Who Owns CAVA?
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CAVA
Mediterranean fast-casual chain serving customizable bowls, pitas, salads and grocery-brand dips and dressings.
CAVA appears to be independent with no known parent company.
CAVA
Mediterranean fast-casual chain serving customizable bowls, pitas, salads and grocery-brand dips and dressings.
CAVA appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
CAVA
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SWaN Hospitality LLC (and affiliated SWaN Hospitality investment vehicles) Investment vehicle group associated with SWaN & Legend/Act III; identified as the largest insider shareholder of CAVA with roughly 9.6M shares (~8.29% of shares outstanding) in 2025, based on compiled ownership data and SEC Form 4 histories. | Institutional | 8.3% | 8.3% | — |
Artal Group S.A. Luxembourg-based investment holding company in the Artal/Invus group. Schedule 13G/A filed Feb. 12, 2025 reports Artal and related entities beneficially owning about 9.51M CAVA shares (~8.3% of the company) as of Dec. 31, 2024; the same share count appears in Q3 2025 institutional-holdings data. | Institutional | 8.3% | 8.3% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Global asset manager; Q3 2025 13F-based summaries show BlackRock holding approximately 9.38M CAVA shares, about 8.1% of shares outstanding. | Institutional | 8.1% | 8.1% | Sep 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Index-focused asset manager; institutional-holdings data report Vanguard with roughly 9.35M CAVA shares (~8.1% ownership) as of Sept. 30, 2025. | Institutional | 8.1% | 8.1% | Sep 2025 |
Capital Research Global Investors (Capital Group) Division of Capital Group (American Funds). Q3 2025 filings indicate ownership of about 6.63M CAVA shares, corresponding to roughly 5.7% of the company. | Institutional | 5.7% | 5.7% | Sep 2025 |
Ronald M. Shaich Founder of Panera Bread and Managing Partner/CEO of Act III Holdings; serves as CAVA’s board chair. Proxy/ownership disclosures for the April 21, 2025 record date show Mr. Shaich (including Act III-related entities) beneficially owning approximately 4.5M CAVA shares, or about 3.9% of shares outstanding. | Individual | 3.9% | 3.9% | Apr 2025 |
Capital International Investors (Capital Group) Global institutional arm of Capital Group; Q3 2025 13F data show it holding roughly 4.23M CAVA shares (~3.65% of outstanding shares). | Institutional | 3.6% | 3.6% | Sep 2025 |
Price T. Rowe Associates, Inc. T. Rowe Price asset-management subsidiary. Institutional-ownership reports list about 3.76M CAVA shares (~3.24% of the company) as of Sept. 30, 2025; T. Rowe Price was also a major pre-IPO investor. | Institutional | 3.2% | 3.2% | Sep 2025 |
FMR LLC (Fidelity Management & Research) Parent company of Fidelity’s mutual funds; Q3 2025 institutional-holdings data show FMR owning around 3.59M CAVA shares (about 3.1% of outstanding shares). | Institutional | 3.1% | 3.1% | Sep 2025 |
AllianceBernstein L.P. Global asset manager; reported ownership of roughly 2.95M CAVA shares (~2.55%) in Q3 2025 institutional filings. | Institutional | 2.5% | 2.5% | Sep 2025 |
State Street Corporation Custody bank and index manager (including SPDR and other funds). Q3 2025 data show State Street holding about 2.88M CAVA shares (~2.5% of the company). | Institutional | 2.5% | 2.5% | Sep 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Investment bank and asset manager; institutional-ownership summaries for Sept. 30, 2025 list Morgan Stanley with roughly 2.48M CAVA shares, or about 2.1% of shares outstanding. | Institutional | 2.1% | 2.1% | Sep 2025 |
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