The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ US1630721017

SecurityCAKE / The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
InstitutionIMC-Chicago, LLC
Latest Disclosed Ownership18,423 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 1,008,659
IMC-Chicago, LLC ownership in CAKE / The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

On May 5, 2026 - IMC-Chicago, LLC filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 18,423 shares of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (US:CAKE) valued at $1,008,659 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on January 29, 2026 disclosing 10,739 shares of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. This represents a change in shares of 71.55% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $1,195,284 USD.

IMC-Chicago, LLC has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (CAKE) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 82,000 of underlying shares valued at $4,489,500 USD and put options representing 46,000 of underlying shares valued at $2,518,500 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

CAKE / The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-05 2026-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM 163072101 18,423 7,684 71.55 1,009 85.98 0.0004
2026-01-29 2025-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM 163072101 10,739 10,739 542 0.0002
2024-02-09 2023-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM 163072101 0 -11,602 -100.00 0 -100.00
2023-10-12 2023-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM 163072101 11,602 11,602 352 0.0003
2021-05-14 2021-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM 163072101 0 -16,600 -100.00 0 -100.00
2021-02-17 2020-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM 163072101 16,600 -2,970 -15.18 615 13.26 0.0008
2020-11-17 2020-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM 163072101 19,570 19,570 543 0.0009
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-05 2026-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 82,000 -29.07 4,490 -23.07 n/a n/a n/a
2026-01-29 2025-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 115,600 121.03 5,835 104.24 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-04 2025-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 52,300 37.63 2,858 19.99 n/a n/a n/a
2025-07-22 2025-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 38,000 -31.90 2,381 -12.30 n/a n/a n/a
2025-04-14 2025-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 55,800 30.37 2,715 33.74 n/a n/a n/a
2025-01-27 2024-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 42,800 109.80 2,030 145.47 n/a n/a n/a
2024-10-25 2024-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 20,400 -15.00 827 -12.21 n/a n/a n/a
2024-07-15 2024-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 24,000 37.14 943 49.05 n/a n/a n/a
2024-04-12 2024-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 17,500 -42.24 633 -40.38 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-09 2023-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 30,300 -2.57 1,061 12.53 n/a n/a n/a
2023-10-12 2023-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 31,100 34.63 942 18.05 n/a n/a n/a
2023-07-14 2023-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 23,100 99.14 799 96.55 n/a n/a n/a
2023-04-24 2023-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 11,600 -39.58 407 -33.22 n/a n/a n/a
2023-04-24 2022-12-31 13F/A CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 19,200 -8.57 609 -1.14 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-09 2022-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 19,200 1 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-08 2022-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 21,000 1.45 615 12.43 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-05 2022-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 20,700 -20.08 547 -46.94 n/a n/a n/a
2022-04-19 2022-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 25,900 -13.09 1,031 -11.65 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-08 2021-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 29,800 -24.94 1,167 -37.46 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-05 2021-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 39,700 65.42 1,866 43.54 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-06 2021-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 24,000 -17.53 1,300 -23.66 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-14 2021-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 29,100 34.72 1,703 112.88 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-17 2020-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 21,600 -38.29 800 -17.61 n/a n/a n/a
2020-11-17 2020-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 35,000 -38.05 971 -25.02 n/a n/a n/a
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 56,500 94.16 1,295 160.56 n/a n/a n/a
2020-05-14 2020-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 29,100 117.16 497 -4.61 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-13 2019-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 13,400 -14.10 521 -19.85 n/a n/a n/a
2019-11-12 2019-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Call 15,600 650 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-05 2026-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 46,000 19.17 2,518 29.26 n/a n/a n/a
2026-01-29 2025-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 38,600 -26.48 1,949 -32.08 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-04 2025-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 52,500 75.00 2,869 52.63 n/a n/a n/a
2025-07-22 2025-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 30,000 -49.15 1,880 -34.53 n/a n/a n/a
2025-04-14 2025-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 59,000 136.00 2,871 141.99 n/a n/a n/a
2025-01-27 2024-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 25,000 2.88 1,186 20.41 n/a n/a n/a
2024-10-25 2024-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 24,300 -22.36 985 -19.85 n/a n/a n/a
2024-07-15 2024-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 31,300 154.47 1,230 176.80 n/a n/a n/a
2024-04-12 2024-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 12,300 -38.50 445 -36.57 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-09 2023-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 20,000 36.99 700 58.37 n/a n/a n/a
2023-10-12 2023-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 14,600 -17.51 442 -27.78 n/a n/a n/a
2023-07-14 2023-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 17,700 22.92 612 21.43 n/a n/a n/a
2023-04-24 2023-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 14,400 -33.33 505 -26.32 n/a n/a n/a
2023-04-24 2022-12-31 13F/A CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 21,600 -32.92 685 -27.47 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-09 2022-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 21,600 1 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-08 2022-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 32,200 943 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-05 2022-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2022-04-19 2022-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 15,200 -33.33 605 -32.25 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-08 2021-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 22,800 -22.45 893 -35.38 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-05 2021-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 29,400 17.13 1,382 1.62 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-06 2021-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 25,100 -5.28 1,360 -12.31 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-14 2021-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 26,500 -46.36 1,551 -15.29 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-17 2020-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 49,400 -19.28 1,831 7.83 n/a n/a n/a
2020-11-17 2020-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 61,200 28.84 1,698 55.92 n/a n/a n/a
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 47,500 -12.84 1,089 16.97 n/a n/a n/a
2020-05-14 2020-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 54,500 201.10 931 32.43 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-13 2019-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 18,100 75.73 703 63.87 n/a n/a n/a
2019-11-12 2019-09-30 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 10,300 429 n/a n/a n/a
2019-05-15 2019-03-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2019-04-24 2018-12-31 13F CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM Put 6,200 270 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.