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Central Garden & Pet Co
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137 hedge funds and large institutions have $406M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

85% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 13

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $344M → $406M (+$61.4M)

4.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 108.36% → 113.14% (+4.8%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 137 (+5)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 47

Holders
137
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.79%
% of All Funds
3.41%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
24
Increased
44
Reduced
47
Closed
13
Calls
$1K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$1K
Net Calls Change
-$5K

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$48.2M
2
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$4.52M
3
HAI
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
+$4.06M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.67M
5
DIA
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
+$2.11M

Top Sellers

1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$3.62M
2
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$1.87M
3
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
-$1.73M
4
EI
EAM Investors
California
-$1.51M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VOYA Investment Management
51
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.41M – – –
GC
52
Globeflex Capital
California
$1.35M – – –
MAM
53
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.3M -$366K -13,250 -23%
KBC Group
54
KBC Group
Belgium
$1.19M +$26.4K +958 +2%
OAM
55
Oberweis Asset Management
Illinois
$1.01M -$252K -9,125 -21%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
56
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$964K -$356K -12,885 -28%
FIM
57
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$955K +$97.1K +3,518 +12%
Morgan Stanley
58
Morgan Stanley
New York
$910K -$569K -20,598 -40%
GC
59
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$895K -$166K -6,026 -17%
Geode Capital Management
60
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$750K +$68.6K +2,484 +11%
O
61
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$741K +$74.2K +2,687 +12%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
62
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$739K -$31.1K -1,125 -4%
ECM
63
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$737K +$686K +24,860 New
RhumbLine Advisers
64
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$717K +$212K +7,677 +47%
Goldman Sachs
65
Goldman Sachs
New York
$715K -$280K -10,145 -30%
Prudential Financial
66
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$701K +$66.2K +2,400 +11%
ZIM
67
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$654K +$282K +10,234 +87%
Creative Planning
68
Creative Planning
Kansas
$651K -$17.3K -625 -3%
Swiss National Bank
69
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$621K – – –
Legal & General Group
70
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$619K +$44.3K +1,606 +8%
Fifth Third Bancorp
71
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$559K +$520K +18,850 New
AWW
72
Alan W. Weber
$521K – – –
Canada Life
73
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$501K +$47.3K +1,712 +11%
Citigroup
74
Citigroup
New York
$487K -$326K -11,798 -42%
Bessemer Group
75
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$460K -$79.3K -2,875 -16%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

137 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $406M — up 18% from $344M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new CENT positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $48.2M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $3.62M.

  • 137 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q1 2017, up from 132 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $406M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q1 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q1 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $48.2M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q1 2017 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $3.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.