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Central Garden & Pet Co
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.3M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.8M → $57.3M (+$8.52M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 46 → 47 (+1)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
47
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.17%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
14
Reduced
14
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CAD
Craig A. Drill
+$1.37M
2
NSIM
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
+$755K
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$740K
4
CPSAC
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
+$250K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$237K

Top Sellers

1
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$1.15M
2
FCG
FrontFour Capital Group
Connecticut
-$997K
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$334K
4
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$305K
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$246K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RA
1
Royce & Associates
New York
$12.4M – – –
RCM
2
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$9.11M -$197K -34,375 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$8.48M -$77K -13,466 -1%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.8M +$62K +10,842 +1%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$2.8M +$237K +41,428 +11%
NSIM
6
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$2.17M +$755K +132,063 +66%
B
7
Barings
North Carolina
$2.11M +$39.6K +6,924 +2%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.11M -$201K -35,210 -10%
ACM
9
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$1.58M +$139K +24,343 +11%
FWSM
10
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$1.57M -$45.4K -7,938 -3%
CAD
11
Craig A. Drill
$1.55M +$1.37M +238,951 New
PCM
12
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.26M -$1.15M -200,798 -51%
ACM
13
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.17M +$178K +31,145 +21%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$841K +$740K +129,368 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
15
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$745K +$204K +35,750 +48%
UBS AM
16
UBS AM
Illinois
$739K -$48K -8,392 -7%
HSBC Holdings
17
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$492K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$433K – – –
Renaissance Technologies
19
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$348K -$334K -58,437 -52%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$286K -$136K -23,753 -35%
CPSAC
21
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$284K +$250K +43,706 New
HDIM
22
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$250K +$220K +38,381 New
Arrowstreet Capital
23
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$247K +$217K +37,949 New
GACM
24
Green Arrow Capital Management
New York
$203K +$179K +31,250 New
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$187K -$28.8K -5,042 -15%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

47 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $57.3M — up 17% from $48.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new CENT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Craig A. Drill, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.37M. The largest seller was Portolan Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.15M.

  • 47 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q1 2014, up from 46 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $57.3M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q1 2014, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q1 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q1 2014 was Craig A. Drill, an estimated $1.37M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q1 2014 was Portolan Capital Management, an estimated $1.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.