Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
133 hedge funds and large institutions have $339M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
170% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.97M | Put options by funds: $728K
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 38
5.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 130.84% → 136.55% (+5.7%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 143 → 133 (-10)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $438M → $339M (-$98.9M)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 27
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$16.1M |
| 2 |
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$8.41M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$7.68M |
| 4 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.54M |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.22M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$13.2M |
| 2 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.24M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.06M |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.64M |
| 5 |
AI
Axiom Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.9M |
CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
133 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $339M — down 23% from $438M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of CENT and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $13.2M.
- 133 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q1 2019, down from 143 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $339M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q1 2019, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q1 2019 and 27 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q1 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $16.1M added.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q1 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $13.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.