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Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $976M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

107% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 15

105.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 105.62% (+106%)

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $797M → $976M (+$180M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 188 (+13)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 73

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+7.43%
% of All Funds
4.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
66
Reduced
73
Closed
15
Calls
$9K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$9K
Net Calls Change
+$9K

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$8.58M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$7.12M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$5.99M
4
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$5.12M
5
PSUF
People's United Financial
Connecticut
+$4.23M

Top Sellers

1
FA
Friess Associates
Delaware
-$8.56M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$8.3M
3
OCG
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
-$6.76M
4
AAM
ACK Asset Management
Connecticut
-$5.93M
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$4.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIMCA
76
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$2.04M -$2.95M -136,466 -62%
Bessemer Group
77
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$2.04M – – –
TA
78
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.93M +$45.1K +2,084 +3%
American Century Companies
79
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.91M -$2.37M -109,416 -59%
BG
80
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.91M +$657K +30,330 +65%
VOYA Investment Management
81
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.83M +$554K +25,596 +53%
SCM
82
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.75M -$1.34K -62 -0.1%
Legal & General Group
83
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.72M +$728K +33,639 +93%
CEP
84
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$1.72M +$773K +35,700 +106%
Swiss National Bank
85
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.7M -$89.3K -4,125 -6%
RhumbLine Advisers
86
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.6M -$87.5K -4,043 -6%
AGM
87
Alpine Global Management
New York
$1.55M +$1.36M +62,713 New
EIM
88
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.49M -$38.9K -1,795 -3%
AllianceBernstein
89
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.46M – – –
Canada Life
90
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.44M -$35.3K -1,630 -3%
HHC
91
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$1.42M -$94.7K -4,375 -7%
UBS AM
92
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.39M -$1.26M -57,967 -51%
ADEF
93
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
Maryland
$1.32M +$617K +28,500 +114%
Bank of America
94
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.28M +$821K +37,917 +275%
Creative Planning
95
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.23M -$9.46K -437 -0.9%
CCMU
96
Cheyne Capital Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.2M -$2.92M -134,665 -73%
SB
97
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.17M – – –
TC
98
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.16M +$601K +27,759 +145%
Comerica Bank
99
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.09M +$38.2K +1,766 +4%
RC
100
RBF Capital
California
$1.01M – – –
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4
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CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

188 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $976M — up 23% from $797M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new CENTA positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $8.58M. The largest seller was Friess Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.56M sold.

  • 188 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q4 2016, up from 175 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $976M of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q4 2016, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q4 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $8.58M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q4 2016 was Friess Associates, an estimated $8.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.