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Central Garden & Pet Co
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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $575M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

522% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $591K | Put options by funds: $95K

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $439M → $575M (+$136M)

17.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 112.2% → 129.58% (+17%)

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 36

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 127 (-10)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
127
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-7.3%
% of All Funds
1.85%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
42
Reduced
36
Closed
20
Calls
$591K
Puts
$95K
Net Calls
+$496K
Net Calls Change
+$809K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Pacer Advisors
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$36M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29.3M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.13M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$2.1M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$2.26M
2
Tudor Investment Corp
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
-$1.11M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$886K
4
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
-$742K
5
TI
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
-$547K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$81.7M +$3.13M +87,816 +5%
Pacer Advisors
2
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$81.5M +$36M +1,011,433 +99%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$75M +$1.22M +34,223 +2%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$65.4M +$29.3M +822,389 +102%
Allspring Global Investments
5
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$48.1M -$207K -5,812 -0.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$38.8M -$237K -6,650 -0.7%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$25.1M +$566K +15,887 +3%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$19.5M +$703K +19,746 +4%
Allianz Asset Management
9
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$17M -$2.26M -63,395 -13%
Renaissance Technologies
10
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$11.5M +$57.9K +1,625 +0.6%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.61M +$165K +4,630 +2%
OCM
12
Orchard Capital Management
Illinois
$8.47M +$397K +11,143 +6%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.03M +$113K +3,161 +2%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
14
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$6.4M -$258K -7,250 -4%
GKIM
15
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$5.63M -$196K -5,493 -4%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$4.55M +$404K +11,339 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$4.39M +$22.7K +636 +0.6%
Millennium Management
18
Millennium Management
New York
$4.16M +$1.38M +38,715 +60%
Charles Schwab
19
Charles Schwab
California
$4.05M +$60.7K +1,704 +2%
MC
20
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$3.71M -$24K -675 -0.7%
RC
21
RBF Capital
California
$3.62M – – –
American Century Companies
22
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.66M +$2.1M +59,085 +818%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
23
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.57M – – –
Principal Financial Group
24
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.49M -$84.3K -2,368 -4%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.36M +$40.2K +1,130 +2%
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

127 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $575M — up 31% from $439M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of CENT and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.

The largest buyer was Pacer Advisors, adding an estimated $36M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.26M.

  • 127 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q4 2023, down from 137 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $575M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q4 2023, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q4 2023 and 20 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q4 2023 was Pacer Advisors, an estimated $36M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q4 2023 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $2.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.