Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
161 hedge funds and large institutions have $536M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
350% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 6
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 141 → 161 (+20)
8.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 118.17% → 126.96% (+8.8%)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $494M → $536M (+$42.2M)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 51
62% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $522K | Put options by funds: $1.36M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$20.9M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$11.7M |
| 3 |
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$7.23M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$5.21M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$3.37M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
-$7.96M |
| 2 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$6.92M |
| 3 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$4.89M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$3.61M |
| 5 |
MAP
Moody Aldrich Partners
Marblehead,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.68M |
CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
161 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $536M — up 8.5% from $494M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new CENT positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was Teachers Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.96M.
- 161 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q2 2018, up from 141 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $536M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q2 2018, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q2 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $20.9M added.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q2 2018 was Teachers Advisors, an estimated $7.96M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.