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Central Garden & Pet Co
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $73.6M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 4

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $62.6M → $73.6M (+$11M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 51 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 13

Holders
51
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.51%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
13
Reduced
13
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.51M
2
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$908K
3
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
+$704K
4
CSC
Cove Street Capital
California
+$465K
5
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$323K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
-$1.03M
2
AWW
Alan W. Weber
-$372K
3
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
-$358K
4
NSIM
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
-$311K
5
SKK
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
-$237K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FNYS
26
First New York Securities
New York
$292K +$1.19K +160 +0.4%
BIT
27
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$283K – – –
PG
28
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$257K +$85.5K +11,500 +55%
MC
29
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$251K – – –
RCM
30
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
$219K +$45.6K +6,125 +28%
Axa
31
Axa
France
$210K +$198K +26,635 New
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$209K +$75.4K +10,131 +62%
ICM
33
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$204K -$358K -48,133 -65%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$201K +$189K +25,426 New
SKK
35
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$176K -$237K -31,875 -59%
EBIM
36
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Massachusetts
$160K -$20.5K -2,754 -12%
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$160K – – –
AWW
38
Alan W. Weber
$159K -$372K -50,000 -73%
Millennium Management
39
Millennium Management
New York
$132K +$124K +16,675 New
KBC Group
40
KBC Group
Belgium
$92K +$42.4K +5,699 +95%
Invesco
41
Invesco
Georgia
$81K -$161K -21,684 -68%
TRSOTSOK
42
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$81K – – –
SGAM
43
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$55K +$51.9K +6,975 New
NFA
44
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$21K – – –
CAM
45
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$17K – – –
WRM
46
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$15K – – –
DADC
47
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$9K – – –
UBS Group
48
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3K – – –
TRCT
49
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K +$1.86K +250 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
50
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.15K – – –
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

51 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $73.6M — up 18% from $62.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new CENT positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $2.51M. The largest seller was Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.03M sold.

  • 51 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q1 2015, up from 47 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $73.6M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q1 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q1 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.51M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q1 2015 was Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System, an estimated $1.03M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.