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Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
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111 hedge funds and large institutions have $226M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $175M → $226M (+$50.4M)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 40

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 114 → 111 (-3)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
111
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.63%
% of All Funds
3.21%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
8
Increased
41
Reduced
40
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HH
Harbinger Holdings
New York
+$11.3M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$2.27M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$1.67M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$898K
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$768K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FCG
FrontFour Capital Group
Connecticut
-$2.14M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$1.76M
3
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
-$1.65M
4
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$1.11M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$885K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
76
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$226K +$72.8K +12,838 +59%
MAA
77
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$223K +$7.5K +1,324 +4%
VOYA Investment Management
78
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$222K – – –
CS
79
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$209K -$258K -45,464 -59%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
80
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$199K -$18.2K -3,218 -10%
Bank of America
81
Bank of America
North Carolina
$191K -$96.4K -17,012 -37%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
82
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$189K – – –
NI
83
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$182K -$31.2K -5,500 -17%
Citadel Advisors
84
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$177K -$519K -91,613 -77%
SSWM
85
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$169K – – –
LSERS
86
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$160K +$708 +125 +0.5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
87
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$141K – – –
BMCMI
88
Bryn Mawr Capital Management Inc
Pennsylvania
$138K -$349K -61,552 -75%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
89
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$127K – – –
RC
90
RBF Capital
California
$91K +$78.3K +13,825 New
FCH
91
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$88K +$75.8K +13,375 New
PA
92
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$86K -$100K -17,664 -58%
MERSOM
93
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$84K +$71.5K +12,625 New
STC
94
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$82K -$56.7K -10,000 -45%
PI
95
PineBridge Investments
New York
$81K -$6.87K -1,213 -9%
US Bancorp
96
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$79K – – –
KBC Group
97
KBC Group
Belgium
$78K – – –
U
98
UBS
Switzerland
$68K +$43.5K +7,681 +296%
TRSOTSOK
99
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$60K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
100
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$45K -$578 -102 -1%
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CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

111 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $226M — up 29% from $175M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of CENTA and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was Harbinger Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was FrontFour Capital Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.14M sold.

  • 111 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q1 2014, down from 114 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $226M of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q1 2014, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q1 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q1 2014 was Harbinger Holdings, an estimated $11.3M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q1 2014 was FrontFour Capital Group, an estimated $2.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.