Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
87 hedge funds and large institutions have $119M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
257% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 7
66% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $433K | Put options by funds: $261K
32% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 22
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 70 → 87 (+17)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $131M → $119M (-$11.9M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.91M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$2.58M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.35M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.33M |
| 5 |
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$9.25M |
| 2 |
EMG
Ellington Management Group
Old Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.03M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$682K |
| 4 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$634K |
| 5 |
GH
GAM Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$387K |
CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
87 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $119M — down 9.1% from $131M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new CENT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Numeric Investors, adding an estimated $2.91M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $9.25M.
- 87 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q4 2015, up from 70 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $119M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q4 2015, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q4 2015 was Numeric Investors, an estimated $2.91M added.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q4 2015 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $9.25M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.