Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
47 hedge funds and large institutions have $62.6M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 10
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $60.6M → $62.6M (+$2.02M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 50 → 47 (-3)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 16
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.32M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$895K |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$868K |
| 4 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$711K |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$555K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HH
Harbinger Holdings
New York
|
-$4.67M |
| 2 |
B
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.97M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.31M |
| 4 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.21M |
| 5 |
ACM
Argent Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$819K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ACM
51
Argent Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$819K | -132,094 | Closed |
|
52
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$710K | -114,485 | Closed |
|
|
PAMP
53
Polar Asset Management Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$271K | -43,750 | Closed |
|
|
ARTA
54
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
| – | -$115K | -18,595 | Closed |
|
|
CPSAC
55
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Lakeland,
Florida
| – | -$110K | -17,694 | Closed |
|
|
BG
56
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$99K | -15,953 | Closed |
|
57
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
| – | -$96K | -15,375 | Closed |
|
|
SIM
58
Spark Investment Management
New York
| – | -$85K | -13,750 | Closed |
|
59
Swiss National Bank
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$79K | -12,750 | Closed |
|
|
BFA
60
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$6K | -1,004 | Closed |
|
61
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$3K | -506 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
62
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$1K | -125 | Closed |
|
CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
47 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $62.6M — up 3.3% from $60.6M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of CENT and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $1.32M. The largest seller was Harbinger Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.67M sold.
- 47 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q4 2014, down from 50 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $62.6M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q4 2014, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q4 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q4 2014 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $1.32M added.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q4 2014 was Harbinger Holdings, an estimated $4.67M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.