CAVA GROUP, INC. (CAVA)
Every FINRA and SEC series the site collects for CAVA GROUP, INC.: short interest with days to cover, daily short sale volume, fails to deliver and Form 4 insider trades. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as retail-eating places.
12.7M
Short interest
settlement 2026-08-14
2.7
Days to cover
-1.0% vs prior
50.3%
Short share of volume
2026-09-11
5
Fails to deliver
settlement 2026-08-14
-$270.5M
Insider flow, 90 days
1 buys, 1 sells
As of 2026-09-11.
Short interest
FINRA, twice a month; the last 12 months shown, all 48 settlements in the JSONAs of 14 August 2026, short interest in CAVA is 12,733,415 shares, down 648,817 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 6,074,352 shares (28 February 2025) to 18,370,172 shares (15 January 2026). At the reported average volume of 4.7M shares a day that is 2.7 days to cover.
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| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Avg daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 12,733,415 | -1.0% | 4,659,186 | 2.73 |
| 2026-07-31 | 12,865,002 | -3.9% | 3,557,540 | 3.62 |
| 2026-07-15 | 13,382,232 | +4.0% | 3,047,224 | 4.39 |
| 2026-06-30 | 12,860,745 | -6.0% | 2,917,045 | 4.41 |
| 2026-06-15 | 13,675,362 | -6.3% | 3,081,844 | 4.44 |
| 2026-05-29 | 14,598,436 | +8.6% | 4,444,006 | 3.28 |
| 2026-05-15 | 13,439,808 | +4.9% | 2,876,987 | 4.67 |
| 2026-04-30 | 12,811,400 | -15.2% | 2,725,570 | 4.70 |
| 2026-04-15 | 15,114,081 | -5.5% | 2,197,855 | 6.88 |
| 2026-03-31 | 16,000,247 | -0.8% | 3,324,648 | 4.81 |
| 2026-03-13 | 16,134,384 | -2.4% | 3,038,981 | 5.31 |
| 2026-02-27 | 16,529,655 | -4.4% | 5,530,808 | 2.99 |
| 2026-02-13 | 17,290,645 | +2.6% | 3,279,124 | 5.27 |
| 2026-01-30 | 16,846,769 | -8.3% | 3,406,559 | 4.95 |
| 2026-01-15 | 18,370,172 | +8.4% | 3,968,624 | 4.63 |
| 2025-12-31 | 16,943,640 | +3.0% | 3,331,029 | 5.09 |
| 2025-12-15 | 16,450,325 | +16.3% | 3,865,202 | 4.26 |
| 2025-11-28 | 14,151,191 | -11.2% | 4,504,857 | 3.14 |
| 2025-11-14 | 15,926,874 | +10.8% | 5,626,890 | 2.83 |
| 2025-10-31 | 14,376,884 | +8.0% | 3,666,660 | 3.92 |
| 2025-10-15 | 13,315,051 | +2.2% | 3,700,441 | 3.60 |
| 2025-09-30 | 13,031,147 | +8.2% | 4,619,214 | 2.82 |
| 2025-09-15 | 12,042,614 | +2.6% | 3,722,622 | 3.23 |
| 2025-08-29 | 11,738,397 | +5.2% | 3,567,230 | 3.29 |
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO, last 60 sessions. JSONAs of 11 September 2026, the short share of CAVA volume is 50.3%, down 15.2 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 28.3% (24 August 2026) to 71.0% (1 September 2026). The latest reading is 7.7 points below the 30-session average of 58.0%, on 1.2M shares reported.
| Date | Short volume | Total volume | Short share | Exempt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | 619K | 1.2M | 50.3% | 0 |
| 2026-09-10 | 964K | 1.9M | 50.0% | 3,037 |
| 2026-09-09 | 1.2M | 2.0M | 57.0% | 98,451 |
| 2026-09-08 | 698K | 1.1M | 62.4% | 42,962 |
| 2026-09-04 | 496K | 761K | 65.1% | 7,090 |
| 2026-09-03 | 521K | 795K | 65.5% | 457 |
| 2026-09-02 | 569K | 882K | 64.5% | 3,946 |
| 2026-09-01 | 983K | 1.4M | 71.0% | 8,813 |
| 2026-08-31 | 370K | 656K | 56.4% | 718 |
| 2026-08-28 | 391K | 610K | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2026-08-27 | 377K | 594K | 63.5% | 151 |
| 2026-08-26 | 436K | 737K | 59.1% | 121 |
| 2026-08-25 | 353K | 635K | 55.6% | 167 |
| 2026-08-24 | 464K | 1.6M | 28.3% | 1,826 |
| 2026-08-21 | 590K | 861K | 68.5% | 291 |
| 2026-08-20 | 516K | 798K | 64.8% | 4,723 |
| 2026-08-19 | 566K | 940K | 60.2% | 5,780 |
| 2026-08-18 | 455K | 733K | 62.1% | 1,495 |
| 2026-08-17 | 647K | 1.2M | 54.2% | 174 |
| 2026-08-14 | 887K | 1.4M | 61.9% | 2,656 |
| 2026-08-13 | 1.2M | 2.0M | 63.0% | 49 |
| 2026-08-12 | 2.9M | 4.8M | 59.7% | 9,311 |
| 2026-08-11 | 1.4M | 2.3M | 61.2% | 6,724 |
| 2026-08-10 | 1.0M | 1.7M | 60.6% | 20,813 |
| 2026-08-07 | 520K | 1.1M | 46.3% | 1,404 |
| 2026-08-06 | 821K | 1.6M | 50.3% | 111 |
| 2026-08-05 | 605K | 1.0M | 59.2% | 9 |
| 2026-08-04 | 890K | 1.5M | 58.1% | 3,904 |
| 2026-08-03 | 664K | 1.5M | 45.6% | 102 |
| 2026-07-31 | 362K | 683K | 53.0% | 313 |
Fails to deliver
SEC, by settlement date. JSONAs of 14 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in CAVA is 5 shares, down 20 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 2 shares (30 June 2026) to 158,100 shares (24 March 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.
| Settlement | Shares failed | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 5 | $72.18 | $361 |
| 2026-08-13 | 25 | $69.47 | $2K |
| 2026-08-12 | 17,304 | $60.81 | $1.1M |
| 2026-08-10 | 5,780 | $62.42 | $361K |
| 2026-08-05 | 1,389 | $63.44 | $88K |
| 2026-07-30 | 9 | $65.36 | $588 |
| 2026-07-29 | 70 | $65.00 | $5K |
| 2026-07-22 | 10,684 | $63.69 | $680K |
| 2026-07-16 | 4,724 | $69.65 | $329K |
| 2026-07-15 | 28,418 | $69.97 | $2.0M |
| 2026-07-13 | 7,014 | $72.18 | $506K |
| 2026-07-10 | 3 | $68.20 | $205 |
| 2026-07-09 | 2,157 | $67.59 | $146K |
| 2026-06-30 | 2 | $81.87 | $164 |
| 2026-06-22 | 786 | $89.18 | $70K |
| 2026-06-16 | 39,622 | $89.52 | $3.5M |
| 2026-06-15 | 664 | $90.99 | $60K |
| 2026-06-12 | 140 | $88.25 | $12K |
| 2026-06-10 | 11,969 | $76.28 | $913K |
| 2026-06-09 | 1,118 | $73.62 | $82K |
| 2026-06-08 | 262 | $72.60 | $19K |
| 2026-06-04 | 116 | $71.33 | $8K |
| 2026-06-03 | 353 | $72.44 | $26K |
| 2026-06-01 | 31,363 | $77.66 | $2.4M |
| 2026-04-29 | 21,094 | $91.04 | $1.9M |
| 2026-04-28 | 242 | $94.23 | $23K |
| 2026-04-27 | 1,414 | $95.68 | $135K |
| 2026-04-22 | 1,076 | $96.27 | $104K |
| 2026-04-21 | 126 | $97.39 | $12K |
| 2026-04-20 | 37,197 | $94.78 | $3.5M |
Insider trades
SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 77 shown. JSONOver the last 90 days CAVA insiders reported 1 open-market buy ($432K) against 1 sell ($270.9M), so the dollar flow leans toward selling. Latest filing: Xenohristos Theodoros (Chief Concept Officer) on 2026-09-09.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Owned after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | Xenohristos Theodoros | Chief Concept Officer | Gift | 17K | $0.00 | $0 | 308K |
| 2026-08-31 | Thompson Douglas W. | Chief Operations Officer | Buy | 7K | $66.52 | $432K | 19K |
| 2026-08-13 | Thomas Amiee Lynn | n/a | Grant | 2K | $0.00 | $0 | 2K |
| 2026-06-22 | SHAICH RONALD M | n/a | Grant | 2K | $0.00 | $0 | 10K |
| 2026-06-22 | Shanahan Lauri M | n/a | Grant | 2K | $0.00 | $0 | 10K |
| 2026-06-22 | WHITE JAMES D | n/a | Grant | 2K | $0.00 | $0 | 7K |
| 2026-06-22 | Felt Benjamin | n/a | Grant | 2K | $0.00 | $0 | 10K |
| 2026-06-22 | Bosserman David | n/a | Grant | 2K | $0.00 | $0 | 121K |
| 2026-06-22 | Amouyal Philippe | n/a | Grant | 2K | $0.00 | $0 | 20K |
| 2026-06-15 | Artal Participations S.a r.l. | n/a | Sell | 3.0M | $90.30 | $270.9M | 6.5M |
| 2026-06-03 | KADOW JOSEPH JOHN | CLO & Secretary | Buy | 1K | $70.00 | $70K | 7K |
| 2026-05-29 | Thompson Douglas W. | Chief Operations Officer | Buy | 3K | $77.90 | $195K | 13K |
| 2026-05-29 | KADOW JOSEPH JOHN | CLO & Secretary | Buy | 1K | $79.00 | $79K | 6K |
| 2026-05-26 | Thompson Douglas W. | Chief Operations Officer | Buy | 4K | $79.45 | $318K | 10K |
| 2026-05-21 | Phillips Adam David | Chief Accounting Officer | Sell | 5K | $77.14 | $400K | 10K |
| 2026-05-21 | Phillips Adam David | Chief Accounting Officer | Option exercise | 5K | $9.58 | $50K | 15K |
| 2026-05-21 | Costanza Kelly | Chief People Officer | Sell | 10K | $79.87 | $799K | 114K |
| 2026-05-11 | Xenohristos Theodoros | Chief Concept Officer | Sell | 9K | $79.75 | $721K | 328K |
| 2026-03-05 | Bertram Kenneth Robert | CLO & Secretary | Sell | 15K | $80.33 | $1.2M | 38K |
| 2026-02-26 | Xenohristos Theodoros | Chief Concept Officer | Grant | 5K | $0.00 | $0 | 337K |
| 2026-02-26 | Phillips Adam David | Chief Accounting Officer | Sell | 2K | $85.54 | $171K | 10K |
| 2026-02-26 | Phillips Adam David | Chief Accounting Officer | Grant | 1K | $0.00 | $0 | 12K |
| 2026-02-26 | Costanza Kelly | Chief People Officer | Sell | 32K | $84.45 | $2.7M | 124K |
| 2026-02-26 | Costanza Kelly | Chief People Officer | Option exercise | 32K | $6.75 | $215K | 156K |
| 2026-02-26 | Costanza Kelly | Chief People Officer | Grant | 5K | $0.00 | $0 | 124K |
| 2026-02-26 | Schulman Brett | CEO and President | Grant | 29K | $0.00 | $0 | 832K |
| 2026-02-26 | Tolivar Tricia K. | Chief Financial Officer | Grant | 8K | $0.00 | $0 | 240K |
| 2026-02-26 | Bertram Kenneth Robert | CLO & Secretary | Grant | 4K | $0.00 | $0 | 53K |
| 2026-01-27 | Tolivar Tricia K. | Chief Financial Officer | Sell | 813 | $62.50 | $51K | 232K |
| 2026-01-27 | Tolivar Tricia K. | Chief Financial Officer | Sell | 2K | $61.96 | $99K | 233K |
| 2026-01-27 | Schulman Brett | CEO and President | Sell | 2K | $62.50 | $96K | 803K |
| 2026-01-27 | Schulman Brett | CEO and President | Sell | 3K | $61.96 | $186K | 804K |
| 2026-01-27 | Xenohristos Theodoros | Chief Concept Officer | Sell | 351 | $62.50 | $22K | 332K |
| 2026-01-27 | Xenohristos Theodoros | Chief Concept Officer | Sell | 688 | $61.96 | $43K | 333K |
| 2026-01-27 | Phillips Adam David | Chief Accounting Officer | Sell | 262 | $62.50 | $16K | 10K |
| 2026-01-27 | Phillips Adam David | Chief Accounting Officer | Sell | 512 | $61.96 | $32K | 11K |
| 2026-01-27 | Costanza Kelly | Chief People Officer | Sell | 577 | $62.50 | $36K | 119K |
| 2026-01-27 | Costanza Kelly | Chief People Officer | Sell | 1K | $61.96 | $70K | 120K |
| 2026-01-27 | Bertram Kenneth Robert | CLO & Secretary | Sell | 336 | $62.50 | $21K | 49K |
| 2026-01-27 | Bertram Kenneth Robert | CLO & Secretary | Sell | 658 | $61.96 | $41K | 49K |
| 2026-01-21 | Xenohristos Theodoros | Chief Concept Officer | Sell | 965 | $67.41 | $65K | 333K |
| 2026-01-21 | Schulman Brett | CEO and President | Sell | 22K | $67.41 | $1.5M | 807K |
| 2026-01-21 | Tolivar Tricia K. | Chief Financial Officer | Sell | 2K | $67.41 | $149K | 234K |
| 2026-01-21 | Costanza Kelly | Chief People Officer | Sell | 2K | $67.41 | $115K | 121K |
| 2026-01-21 | Bertram Kenneth Robert | CLO & Secretary | Sell | 1K | $67.41 | $72K | 50K |
| 2025-12-15 | Bertram Kenneth Robert | CLO & Secretary | Grant | 47 | $45.18 | $2K | 51K |
| 2025-11-26 | Bertram Kenneth Robert | CLO & Secretary | Sell | 4K | $50.70 | $192K | 51K |
| 2025-11-12 | Schulman Brett | CEO and President | Buy | 150 | $48.98 | $7K | 150 |
| 2025-11-10 | Schulman Brett | CEO and President | Option exercise | 14K | $2.94 | $41K | 829K |
| 2025-11-10 | Schulman Brett | CEO and President | Option exercise | 23K | $7.56 | $171K | 815K |
Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.
Large holders (13D and 13G)
One row per reporting person, newest filing first. JSON9 holders above 5% have filed on CAVA, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is AllianceBernstein L.P. at 5.7% of the class (6,642,936 shares), filed 2026-08-14 for an event on 2026-06-30.
| Filed | Form | Holder | Shares | Of class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 13G/Ano. 2 | AllianceBernstein L.P.investment adviser | 6.6M | 5.7% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2026-08-13 | 13G/Ano. 3 | Artal Participations S.a r.l.other entity | 6.5M | 5.6% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2026-08-13 | 13G/Ano. 3 | Artal International S.C.A.other entity | 6.5M | 5.6% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2026-08-13 | 13G/Ano. 3 | Artal International Management S.A.other entity | 6.5M | 5.6% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2026-08-13 | 13G/Ano. 3 | Westend S.A.other entity | 6.5M | 5.6% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2026-08-13 | 13G/Ano. 3 | Stichting Administratiekantoor Westendother entity | 6.5M | 5.6% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2026-08-13 | 13G/Ano. 3 | Mr. Amaury Wittouckindividual | 6.5M | 5.6% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2026-08-13 | 13G/Ano. 3 | Artal Group S.A.other entity | 6.5M | 5.6% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2026-08-12 | 13G/Ano. 3 | Capital Research Global Investorsinvestment adviser | 1.4M | 1.2% | 2026-06-30 |
13F holders
Tracked managers holding CAVA at their latest 13F. JSON7 of the 30 tracked managers held CAVA at their latest 13F, $408.7M in total at quarter-end prices. Citadel Advisors is the largest at $149.2M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 4 added shares and 3 cut.
| Fund | Quarter | Shares | Value | Of portfolio | Change in shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel Advisors | 2026-06-30 | 1.9M | $149.2M | 0.02% | -785K |
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 2026-06-30 | 1.2M | $93.6M | 0.04% | +870K |
| Two Sigma Investments | 2026-06-30 | 1.2M | $92.9M | 0.07% | +911K |
| Millennium Management | 2026-06-30 | 768K | $60.2M | 0.02% | -218K |
| Point72 Asset Management | 2026-06-30 | 122K | $9.5M | 0.01% | +11K |
| AQR Capital Management | 2026-06-30 | 34K | $2.7M | 0.00% | +24K |
| Bridgewater Associates | 2026-06-30 | 6K | $489K | 0.00% | -58 |
Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.
What this page is
CAVA GROUP, INC. in the regulatory record
Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page pulls every series the site collects for one ticker onto one URL, keyed by the SEC's own ticker list, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.
Each section has its own history table, a summary sentence built from the rows (last value, change, range with dates) and its own JSON and CSV links. Nothing on the page is written by a model; the sentences change only when the data does. A page exists only for companies with data in at least two series, and every section says when its source last updated.
This page follows CAVA GROUP, INC. (CAVA), SEC CIK 1639438, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as retail-eating places. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.
Source and method
- Short interest
- FINRA consolidated short interestTwice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-08-14.JSON and CSV
- Daily short volume
- FINRA Reg SHO daily filesEvery trading day, loaded the following morning. Latest 2026-09-11.JSON and CSV
- Fails to deliver
- SEC fails-to-deliver dataTwice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-08-14.JSON and CSV
- Large holders
- SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GEDGAR read every 30 minutes; 13D within five business days of crossing 5%, 13G on the passive schedule. Latest 2026-08-14.JSON and CSV
- 13F holders
- SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRQuarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
- Insider trades
- SEC EDGAR Form 4EDGAR read every 30 minutes; filings are due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-09-09.JSON and CSV
- Company record
- EDGAR filing index for CIK 1639438Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
- Rate limits
- 30 requests a minute without a key, 120 a minute with a key from a free account.
Data checks. Every dataset is checked against its source once a day. This dataset passed the last run, 13 Sep 05:40 UTC.
How to read it
- Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
- Insider buys next to a crowded short are the combination that has historically preceded squeezes; insider sells next to a crowded short are common and mean little.
- Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.
Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.
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