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Central Garden & Pet Co
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174 hedge funds and large institutions have $334M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

190% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 10

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $291M → $334M (+$42.8M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160 → 174 (+14)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 56

1.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.92% → 92.6% (-1.3%)

Holders
174
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+8.75%
% of All Funds
2.14%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
29
Increased
55
Reduced
56
Closed
10
Calls
$1.73M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$1.73M
Net Calls Change
+$1.21M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CA
CSM Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$6.44M
2
EF
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
+$2.78M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.43M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$1.48M
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$1.47M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.96M
2
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$2.51M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.93M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.57M
5
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$1.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Tudor Investment Corp
26
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$2.66M -$410K -11,467 -14%
RC
27
RBF Capital
California
$2.65M – – –
MC
28
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$2.48M -$24.5K -685 -1%
RA
29
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.46M +$124K +3,472 +5%
Invesco
30
Invesco
Georgia
$2.37M -$429K -11,995 -16%
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
31
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$2.11M +$690K +19,276 +51%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
32
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$2.07M -$2.51M -70,252 -56%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.88M -$57.5K -1,607 -3%
SEI Investments
34
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.88M +$267K +7,462 +17%
Bank of New York Mellon
35
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.79M -$87.7K -2,451 -5%
HF
36
HRT Financial
New York
$1.7M -$88.2K -2,464 -5%
OCM
37
Orchard Capital Management
Illinois
$1.63M – – –
Principal Financial Group
38
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.45M -$254K -7,092 -15%
QCM
39
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$1.36M +$412K +11,508 +45%
ETC
40
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$1.35M +$110K +3,078 +9%
TI
41
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$1.34M -$335K -9,354 -20%
Citadel Advisors
42
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.3M -$1.57M -43,826 -55%
UBS Group
43
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.24M -$1.04M -29,118 -46%
Barclays
44
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.19M -$401K -11,209 -26%
NSIM
45
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.18M – – –
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.07M -$357K -9,981 -26%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
47
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.07M +$30K +838 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
48
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.06M -$153K -4,283 -13%
First Trust Advisors
49
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.04M +$60.8K +1,698 +6%
UBS AM
50
UBS AM
Illinois
$966K +$285K +7,969 +44%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

174 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $334M — up 15% from $291M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new CENT positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CSM Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.44M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $7.96M.

  • 174 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q1 2026, up from 160 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $334M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q1 2026, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q1 2026 and 10 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q1 2026 was CSM Advisors, an estimated $6.44M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q1 2026 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.