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Central Garden & Pet Co
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164 hedge funds and large institutions have $311M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.45% → 96.98% (+4.5%)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $722K | Put options by funds: $676K

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 180 → 164 (-16)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $350M → $311M (-$39.3M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 65

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 31

Holders
164
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-8.89%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
51
Reduced
65
Closed
31
Calls
$722K
Puts
$676K
Net Calls
+$46K
Net Calls Change
-$27K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.16M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.21M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$1.03M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$948K
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$624K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$7.76M
2
Pacer Advisors
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$3.33M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$2.76M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.23M
5
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$1.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AQR Capital Management
51
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$756K +$87.6K +2,375 +11%
QCM
52
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$725K -$67.3K -1,826 -8%
N
53
Nuveen
North Carolina
$678K -$2.76M -74,746 -78%
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
54
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$674K +$13.6K +370 +2%
IAA
55
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$653K – – –
HSBC Holdings
56
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$638K +$318K +8,633 +79%
Legal & General Group
57
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$620K -$241K -6,521 -26%
EGM
58
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$612K -$472K -12,807 -41%
UBS AM
59
UBS AM
Illinois
$593K -$464K -12,575 -41%
Swiss National Bank
60
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$527K -$92.2K -2,500 -13%
VOYA Investment Management
61
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$523K +$315K +8,551 +115%
TMAM
62
Tokio Marine Asset Management
Japan
$500K – – –
Creative Planning
63
Creative Planning
Kansas
$494K +$558K +15,138 New
II
64
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$456K +$108K +2,939 +27%
Lazard Asset Management
65
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$424K +$1.55K +42 +0.3%
Susquehanna International Group
66
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$392K -$303K -8,212 -41%
SSA
67
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$390K +$440K +11,934 New
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
68
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$370K – – –
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
69
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$334K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
70
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$330K +$75.5K +2,048 +25%
VFA
71
Values First Advisors
Tennessee
$326K -$6.9K -187 -2%
AllianceBernstein
72
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$321K +$36.9K +1,000 +11%
Envestnet Asset Management
73
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$318K -$3.13K -85 -0.9%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
74
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$300K +$37 +1 +0%
Wells Fargo
75
Wells Fargo
California
$292K +$30K +814 +10%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

164 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $311M — down 11% from $350M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of CENT and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $3.16M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $7.76M.

  • 164 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q3 2025, down from 180 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $311M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q3 2025, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q3 2025 and 31 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q3 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $3.16M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q3 2025 was Millennium Management, an estimated $7.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.