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Central Garden & Pet Co
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.6M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 50 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 15

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $64.1M → $60.6M (-$3.47M)

Holders
50
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.45%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
15
Reduced
15
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
HH
Harbinger Holdings
New York
+$5.2M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$1.55M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$1.29M
4
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$1.14M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$470K

Top Sellers

1
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$1.2M
2
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$911K
3
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$728K
4
FWSM
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
-$447K
5
ACM
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
-$271K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RA
1
Royce & Associates
New York
$10.4M -$220K -31,875 -2%
RCM
2
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10M +$1.14M +164,812 +11%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$8.03M -$43.7K -6,338 -0.5%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.04M +$367K +53,230 +7%
HH
5
Harbinger Holdings
New York
$4.67M +$5.2M +753,375 New
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$2.65M – – –
B
7
Barings
North Carolina
$1.97M -$49.1K -7,113 -2%
NSIM
8
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.75M – – –
CAD
9
Craig A. Drill
$1.72M – – –
Deutsche Bank
10
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.42M +$1.55M +224,401 +5,077%
PCM
11
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.21M – – –
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.2M +$1.29M +187,159 +2,689%
FWSM
13
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$1.07M -$447K -64,812 -27%
COPPSERS
14
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1M – – –
ACM
15
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$819K -$271K -39,312 -23%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$818K +$470K +68,145 +107%
AQR Capital Management
17
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$710K -$911K -132,090 -54%
BIT
18
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$697K -$1.2M -173,498 -61%
SG Americas Securities
19
SG Americas Securities
New York
$622K +$174K +25,291 +34%
RC
20
RBF Capital
California
$541K +$15.5K +2,250 +3%
HSBC Holdings
21
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$469K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
22
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$442K -$58.9K -8,543 -11%
Arrowstreet Capital
23
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$419K +$204K +29,581 +78%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$412K – – –
PAMP
25
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$271K -$129K -18,750 -30%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

50 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $60.6M — down 5.4% from $64.1M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in CENT was balanced in Q3 2014: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 15 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Harbinger Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.2M. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, cutting an estimated $1.2M.

  • 50 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q3 2014, unchanged from Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $60.6M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q3 2014, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q3 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q3 2014 was Harbinger Holdings, an estimated $5.2M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q3 2014 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $1.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.