Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
176 hedge funds and large institutions have $390M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
660% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 5
23% more funds holding
Funds holding: 143 → 176 (+33)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 58
18.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 117.44% → 99.34% (-18%)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $488M → $390M (-$97.8M)
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $546K | Put options by funds: $1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$7.34M |
| 2 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
+$5.56M |
| 3 |
ECM
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
|
+$4.83M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.51M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.35M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pacer Advisors
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$100M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$14.6M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$1.77M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$1.74M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$1.47M |
CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
176 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $390M — down 20% from $488M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new CENT positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.34M. The largest seller was Pacer Advisors, cutting an estimated $100M.
- 176 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q1 2025, up from 143 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $390M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q1 2025, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q1 2025 and 5 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q1 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $7.34M added.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q1 2025 was Pacer Advisors, an estimated $100M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.