Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
127 hedge funds and large institutions have $324M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
375% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19K | Put options by funds: $4K
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 124 → 127 (+3)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $342M → $324M (-$17.9M)
8.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 104.66% → 96.09% (-8.6%)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 49
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$22.9M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.2M |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$923K |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$896K |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$648K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$3.3M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$882K |
| 3 |
BL
BFSG LLC
Irvine,
California
|
-$733K |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$641K |
| 5 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$590K |
CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
127 of the 6,237 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $324M — down 5.2% from $342M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new CENT positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $22.9M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.3M.
- 127 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q4 2022, up from 124 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $324M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q4 2022, down 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q4 2022 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q4 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $22.9M added.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q4 2022 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $3.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.