Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
160 hedge funds and large institutions have $291M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
228% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $747K | Put options by funds: $228K
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 19
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 60
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 164 → 160 (-4)
3.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.98% → 93.92% (-3.1%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $311M → $291M (-$19.3M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$4.26M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.48M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.26M |
| 4 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$1.06M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$848K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$6.22M |
| 2 |
SFO
Stenger Family Office
Naperville,
Illinois
|
-$5.65M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$3.01M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.47M |
| 5 |
EF
Empowered Funds
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.09M |
CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
160 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $291M — down 6.2% from $311M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of CENT and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.
The largest buyer was DZ Bank, adding an estimated $4.26M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $6.22M.
- 160 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q4 2025, down from 164 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $291M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q4 2025, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q4 2025 and 19 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q4 2025 was DZ Bank, an estimated $4.26M added.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q4 2025 was Millennium Management, an estimated $6.22M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.