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Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $797M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 19

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $693M → $797M (+$103M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 170 → 175 (+5)

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $1K

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 73

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
175
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.94%
% of All Funds
4.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
56
Reduced
73
Closed
19
Calls
$1K
Puts
$1K
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
-$1K

Top Buyers

1
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
+$20.8M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$14.8M
3
FA
Friess Associates
Delaware
+$8.2M
4
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
+$7.03M
5
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
+$5.19M

Top Sellers

1
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$37.4M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$23.6M
3
AAM
ACK Asset Management
Connecticut
-$11.9M
4
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$8.25M
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCM
76
Century Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.76M +$1.69M +88,971 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
77
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.76M +$16.6K +875 +1%
Prudential Financial
78
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.7M -$583K -30,695 -26%
SDIC
79
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$1.69M – – –
Bessemer Group
80
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$1.63M +$1.57M +82,375 New
GC
81
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.52M -$2.32K -122 -0.2%
TA
82
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.5M – – –
Swiss National Bank
83
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.45M -$121K -6,375 -8%
SCM
84
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.41M -$2.74K -144 -0.2%
RhumbLine Advisers
85
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.37M +$39.9K +2,100 +3%
EIM
86
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.23M -$67.9K -3,573 -5%
HHC
87
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$1.23M +$1.18M +62,000 New
Canada Life
88
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.19M +$30.7K +1,616 +3%
AllianceBernstein
89
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.17M -$1.02M -53,763 -48%
HI
90
HBK Investments
Texas
$1.15M +$1.1M +58,009 New
Morgan Stanley
91
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.06M -$972K -51,129 -49%
BA
92
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.03M -$209K -10,999 -17%
AG
93
Algert Global
California
$1.03M +$985K +51,801 New
Creative Planning
94
Creative Planning
Kansas
$997K -$52.3K -2,750 -5%
FNYS
95
First New York Securities
New York
$941K -$240K -12,625 -21%
SB
96
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$934K +$323K +17,013 +56%
BG
97
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$932K -$121K -6,391 -12%
Comerica Bank
98
Comerica Bank
Texas
$902K +$14K +738 +2%
SO
99
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$825K -$85.5K -4,500 -10%
RC
100
RBF Capital
California
$813K – – –
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4
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CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

175 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $797M — up 15% from $693M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new CENTA positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.8M. The largest seller was Frontier Capital Management, cutting an estimated $37.4M.

  • 175 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q3 2016, up from 170 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $797M of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q3 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q3 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q3 2016 was Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income, an estimated $20.8M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q3 2016 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $37.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.