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Central Garden & Pet Co
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133 hedge funds and large institutions have $339M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

170% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.97M | Put options by funds: $728K

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 38

5.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 130.84% → 136.55% (+5.7%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 133 (-10)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $438M → $339M (-$98.9M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 27

Holders
133
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-6.99%
% of All Funds
2.88%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
48
Reduced
38
Closed
27
Calls
$1.97M
Puts
$728K
Net Calls
+$1.24M
Net Calls Change
+$520K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$16.1M
2
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
+$8.41M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$7.68M
4
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
+$7.54M
5
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$3.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$13.2M
2
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$9.24M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$4.06M
4
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
-$3.64M
5
AI
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
-$1.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OAM
101
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$24K +$2.83K +106 +10%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
102
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$23K – – –
FHA
103
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$21K -$12.7K -475 -32%
AIP
104
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$20K – – –
SGAM
105
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$18K – – –
PGWM
106
Parisi Gray Wealth Management
New Jersey
$17K – – –
AssetMark Inc
107
AssetMark Inc
California
$15K – – –
TRCT
108
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$14K +$18.2K +683 New
UBS AM
109
UBS AM
Illinois
$13.8K – – –
IDBONY
110
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
$9K – – –
LIA
111
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$8K – – –
MOACM
112
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$8K +$1.2K +45 +14%
Twin Tree Management
113
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$8K +$10.1K +379 New
SWA
114
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$7.13K – – –
PCM
115
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$7K +$8.74K +328 New
PCG
116
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$6K -$28.4K -1,065 -79%
HR
117
Howe & Rusling
New York
$6K -$4.5K -169 -36%
CTC
118
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$6K +$1.07K +40 +15%
Rockefeller Capital Management
119
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$6K +$1.84K +69 +27%
AQA
120
Alpha Quant Advisors
Texas
$6K +$8.08K +303 New
VFA
121
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$5K – – –
Bank of Montreal
122
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$4K -$13.2K -495 -73%
SEI Investments
123
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3K -$73.2K -2,746 -97%
US Bancorp
124
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
125
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3K +$826 +31 +24%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

133 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $339M — down 23% from $438M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of CENT and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $13.2M.

  • 133 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q1 2019, down from 143 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $339M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q1 2019, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q1 2019 and 27 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q1 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $16.1M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q1 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $13.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.