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Central Garden & Pet Co
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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $291M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

228% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $747K | Put options by funds: $228K

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 19

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 60

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 164 → 160 (-4)

3.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.98% → 93.92% (-3.1%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $311M → $291M (-$19.3M)

Holders
160
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.44%
% of All Funds
1.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
55
Reduced
60
Closed
19
Calls
$747K
Puts
$228K
Net Calls
+$519K
Net Calls Change
+$473K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$4.26M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.48M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$1.26M
4
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$1.06M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$848K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$6.22M
2
SFO
Stenger Family Office
Illinois
-$5.65M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.01M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.47M
5
EF
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
-$2.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
26
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.15M +$98.5K +3,086 +5%
RA
27
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.04M +$442K +13,851 +28%
UBS Group
28
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.02M +$848K +26,566 +73%
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.7M +$137K +4,281 +9%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.64M -$352K -11,030 -18%
HF
31
HRT Financial
New York
$1.57M -$852K -26,677 -35%
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.55M +$1.06M +33,058 +218%
Principal Financial Group
33
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.5M +$69.2K +2,166 +5%
TI
34
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$1.47M -$487K -15,254 -25%
OCM
35
Orchard Capital Management
Illinois
$1.43M +$8.33K +261 +0.6%
SEI Investments
36
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.41M +$283K +8,854 +25%
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.4M +$13.1K +411 +1%
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.26M +$10.9K +342 +0.9%
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
39
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$1.23M +$557K +17,457 +85%
ETC
40
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$1.08M +$48K +1,504 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.05M -$354K -11,072 -25%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
42
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.04M +$33K +1,034 +3%
NSIM
43
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.03M – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
44
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$904K -$112K -3,521 -11%
First Trust Advisors
45
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$853K -$18.9K -592 -2%
ProShare Advisors
46
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$835K -$46.6K -1,459 -5%
QCM
47
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$822K +$108K +3,374 +15%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
48
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$813K -$319K -9,981 -28%
AQR Capital Management
49
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$743K -$1.76K -55 -0.2%
RhumbLine Advisers
50
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$742K -$77.2K -2,419 -9%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

160 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $291M — down 6.2% from $311M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of CENT and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was DZ Bank, adding an estimated $4.26M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $6.22M.

  • 160 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q4 2025, down from 164 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $291M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q4 2025, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q4 2025 and 19 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q4 2025 was DZ Bank, an estimated $4.26M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q4 2025 was Millennium Management, an estimated $6.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.