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Central Garden & Pet Co
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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $575M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

522% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $591K | Put options by funds: $95K

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $439M → $575M (+$136M)

17.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 112.2% → 129.58% (+17%)

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 36

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 127 (-10)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
127
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-7.3%
% of All Funds
1.85%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
42
Reduced
36
Closed
20
Calls
$591K
Puts
$95K
Net Calls
+$496K
Net Calls Change
+$809K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Pacer Advisors
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$36M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29.3M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.13M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$2.1M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$2.26M
2
Tudor Investment Corp
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
-$1.11M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$886K
4
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
-$742K
5
TI
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
-$547K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
101
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$14K – – –
CIM
102
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$13.9K +$12.4K +348 New
US Bancorp
103
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$13.5K -$1.46K -41 -11%
UBS Group
104
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.3K +$7.44K +209 +427%
VI
105
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$8K -$110K -3,077 -94%
Bessemer Group
106
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$8K – – –
VCM
107
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$7.87K -$1.89K -53 -21%
ST
108
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
109
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$5.95K – – –
GWM
110
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.01K – – –
GI
111
GAMMA Investing
California
$4.78K +$4.56K +128 New
CFD
112
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$4.76K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
113
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$4.36K – – –
PS
114
Principal Securities
Iowa
$2.66K +$2.35K +66 New
MPWT
115
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1.85K – – –
PA
116
Parallel Advisors
California
$1.35K – – –
CAL
117
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$1K – – –
Russell Investments Group
118
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$802 – – –
JWA
119
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$502 -$36 -1 -7%
FMII
120
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$401 – – –
FFA
121
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$251 +$214 +6 New
SIC
122
SJS Investment Consulting
Ohio
$201 – – –
DPW
123
DiNuzzo Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$201 +$178 +5 New
AF
124
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$200 – – –
National Bank of Canada
125
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$152 – – –
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

127 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $575M — up 31% from $439M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of CENT and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.

The largest buyer was Pacer Advisors, adding an estimated $36M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.26M.

  • 127 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q4 2023, down from 137 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $575M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q4 2023, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q4 2023 and 20 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q4 2023 was Pacer Advisors, an estimated $36M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q4 2023 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $2.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.