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Central Garden & Pet Co
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176 hedge funds and large institutions have $390M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

660% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 5

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 176 (+33)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 58

18.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 117.44% → 99.34% (-18%)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $488M → $390M (-$97.8M)

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $546K | Put options by funds: $1M

Holders
176
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+23.08%
% of All Funds
2.36%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
38
Increased
50
Reduced
58
Closed
5
Calls
$546K
Puts
$1M
Net Calls
-$458K
Net Calls Change
-$97K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$7.34M
2
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$5.56M
3
ECM
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
+$4.83M
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$4.51M
5
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
+$3.35M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Pacer Advisors
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$100M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$14.6M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$1.77M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$1.74M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$1.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CSS
26
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.93M +$2.93M +80,020 New
BCM
27
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.92M +$127K +3,462 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
28
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.78M +$66.6K +1,818 +2%
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.77M -$1.38M -37,687 -33%
RC
30
RBF Capital
California
$2.65M – – –
MC
31
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$2.59M -$9.93K -271 -0.4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
32
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.12M +$52.4K +1,432 +3%
Principal Financial Group
33
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.95M -$8.72K -238 -0.4%
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.93M +$251K +6,843 +15%
EF
35
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$1.89M +$117K +3,199 +7%
Tudor Investment Corp
36
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$1.79M +$1.79M +48,753 New
JP Morgan Chase
37
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.67M -$515K -14,067 -24%
DFCM
38
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$1.64M +$1.63M +44,607 New
FC
39
Farringdon Capital
United Kingdom
$1.62M +$1.62M +44,235 New
ProShare Advisors
40
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.51M +$176K +4,818 +13%
RA
41
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.51M +$219K +5,978 +17%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
42
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.45M -$225K -6,134 -13%
Susquehanna International Group
43
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.38M +$889K +24,286 +181%
Balyasny Asset Management
44
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.33M +$1.33M +36,287 New
SEI Investments
45
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.31M -$73.5K -2,007 -5%
NSIM
46
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.18M – – –
Barclays
47
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.17M -$142K -3,890 -11%
UBS AM
48
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.16M +$201K +5,486 +21%
First Trust Advisors
49
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.15M -$21.1K -576 -2%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
50
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.07M +$199K +5,425 +23%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

176 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $390M — down 20% from $488M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new CENT positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.34M. The largest seller was Pacer Advisors, cutting an estimated $100M.

  • 176 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q1 2025, up from 143 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $390M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q1 2025, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q1 2025 and 5 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q1 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $7.34M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q1 2025 was Pacer Advisors, an estimated $100M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.