Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.88M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$6.36M |
| 3 |
BA
Boston Advisors
Boston,
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
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$14.8M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$5.87M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$3.15M |
| 4 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.57M |
| 5 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.52M |
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.