Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
118 hedge funds and large institutions have $326M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 125 → 118 (-7)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $351M → $326M (-$25.5M)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 39
19.43% less ownership
Funds ownership: 134.19% → 114.77% (-19%)
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 22
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $316K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$4.29M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.89M |
| 3 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$2.72M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.7M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$2.29M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$24.7M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$10.4M |
| 3 |
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$9.55M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.77M |
| 5 |
FA
Friess Associates
Greenville,
Delaware
|
-$4.65M |
CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
118 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $326M — down 7.3% from $351M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of CENT and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $4.29M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $24.7M.
- 118 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q3 2019, down from 125 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $326M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q3 2019, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q3 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q3 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $4.29M added.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q3 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $24.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.