Comparable stake leader
BlackRock, Inc.
SEC ownership of Cars.com Inc.
Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0001683606.
Disclosed value leader
FMR LLC
Comparable rows
50/50
Latest evidence
20 Aug 2026
- Public ticker
- CARS on NYSE
- Parsed ownership sources
-
13F, 13D/G, and 3/4/5
Source: Parsed SEC ownership filingsUse: Compare filing families carefully
- Largest SEC-reported holder
-
BlackRock, Inc.
Ranking: Comparable ownership first, then disclosed value
- Comparable ownership rows
-
50 of 50
Meaning: Rows with safely comparable ownership %
- Latest 13D/G holder
-
BlackRock, Inc.
Source: Latest parsed Schedule 13D/G stake
- Latest parsed ownership date
-
20 Aug 2026
Freshness: Most recent filing date in this holder set
- Issuer CIK
- 0001683606
- Issuer location
- Chicago, IL
Ownership snapshot
CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings.
3 signals
Issuer
Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile.
2 identity fields
Ownership snapshot
Top shareholders of Cars.com Inc. (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)
Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.
Comparable stake leader
BlackRock, Inc.
Disclosed value leader
FMR LLC
Comparable rows
50/50
Latest evidence
20 Aug 2026
13F
13D/G
3/4/5
Lead comparable stake: 7.1%
13D/G row: BlackRock, Inc.
Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows.
Quick read
BlackRock, Inc. leads the comparable SEC ownership view at 7.1%.
50 of 50 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.
Open SEC evidence
Opens BlackRock, Inc.'s linked filing trail.
Comparable ownership
Top 5
BlackRock, Inc.
7.1%
Pale Fire Capital SE
5.9%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
5%
Sonia Jain
0.53%
Scott E. Forbes
0.37%
Ownership % is shown only when SEC disclosures are safely comparable across share classes.
Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows
| Holder | Evidence | Ownership % | Position | 12M Net Δ | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. |
13F
13D/G
Company
|
7.1%
from 13D/G
|
$45,610,842
4,169,181 shares
|
— | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Pale Fire Capital SE |
13F
13D/G
Company · Pale Fire Capital SICAV a.s.
|
5.9%
from 13D/G
|
$43,849,905
4,008,218 shares
|
— | 30 Jun 2026 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP |
13D/G
13F
Company
|
5%
|
$37,594,919
3,172,567 shares
|
$0 | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Sonia Jain |
3/4/5
Chief Financial Officer
|
0.53%
|
$2,968,785
312,833 shares
|
-$978,845 | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Scott E. Forbes |
3/4/5
Director
|
0.37%
|
$1,777,191
218,866 shares
|
— | 05 Jun 2026 |
| Lisa Gosselin |
3/4/5
Chief Commercial Officer
|
0.36%
|
$2,293,532
209,455 shares
|
— | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Angelique Strong Marks |
3/4/5
Chief Legal Officer
|
0.25%
|
$1,786,653
149,636 shares
|
-$692,281 | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Jill A. Greenthal |
3/4/5
Director
|
0.22%
|
$1,035,665
127,545 shares
|
— | 05 Jun 2026 |
How to read this table
Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.
Forms 3/4/5 flow
Insider trading overview
Net insider flow leans to selling over the last 12 months. Net value: -$2,083,160.
Buys
$15,082
Insiders: 1
Sells
$2,098,242
Insiders: 4
Net
-$2,083,160
Shares: -189,343
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value
Sell value
Shares: 1,995
Shares: 191,338
| Window (months) | Buy shares | Sell shares | Buy value | Sell value | Net value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | 0 | 65,980 | $0 | $790,281 | -$790,281 |
| 3-6 | 0 | 86,600 | $0 | $825,515 | -$825,515 |
| 6-9 | 1,995 | 11,400 | $15,082 | $153,330 | -$138,248 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 27,358 | $0 | $329,117 | -$329,117 |
Reporting owners
Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5
Showing 1-19 of 19 reporting-owner rows connected to Cars.com Inc.. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.
Rows
19
Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder
T. Alex Vetter
Net 12M change
-$2,083,161
Latest report
20 Aug 2026
| Name | Relationship | Holdings Value | Past Year Net Change | Change % | Valuation | Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Alex Vetter | Former Director & CEO | $12,118,408 | Mixed | 02 Mar 2026 | ||
| Tobias Hartmann | CEO, Director | $6,328,848 | Mixed | 11 Mar 2026 | ||
| Douglas Neal Miller | Pres. and Chief Comm. Officer | $3,921,692 | Mixed | 14 Mar 2024 | ||
| James F. Rogers | Chief Legal Officer | $3,432,502 | Mixed | 16 Mar 2022 | ||
| Sonia Jain | Chief Financial Officer | $2,968,785 | -$978,845 | -25% | Filing P/S | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Lisa Gosselin | Chief Commercial Officer | $2,293,532 | Mixed | 11 Mar 2026 | ||
| Jeanette Tomy | Chief Financial Officer | $1,837,177 | Mixed | 13 May 2022 | ||
| Angelique Strong Marks | Chief Legal Officer | $1,786,653 | -$692,281 | -28% | Filing P/S | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Scott E. Forbes | Director | $1,777,191 | Mixed | 05 Jun 2026 | ||
| Greg Revelle | Director | $1,330,560 | Mixed | 06 Jun 2025 | ||
| Jerri L. DeVard | Director | $1,273,810 | Mixed | 06 Jun 2025 | ||
| Donald A. McGovern Jr. | Director | $1,260,525 | -$98,000 | -7.2% | Filing P/S | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Michael Joseph Kelly | Director | $1,241,270 | Mixed | 06 Jun 2025 | ||
| Jill A. Greenthal | Director | $1,035,665 | Mixed | 05 Jun 2026 | ||
| Bala Subramanian | Director | $1,027,813 | Mixed | 05 Jun 2026 | ||
| Bryan Wiener | Director | $878,673 | Mixed | 05 Jun 2026 | ||
| Matthew B. Crawford | Chief Product Innovation Off. | $855,369 | -$329,117 | -28% | Filing P/S | 02 Dec 2025 |
| Thomas E. Hale | Director | $775,435 | Mixed | 05 Jun 2026 | ||
| Jenell Ross | Director | $712,489 | +$15,082 | +2.2% | Mixed | 05 Jun 2026 |
Recent insider transactions for Cars.com Inc.
Showing up to 300 recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.
| Insider | Symbol | Class | Transaction | % | SEC-reported value | SEC-reported price | Shares | Shares owned | Date | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald A. McGovern Jr. | CARS | Common Stock | Sale | -7.21% | $98,000 | $12.25 | -8,000 | 102,900 | 20 Aug 2026 | Direct |
| Angelique Strong Marks | CARS | Common Stock | Sale | -27.9% | $692,281 | $11.94 | -57,980 | 149,636 | 17 Aug 2026 | Direct |
| Sonia Jain | CARS | Common Stock | Sale | -9.81% | $322,859 | $9.49 | -34,021 | 312,833 | 12 Jun 2026 | Direct |
| Sonia Jain | CARS | Common Stock | Sale | -13.2% | $502,655 | $9.56 | -52,579 | 346,854 | 11 Jun 2026 | Direct |
| Bryan Wiener | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 20.3% | 18,267 | 108,211 | 05 Jun 2026 | Direct | ||
| Thomas E. Hale | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 23.6% | 18,267 | 95,497 | 05 Jun 2026 | Direct | ||
| Jenell Ross | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 26.3% | 18,267 | 87,745 | 05 Jun 2026 | Direct | ||
| Jill A. Greenthal | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 16.7% | 18,267 | 127,545 | 05 Jun 2026 | Direct | ||
| Bala Subramanian | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 16.9% | 18,267 | 126,578 | 05 Jun 2026 | Direct | ||
| Donald A. McGovern Jr. | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 19.7% | 18,267 | 110,900 | 05 Jun 2026 | Direct | ||
| Scott E. Forbes | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 13.2% | 25,478 | 218,866 | 05 Jun 2026 | Direct | ||
| Jenell Ross | CARS | Common Stock | Purchase | 2.96% | $15,082 | $7.56 | 1,995 | 69,478 | 13 Mar 2026 | Direct |
| Angelique Strong Marks | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 45.2% | 64,603 | 207,616 | 11 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Lisa Gosselin | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 145.9% | 124,282 | 209,455 | 11 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Tobias Hartmann | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 147.2% | 344,150 | 577,977 | 11 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Sonia Jain | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 64.3% | 156,267 | 399,433 | 11 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| T. Alex Vetter | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 17.8% | 137,797 | 911,092 | 02 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| T. Alex Vetter | CARS | Common Stock | Tax liability | -15.2% | -139,109 | 773,232 | 02 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Sonia Jain | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 11.8% | 26,536 | 250,557 | 02 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Sonia Jain | CARS | Common Stock | Tax liability | -10.8% | -27,012 | 224,021 | 02 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Lisa Gosselin | CARS | Common Stock | Tax liability | -8.84% | -8,256 | 85,173 | 02 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Angelique Strong Marks | CARS | Common Stock | Tax liability | -10.3% | -16,442 | 143,013 | 02 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Tobias Hartmann | CARS | Common Stock | Award | 233,827 | 233,827 | 22 Dec 2025 | Direct | |||
| Tobias Hartmann | CARS | Performance-Based Stock Units | Award | 155,885 | 155,885 | 22 Dec 2025 | Direct | |||
| Sonia Jain | CARS | Common Stock | Sale | -4.47% | $153,330 | $13.45 | -11,400 | 243,642 | 17 Dec 2025 | Direct |
| Matthew B. Crawford | CARS | Common Stock | Sale | -27.8% | $329,117 | $12.03 | -27,358 | 71,103 | 02 Dec 2025 | Direct |
| Sonia Jain | CARS | Common Stock | Tax liability | -10.3% | -29,226 | 255,042 | 01 Oct 2025 | Direct |
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.