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Central Garden & Pet Co
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164 hedge funds and large institutions have $311M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.45% → 96.98% (+4.5%)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $722K | Put options by funds: $676K

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 180 → 164 (-16)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $350M → $311M (-$39.3M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 65

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 31

Holders
164
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-8.89%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
51
Reduced
65
Closed
31
Calls
$722K
Puts
$676K
Net Calls
+$46K
Net Calls Change
-$27K

Top Buyers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.16M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.21M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$1.03M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$948K
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$624K

Top Sellers

1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$7.76M
2
Pacer Advisors
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$3.33M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$2.76M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.23M
5
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$1.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$50.5M -$927K -25,125 -2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$35.9M +$1.21M +32,716 +3%
Allspring Global Investments
3
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$26M -$171K -4,646 -0.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$21.9M -$746K -20,223 -3%
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$15.4M -$811K -21,985 -4%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$14.7M -$2.23M -60,330 -12%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$12.5M -$258K -6,989 -2%
American Century Companies
8
American Century Companies
Missouri
$9.37M +$1.03M +27,998 +11%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.72M -$847K -22,963 -9%
Millennium Management
10
Millennium Management
New York
$6.82M -$7.76M -210,525 -50%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.13M -$166K -4,495 -2%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
12
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$5.84M +$87.6K +2,375 +1%
SFO
13
Stenger Family Office
Illinois
$5.65M +$482K +13,072 +960%
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.11M +$3.16M +85,706 +121%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
15
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$4.97M +$118K +3,209 +2%
Charles Schwab
16
Charles Schwab
California
$4.51M -$63K -1,708 -1%
Allianz Asset Management
17
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$4.38M -$360K -9,773 -7%
Renaissance Technologies
18
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.24M +$250K +6,776 +7%
BCM
19
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.99M +$263K +7,128 +8%
GKIM
20
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.81M -$85.8K -2,325 -3%
Tudor Investment Corp
21
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$2.8M – – –
Invesco
22
Invesco
Georgia
$2.5M -$167K -4,516 -6%
HF
23
HRT Financial
New York
$2.46M -$1.24M -33,505 -31%
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$2.44M +$624K +16,921 +29%
RC
25
RBF Capital
California
$2.36M – – –
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CENT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

164 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $311M — down 11% from $350M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of CENT and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $3.16M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $7.76M.

  • 164 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) as of Q3 2025, down from 180 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $311M of Central Garden & Pet Co stock for Q3 2025, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co positions in Q3 2025 and 31 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co buyer in Q3 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $3.16M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co seller in Q3 2025 was Millennium Management, an estimated $7.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.