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Central Garden & Pet Co
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $131M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

352% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $407K | Put options by funds: $90K

317% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 6

67% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $78.3M → $131M (+$52.7M)

37% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 70 (+19)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
70
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+37.25%
% of All Funds
1.95%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
25
Increased
15
Reduced
19
Closed
6
Calls
$407K
Puts
$90K
Net Calls
+$317K
Net Calls Change
+$99K

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$4.15M
2
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$4.08M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$2.29M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.26M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$887K

Top Sellers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$2.42M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$1.58M
3
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$1.11M
4
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$718K
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$689K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$708K +$548K +57,225 New
Millennium Management
27
Millennium Management
New York
$647K +$220K +22,905 +78%
Deutsche Bank
28
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$623K +$269K +28,111 +126%
California Public Employees Retirement System
29
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$551K – – –
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$528K +$232K +24,157 +130%
Goldman Sachs
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
$518K +$181K +18,847 +82%
Invesco
32
Invesco
Georgia
$467K +$272K +28,427 +306%
Acadian Asset Management
33
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$461K -$4.14K -432 -1%
OA
34
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$449K +$348K +36,316 New
BIT
35
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$443K – – –
MC
36
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$400K – – –
SIM
37
Spark Investment Management
New York
$397K +$308K +32,125 New
GH
38
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$387K +$300K +31,250 New
PG
39
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$383K +$297K +30,970 New
Prudential Financial
40
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$364K +$282K +29,375 New
HDIM
41
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$360K -$37.7K -3,938 -12%
State Street
42
State Street
Massachusetts
$278K +$215K +22,436 New
EBIM
43
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Massachusetts
$270K +$7.96K +830 +4%
Creative Planning
44
Creative Planning
Kansas
$251K – – –
AWW
45
Alan W. Weber
$242K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
46
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$223K -$284K -29,605 -62%
FNYS
47
First New York Securities
New York
$180K -$353K -36,818 -72%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
48
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$169K +$131K +13,625 New
Bank of America
49
Bank of America
North Carolina
$169K +$131K +13,643 New
Barclays
50
Barclays
United Kingdom
$128K -$275K -28,710 -73%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

70 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $131M — up 67% from $78.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new CENT positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.15M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $2.42M.

  • 70 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q3 2015, up from 51 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $131M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q3 2015, up 67% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q3 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $4.15M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q3 2015 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $2.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.