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Central Garden & Pet Co
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126 hedge funds and large institutions have $342M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 11

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $267M → $342M (+$75.1M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119 → 126 (+7)

0.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 105.72% → 105.19% (-0.54%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 41

Holders
126
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+5.88%
% of All Funds
2.58%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
19
Increased
38
Reduced
41
Closed
11
Calls
$471K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$471K
Net Calls Change
+$245K

Top Buyers

1
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
+$3.04M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$2.35M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.21M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.04M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$1,000K

Top Sellers

1
GKIM
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$7.16M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.69M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.56M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.86M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$1.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.55M -$509K -18,917 -26%
Los Angeles Capital Management
27
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.49M +$664K +24,665 +91%
Millennium Management
28
Millennium Management
New York
$1.48M +$1.04M +38,685 +307%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
29
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.32M -$6K -223 -0.5%
RhumbLine Advisers
30
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.21M -$206K -7,656 -15%
Geode Capital Management
31
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.18M -$47.2K -1,754 -4%
RA
32
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.03M – – –
Morgan Stanley
33
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.03M +$36K +1,339 +4%
Legal & General Group
34
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$967K +$61.3K +2,276 +7%
MAM
35
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$929K – – –
VRS
36
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$849K +$155K +5,750 +24%
First Trust Advisors
37
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$816K +$148K +5,487 +24%
California Public Employees Retirement System
38
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$813K +$288K +10,706 +61%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$803K +$23.8K +886 +3%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
40
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$789K – – –
Swiss National Bank
41
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$786K +$57.2K +2,125 +8%
FAM
42
Fulcrum Asset Management
United Kingdom
$707K +$625K +23,240 New
VOYA Investment Management
43
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$691K -$53.4K -1,985 -8%
Goldman Sachs
44
Goldman Sachs
New York
$685K -$1.86M -69,238 -74%
NSIM
45
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$670K -$1.8M -66,969 -74%
FIM
46
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$627K -$138K -5,120 -19%
BCM
47
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$612K – – –
GC
48
Globeflex Capital
California
$608K +$568K +21,106 New
Creative Planning
49
Creative Planning
Kansas
$576K – – –
AllianceBernstein
50
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$553K +$94.9K +3,525 +22%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

126 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $342M — up 28% from $267M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new CENT positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Select Equity Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.04M. The largest seller was GW&K Investment Management, cutting an estimated $7.16M.

  • 126 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q2 2020, up from 119 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $342M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q2 2020, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q2 2020 and 11 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q2 2020 was Select Equity Group, an estimated $3.04M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q2 2020 was GW&K Investment Management, an estimated $7.16M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.