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Central Garden & Pet Co
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130 hedge funds and large institutions have $405M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $757K | Put options by funds: $454K

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 16

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $334M → $405M (+$71.3M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 126 → 130 (+4)

0.72% less ownership

Funds ownership: 107.95% → 107.23% (-0.72%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 43

Holders
130
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.17%
% of All Funds
3.24%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
20
Increased
38
Reduced
43
Closed
16
Calls
$757K
Puts
$454K
Net Calls
+$303K
Net Calls Change
+$24K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
+$4.17M
2
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
+$2.24M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$2.05M
4
3C
361 Capital
Colorado
+$1.95M
5
TCM
Timpani Capital Management
Wisconsin
+$1.61M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$6.07M
2
Axa
Axa
France
-$3M
3
HHC
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
-$2.96M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$1.37M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Millennium Management
51
Millennium Management
New York
$914K +$337K +12,217 +71%
Goldman Sachs
52
Goldman Sachs
New York
$891K +$103K +3,736 +15%
KBC Group
53
KBC Group
Belgium
$877K -$330K -11,956 -30%
RA
54
Royce & Associates
New York
$866K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
55
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$817K +$23.8K +862 +3%
Geode Capital Management
56
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$781K +$28.1K +1,019 +4%
O
57
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$751K -$157K -5,704 -19%
Acadian Asset Management
58
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$733K -$278K -10,082 -30%
Prudential Financial
59
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$730K +$16.5K +600 +3%
Legal & General Group
60
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$711K +$14.9K +542 +2%
GC
61
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$710K +$53.7K +1,950 +9%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
62
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$664K -$56.5K -2,050 -9%
Creative Planning
63
Creative Planning
Kansas
$651K -$10.3K -375 -2%
Swiss National Bank
64
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$651K – – –
VOYA Investment Management
65
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$633K -$161K -5,824 -22%
First Trust Advisors
66
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$574K +$509K +18,480 New
Citigroup
67
Citigroup
New York
$529K -$635K -23,032 -58%
Fifth Third Bancorp
68
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$529K -$115K -4,188 -20%
Canada Life
69
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$520K – – –
UBS Group
70
UBS Group
Switzerland
$519K -$23.8K -863 -5%
TMAM
71
Tokio Marine Asset Management
Japan
$486K +$93K +3,375 +28%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
72
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$474K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
73
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$473K -$50K -1,814 -11%
SEI Investments
74
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$438K +$229K +8,295 +143%
Bessemer Group
75
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$404K – – –
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

130 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $405M — up 21% from $334M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new CENT positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Russell Investments Group, adding an estimated $4.17M. The largest seller was Portolan Capital Management, cutting an estimated $6.07M.

  • 130 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q3 2017, up from 126 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $405M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q3 2017, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q3 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q3 2017 was Russell Investments Group, an estimated $4.17M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q3 2017 was Portolan Capital Management, an estimated $6.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.