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Central Garden & Pet Co
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.3M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.8M → $57.3M (+$8.52M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 46 → 47 (+1)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
47
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.17%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
14
Reduced
14
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CAD
Craig A. Drill
+$1.37M
2
NSIM
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
+$755K
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$740K
4
CPSAC
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
+$250K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$237K

Top Sellers

1
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$1.15M
2
FCG
FrontFour Capital Group
Connecticut
-$997K
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$334K
4
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$305K
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$246K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RC
26
RBF Capital
California
$179K – – –
EBIM
27
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Massachusetts
$176K +$2.18K +381 +1%
MC
28
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$170K +$7.15K +1,250 +5%
GCP
29
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$135K -$305K -53,288 -72%
BG
30
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$126K +$111K +19,415 New
Swiss National Bank
31
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$83K +$20.7K +3,625 +40%
TRSOTSOK
32
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$67K – – –
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$28K -$8.12K -1,419 -25%
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$28K +$2.49K +435 +11%
TRCT
35
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$27K +$7.8K +1,363 +49%
NFA
36
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$17K – – –
WRM
37
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$12K – – –
Millennium Management
38
Millennium Management
New York
$11K +$10K +1,750 New
Axa
39
Axa
France
$7K -$62.4K -10,901 -91%
BA
40
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$7K – – –
AIG
41
American International Group
New York
$6.91K – – –
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
42
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$3K -$46 -8 -2%
BFA
43
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2K +$343 +60 +27%
Walleye Trading
44
Walleye Trading
New York
$108 +$94.9K +16,583 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
45
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$44 +$1.56K +273 +4%
FCG
46
FrontFour Capital Group
Connecticut
– -$997K -181,368 Closed
Acadian Asset Management
47
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$246K -44,691 Closed
CS
48
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$116K -21,158 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
49
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$103K -18,689 Closed
RB
50
Rodgers Brothers
Pennsylvania
– -$100K -18,125 Closed
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

47 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $57.3M — up 17% from $48.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new CENT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Craig A. Drill, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.37M. The largest seller was Portolan Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.15M.

  • 47 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q1 2014, up from 46 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $57.3M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q1 2014, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q1 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q1 2014 was Craig A. Drill, an estimated $1.37M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q1 2014 was Portolan Capital Management, an estimated $1.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.