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Central Garden & Pet Co
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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $344M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 108.36% (+108%)

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 15

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $256M → $344M (+$88M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 132 (+5)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 44

Holders
132
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.94%
% of All Funds
3.3%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
24
Increased
44
Reduced
44
Closed
15
Calls
$6K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$6K
Net Calls Change
-$10K

Top Buyers

1
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$6.35M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$5.71M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$4.4M
4
FP
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
+$3.59M
5
CONA
Capital One National Association
New York
+$2.92M

Top Sellers

1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$3.98M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.28M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.17M
4
UONDDL
University of Notre Dame du Lac
Indiana
-$2.09M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Millennium Management
51
Millennium Management
New York
$1.24M -$1.65M -72,438 -61%
Charles Schwab
52
Charles Schwab
California
$1.22M +$311K +13,654 +42%
Allianz Asset Management
53
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.22M -$701K -30,769 -40%
GC
54
Globeflex Capital
California
$1.2M – – –
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
55
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$1.2M -$162K -7,115 -14%
OAM
56
Oberweis Asset Management
Illinois
$1.14M – – –
PI
57
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.09M +$906K +39,781 +2,504%
BA
58
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.07M -$35.9K -1,574 -4%
KBC Group
59
KBC Group
Belgium
$1.04M +$101K +4,426 +13%
GC
60
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$959K +$39.1K +1,718 +5%
Goldman Sachs
61
Goldman Sachs
New York
$907K -$507K -22,268 -39%
FIM
62
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$759K +$570 +25 +0.1%
Citigroup
63
Citigroup
New York
$747K +$248K +10,895 +63%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
64
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$689K -$14.2K -625 -2%
Acadian Asset Management
65
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$624K -$2.17M -95,258 -80%
Geode Capital Management
66
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$604K -$85K -3,729 -14%
Creative Planning
67
Creative Planning
Kansas
$597K +$2.85K +125 +0.6%
O
68
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$590K +$1.75K +77 +0.3%
Prudential Financial
69
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$563K -$13.7K -600 -3%
TG
70
TCW Group
California
$562K +$141K +6,188 +41%
Swiss National Bank
71
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$554K +$96.8K +4,250 +25%
Legal & General Group
72
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$510K +$244K +10,729 +125%
AIM
73
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$489K +$302K +13,255 +254%
Bessemer Group
74
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$486K +$259K +11,375 +163%
AWW
75
Alan W. Weber
$464K – – –
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

132 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $344M — up 34% from $256M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new CENT positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.35M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $3.98M.

  • 132 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q4 2016, up from 127 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $344M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q4 2016, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q4 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q4 2016 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $6.35M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q4 2016 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $3.98M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.