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Central Garden & Pet Co
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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $351M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 34

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $339M → $351M (+$12.3M)

2.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 136.55% → 134.19% (-2.4%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 133 → 125 (-8)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
125
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-6.02%
% of All Funds
2.72%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
49
Reduced
34
Closed
20
Calls
$2.51M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$2.51M
Net Calls Change
+$1.27M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FA
Friess Associates
Delaware
+$4.76M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.48M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.19M
4
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$3.04M
5
EARNEST Partners
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
+$3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$13.7M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$9.84M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.43M
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$2.47M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MC
26
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$1.85M -$31.3K -1,419 -2%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$1.73M +$21.4K +970 +1%
Norges Bank
28
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.62M – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
29
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.57M +$23.9K +1,085 +2%
N
30
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.41M +$1.44M +65,194 New
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.34M +$201K +9,102 +17%
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.18M -$1.72M -78,030 -59%
FP
33
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$1.13M -$3.42K -155 -0.3%
Invesco
34
Invesco
Georgia
$1.11M +$430K +19,493 +61%
RhumbLine Advisers
35
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$920K +$144K +6,510 +18%
ECM
36
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$825K +$335K +15,167 +66%
Envestnet Asset Management
37
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$783K +$225K +10,200 +39%
GCP
38
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$710K +$255K +11,574 +54%
MAM
39
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$696K – – –
FIM
40
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$686K -$258K -11,714 -27%
Comerica Bank
41
Comerica Bank
Texas
$684K +$407K +18,431 +143%
Legal & General Group
42
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$664K – – –
VRS
43
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$660K +$676K +30,625 New
DIA
44
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$642K +$657K +29,789 New
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
45
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$584K +$348K +15,750 +139%
Swiss National Bank
46
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$546K +$24.8K +1,125 +5%
6M
47
6 Meridian
Kansas
$509K +$22.3K +1,012 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
48
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$497K -$1.28K -58 -0.3%
FQ
49
First Quadrant
California
$479K -$581K -26,338 -54%
Acadian Asset Management
50
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$459K -$126K -5,714 -21%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

125 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $351M — up 3.6% from $339M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of CENT and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.

The largest buyer was Friess Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.76M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $13.7M.

  • 125 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q2 2019, down from 133 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $351M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q2 2019, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q2 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q2 2019 was Friess Associates, an estimated $4.76M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q2 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $13.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.