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Central Garden & Pet Co

50 hedge funds and large institutions have $64.1M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 4

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.3M → $64.1M (+$6.76M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4750 (+3)

39% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
50
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+6.38%
% of All Funds
1.44%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
11
Reduced
18
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RA
1
Royce & Associates
New York
$12.4M -$1.35M -205,820 -11%
RCM
2
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.5M +$305K +46,410 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$9.48M -$18.5K -2,813 -0.2%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.53M +$140K +21,250 +3%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$3.11M -$17.3K -2,640 -0.6%
B
6
Barings
North Carolina
$2.37M
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.08M -$249K -37,930 -12%
NSIM
8
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$2.06M -$329K -50,000 -15%
CAD
9
Craig A. Drill
$2.02M +$252K +38,424 +16%
AQR Capital Management
10
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.79M +$1.62M +246,575 New
FWSM
11
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$1.73M -$28.7K -4,375 -2%
PCM
12
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.42M
ACM
13
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$1.25M -$471K -71,750 -30%
COPPSERS
14
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.18M +$1.07M +162,094 New
UBS AM
15
UBS AM
Illinois
$728K -$90.3K -13,745 -12%
RC
16
RBF Capital
California
$618K +$377K +57,389 +208%
California Public Employees Retirement System
17
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$581K -$195K -29,722 -27%
HSBC Holdings
18
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$551K
SG Americas Securities
19
SG Americas Securities
New York
$546K +$493K +74,984 New
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$484K
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$465K +$131K +19,978 +45%
PAMP
22
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$455K +$411K +62,500 New
HDIM
23
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$279K
Arrowstreet Capital
24
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$276K
Renaissance Technologies
25
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$261K -$116K -17,632 -33%

CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

50 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $64.1M — up 12% from $57.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new CENT positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.62M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $1.35M.

  • 50 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q2 2014, up from 47 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $64.1M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q2 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q2 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q2 2014 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $1.62M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q2 2014 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $1.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.