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Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
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155 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.31B invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

169% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $485M → $1.31B (+$821M)

150% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5K | Put options by funds: $2K

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 51

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 162 → 155 (-7)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 24

Holders
155
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.32%
% of All Funds
4.07%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
66
Reduced
51
Closed
24
Calls
$5K
Puts
$2K
Net Calls
+$3K
Net Calls Change
-$17K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$6.88M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$6.36M
3
BA
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
+$2.97M
4
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$2.68M
5
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$2.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$14.8M
2
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$5.87M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$3.15M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$2.57M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$2.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
American Century Companies
26
American Century Companies
Missouri
$3.49M -$191K -14,829 -4%
PPA
27
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.4M +$824K +64,000 +26%
TCIM
28
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.21M +$377K +29,293 +11%
Principal Financial Group
29
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$3.09M +$331K +25,759 +10%
GAM
30
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$2.94M +$2.68M +208,435 +337%
D.E. Shaw & Co
31
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.94M +$270K +21,001 +8%
California Public Employees Retirement System
32
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.72M +$701K +54,500 +28%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
33
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.56M +$2.19M +170,275 +263%
QI
34
QS Investors
New York
$2.55M +$2.6M +201,901 +621%
BIM
35
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.41M +$15.8K +1,225 +0.6%
Deutsche Bank
36
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.39M -$2.03M -157,828 -42%
BIM
37
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.28M -$343K -26,625 -11%
CCMH
38
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$2.19M +$684K +53,124 +36%
Millennium Management
39
Millennium Management
New York
$2.16M -$1.68M -130,505 -40%
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.14M +$68.5K +5,325 +3%
GF
41
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$2.12M +$2.32M +180,132 +1,199%
CAM
42
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$2.11M +$134K +10,376 +6%
Two Sigma Investments
43
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.97M +$648K +50,335 +39%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
44
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1.89M +$203K +15,781 +10%
AQR Capital Management
45
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.89M +$1.25M +97,491 +129%
OSAM
46
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.85M +$1.93M +149,763 +729%
Two Sigma Advisers
47
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.83M +$378K +29,355 +21%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
48
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$1.76M +$42.3K +3,291 +2%
MCM
49
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$1.76M +$493K +38,287 +31%
Morgan Stanley
50
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.72M +$217K +16,852 +12%
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CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

155 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.31B — up 169% from $485M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of CENTA and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 51 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Numeric Investors, adding an estimated $6.88M. The largest seller was Victory Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.8M sold.

  • 155 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q4 2015, down from 162 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.31B of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q4 2015, up 169% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q4 2015 and 24 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q4 2015 was Numeric Investors, an estimated $6.88M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q4 2015 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.