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Central Garden & Pet Co
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130 hedge funds and large institutions have $405M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $757K | Put options by funds: $454K

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 16

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $334M → $405M (+$71.3M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 126 → 130 (+4)

0.72% less ownership

Funds ownership: 107.95% → 107.23% (-0.72%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 43

Holders
130
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.17%
% of All Funds
3.24%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
20
Increased
38
Reduced
43
Closed
16
Calls
$757K
Puts
$454K
Net Calls
+$303K
Net Calls Change
+$24K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
+$4.17M
2
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
+$2.24M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$2.05M
4
3C
361 Capital
Colorado
+$1.95M
5
TCM
Timpani Capital Management
Wisconsin
+$1.61M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$6.07M
2
Axa
Axa
France
-$3M
3
HHC
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
-$2.96M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$1.37M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MC
26
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$2.59M -$189K -6,844 -8%
DM
27
Diker Management
New York
$2.58M +$219K +7,938 +11%
NSIM
28
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$2.56M – – –
PI
29
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$2.52M +$2.24M +81,191 New
FQ
30
First Quadrant
California
$2.35M -$807K -29,263 -28%
Norges Bank
31
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.34M – – –
DIA
32
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.33M -$101K -3,680 -5%
3C
33
361 Capital
Colorado
$2.2M +$1.95M +70,785 New
JP Morgan Chase
34
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2M -$305K -11,079 -15%
PAM
35
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.97M +$658K +23,872 +60%
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.87M +$1.22M +44,200 +277%
OAM
37
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.83M +$403K +14,618 +33%
PPA
38
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.73M +$415K +15,052 +37%
DCM
39
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$1.72M +$1.53M +55,353 New
Charles Schwab
40
Charles Schwab
California
$1.55M -$174K -6,295 -11%
MAP
41
Moody Aldrich Partners
Massachusetts
$1.49M +$1.32M +47,891 New
Royal Bank of Canada
42
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.28M -$151K -5,482 -12%
Invesco
43
Invesco
Georgia
$1.18M -$931K -33,777 -47%
PI
44
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.17M -$29.6K -1,075 -3%
ECM
45
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$1.16M +$325K +11,805 +46%
OAM
46
Oberweis Asset Management
Illinois
$1.15M +$196K +7,125 +24%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
47
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$1.04M -$51.7K -1,875 -5%
MAM
48
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1M – – –
Bank of America
49
Bank of America
North Carolina
$998K -$1.3M -47,258 -60%
FIM
50
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$992K -$31.5K -1,143 -3%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

130 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $405M — up 21% from $334M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new CENT positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Russell Investments Group, adding an estimated $4.17M. The largest seller was Portolan Capital Management, cutting an estimated $6.07M.

  • 130 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q3 2017, up from 126 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $405M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q3 2017, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q3 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q3 2017 was Russell Investments Group, an estimated $4.17M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q3 2017 was Portolan Capital Management, an estimated $6.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.