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Central Garden & Pet Co
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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $351M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 34

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $339M → $351M (+$12.3M)

2.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 136.55% → 134.19% (-2.4%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 133 → 125 (-8)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
125
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-6.02%
% of All Funds
2.72%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
49
Reduced
34
Closed
20
Calls
$2.51M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$2.51M
Net Calls Change
+$1.27M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FA
Friess Associates
Delaware
+$4.76M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.48M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.19M
4
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$3.04M
5
EARNEST Partners
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
+$3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$13.7M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$9.84M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.43M
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$2.47M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
51
Creative Planning
Kansas
$438K – – –
Prudential Financial
52
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$435K -$4.41K -200 -1%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
53
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$432K – – –
ASRS
54
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$432K +$2.47K +112 +0.6%
Allianz Asset Management
55
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$430K +$199K +9,005 +82%
DCM
56
Dean Capital Management
Kansas
$417K +$427K +19,345 New
KBC Group
57
KBC Group
Belgium
$411K +$420K +19,053 New
VOYA Investment Management
58
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$410K -$7.15K -324 -2%
EGM
59
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$386K -$75.8K -3,434 -16%
ARTA
60
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$383K +$146K +6,625 +60%
JP Morgan Chase
61
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$350K +$53.9K +2,443 +18%
Goldman Sachs
62
Goldman Sachs
New York
$338K -$13.7M -619,882 -98%
Susquehanna International Group
63
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$337K -$30.8K -1,395 -8%
FHB
64
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$329K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
65
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$329K – – –
Canada Life
66
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$326K -$46.1K -2,090 -12%
Barclays
67
Barclays
United Kingdom
$325K -$437K -19,791 -57%
RA
68
Royce & Associates
New York
$323K – – –
AllianceBernstein
69
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$323K +$331K +15,000 New
Bessemer Group
70
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$280K -$1.74K -79 -0.6%
PCM
71
Palouse Capital Management
Washington
$250K +$256K +11,601 New
Jane Street
72
Jane Street
New York
$247K +$253K +11,446 New
XK
73
Xact Kapitalforvaltning
Sweden
$240K – – –
CB
74
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$237K -$706 -32 -0.3%
TRSOTSOK
75
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$221K – – –
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

125 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $351M — up 3.6% from $339M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of CENT and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.

The largest buyer was Friess Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.76M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $13.7M.

  • 125 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q2 2019, down from 133 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $351M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q2 2019, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q2 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q2 2019 was Friess Associates, an estimated $4.76M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q2 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $13.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.