,008 $1,154,146,057 +$10,663,004 $19.70 210
2024 Q1 58,047,539 $997,379,276 -$9,547,884 $17.18 200
2023 Q4 58,540,904 $1,110,351,601 -$3,698,769 $18.97 191
2023 Q3 58,817,390 $991,508,270 -$5,920,324 $16.86 180
2023 Q2 58,983,942 $1,169,064,775 -$6,819,205 $19.82 187
2023 Q1 59,355,193 $1,145,142,515 -$20,486,692 $19.30 170
2022 Q4 61,440,825 $846,068,889 -$27,750,916 $13.77 170
2022 Q3 63,753,861 $733,294,026 -$15,842,720 $11.50 164
2022 Q2 65,149,742 $614,360,185 -$2,813,031 $9.43 161
2022 Q1 65,168,962 $940,823,062 -$16,995,933 $14.43 177
2021 Q4 66,287,330 $1,066,364,827 +$150,804,226 $16.09 173
2021 Q3 57,741,085 $730,697,984 -$42,829,880 $12.65 166
2021 Q2 60,754,738 $870,996,665 -$11,710,577 $14.33 163
2021 Q1 61,829,289 $801,490,011 +$23,386,273 $12.96 147
2020 Q4 60,236,467 $680,681,441 -$38,717,792 $11.30 149
2020 Q3 64,243,179 $519,244,378 -$2,276,473 $8.08 145
2020 Q2 65,206,166 $375,590,976 -$20,762,029 $5.76 148
2020 Q1 70,126,385 $301,568,057 -$34,648,544 $4.30 151
2019 Q4 72,406,434 $883,971,024 +$699,119 $12.22 183
2019 Q3 72,571,351 $651,230,080 -$356,758,461 $8.98 183
2019 Q2 79,879,005 $1,575,339,304 +$24,505,182 $19.72 232
2019 Q1 83,484,348 $1,903,546,943 +$69,490,037 $22.80 246
2018 Q4 80,257,245 $1,725,460,514 -$107,128,495 $21.50 226
2018 Q3 85,078,927 $2,348,888,506 +$4,441,913 $27.61 251
2018 Q2 84,586,787 $2,402,585,043 +$72,458,847 $28.39 242
2018 Q1 82,062,489 $2,324,825,051 -$121,635,946 $28.33 243
2017 Q4 86,266,137 $2,487,918,566 -$238,511,216 $28.84 260
2017 Q3 86,548,430 $2,302,902,320 +$170,292,242 $26.61 268
2017 Q2 80,101,845 $2,132,904,314 +$2,123,533,332 $26.63 266
2016 Q3 7,969 $212,000 $26.60 1