CarGurus, Inc. (CARG) Ownership
CARG ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 109.0% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 2.78% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 75.3M
- Float
- 72.9M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 18.23% 7.7M shares short
- Days to cover
- 6.47 short interest up 7.0% vs prior month
- Institutions 109.02%
- Insiders 2.78%
CARG top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 13.25% | 11.8M | $357.4M | −209,237 (−1.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 5.29% | 4.7M | $142.8M | +80,572 (+1.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 3.71% | 3.3M | $100.0M | −194,860 (−5.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Wellington Management Company LLP | 3.65% | 3.3M | $98.6M | −2.7M (−45.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Manufacturers Life Insurance Co | 3.49% | 3.1M | $94.2M | +1.4M (+83.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | State Street Corp | 3.39% | 3.0M | $91.5M | −73,478 (−2.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Prevatt Capital Ltd | 2.89% | 2.6M | $78.0M | +100,000 (+4.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Orbis Allan Gray Ltd | 2.70% | 2.4M | $72.9M | +74,139 (+3.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.35% | 2.1M | $63.4M | −7,074 (−0.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Congress Asset Management Company, LLP | 2.22% | 2.0M | $59.8M | −134,189 (−6.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 2.05% | 1.8M | $55.2M | +35,191 (+2.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc | 1.91% | 1.7M | $51.6M | +51,713 (+3.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.77% | 1.6M | $47.6M | +207,712 (+15.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Amvescap Plc. | 1.48% | 1.3M | $39.9M | +30,575 (+2.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 1.19% | 1.1M | $32.1M | −7,595 (−0.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Acadian Asset Management LLC | 1.07% | 952K | $28.8M | +759,286 (+394.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc. | 1.06% | 943K | $28.6M | +96,446 (+11.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.03% | 919K | $27.8M | +136,146 (+17.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | ALTA FOX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.95% | 844K | $25.5M | −743,800 (−46.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 0.93% | 826K | $25.0M | −308,694 (−27.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 11 holders added 3.0M shares and 9 cut 4.4M.
CARG top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 5.03% | 4.5M | $135.8M | +1,071 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 2.59% | 2.3M | $69.8M | −4,248 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 3 | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.19% | 2.0M | $59.1M | −22,528 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Small Cap Index | 1.81% | 1.6M | $48.8M | −51,097 (−3.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Orbis Optimal (US$) Fund | 1.62% | 1.4M | $43.8M | +36,816 (+2.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | JHVIT Fundamental All Cap Core I | 1.26% | 1.1M | $33.9M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard MStar Small Cap Growth Indx Inv | 1.01% | 897K | $27.2M | −57,220 (−6.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Congress Small Cap Growth Institutional | 0.97% | 866K | $26.2M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Fidelity Small Cap Index | 0.92% | 823K | $24.9M | +7,108 (+0.9%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 10 | Orbis Optimal SA USD | 0.92% | 817K | $24.7M | +816,715 (0.0%) | March 31, 2026 |
| 11 | iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF | 0.79% | 706K | $21.4M | −893 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | State Street SPDR Port S&P 600 Sm CpETF | 0.77% | 690K | $20.9M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Core ETF | 0.75% | 671K | $20.3M | +1,407 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Touchstone Small Company A | 0.62% | 548K | $16.6M | −262,513 (−32.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Manulife US All Cap Equity F | 0.55% | 490K | $14.8M | −11,395 (−2.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Adm | 0.52% | 461K | $14.0M | −103,810 (−18.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | 0.49% | 438K | $13.3M | +4,846 (+1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | CREF Total Global Stock Account R3 | 0.48% | 432K | $13.1M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | Vanguard Explorer Inv | 0.45% | 398K | $12.1M | −34,561 (−8.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™ | 0.45% | 396K | $12.0M | +261 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
CARG insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | Jennifer Ladd Hanson | Sell | $33.04 | 567 | $18,734 |
| 2026-04-02 | Matthew Todd Quinn | Sell | $33.04 | 4,341 | $143,427 |
| 2026-04-02 | Dafna Sarnoff | Sell | $33.04 | 5,445 | $179,903 |
| 2026-03-31 | Jennifer Ladd Hanson | Sell | $35.61 | 2,499 | $88,989 |
| 2026-03-03 | Stephen Kaufer | Buy | $32.50 | 30,766 | $999,895 |
| 2026-02-02 | Ismail Elshareef | Sell | $32.21 | 1,645 | $52,985 |
| 2025-12-31 | Jennifer Ladd Hanson | Sell | $38.10 | 2,358 | $89,840 |
| 2025-12-23 | Jason Trevisan | Sell | $39.02 | 16,548 | $645,703 |
| 2025-12-22 | Jason Trevisan | Sell | $39.04 | 8,452 | $329,966 |
| 2025-12-09 | Jason Trevisan | Sell | $37.00 | 20,000 | $740,000 |
| 2025-11-03 | Ismail Elshareef | Sell | $34.98 | 1,228 | $42,955 |
| 2025-11-03 | Samuel Zales | Sell | $34.98 | 10,000 | $349,800 |
| 2025-10-16 | Samuel Zales | Sell | $34.92 | 10,000 | $349,200 |
| 2025-10-01 | Jennifer Ladd Hanson | Sell | $36.88 | 9,998 | $368,726 |
| 2025-09-16 | Samuel Zales | Sell | $36.08 | 10,000 | $360,800 |
| 2025-07-17 | Zachary Emerson Hallowell | Sell | $33.84 | 1,733 | $58,645 |
| 2025-07-16 | Samuel Zales | Sell | $33.88 | 10,000 | $338,800 |
| 2025-07-10 | Ismail Elshareef | Sell | $35.00 | 1,325 | $46,375 |
| 2025-07-10 | Javier Zamora | Sell | $35.00 | 6,154 | $215,390 |
| 2025-07-02 | Dafna Sarnoff | Sell | $33.09 | 4,168 | $137,919 |
Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.
CARG shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns CARG
Institutional investors own 109.0% of CarGurus's shares and insiders 2.78%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 13.25% of the shares (11.8M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 11 added shares and 9 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 18.23% of the float, or 6.47 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 125.0% since 2015.
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CARG ownership FAQ
Who owns the most CarGurus stock?
The largest shareholders of CarGurus are BlackRock Inc (13.25%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (5.29%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (3.71%), Wellington Management Company LLP (3.65%), Manufacturers Life Insurance Co (3.49%).
What percentage of CarGurus is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 109.0% of CarGurus's shares outstanding; insiders hold 2.78%.
Which funds own CarGurus?
The largest fund holders of CarGurus are iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (5.03%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.59%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (2.19%), Vanguard Small Cap Index (1.81%), Orbis Optimal (US$) Fund (1.62%).
What is CarGurus's short interest?
7.7M shares of CarGurus were sold short, 18.23% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 6.47 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling CarGurus?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in CarGurus (since July 2, 2025), 1 were purchases and 19 were sales.
How many shares of CarGurus are outstanding?
CarGurus has 75.3M shares outstanding, of which 72.9M are in the public float.