Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25B invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
67% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 54
1.84% more ownership
Funds ownership: 111.52% → 113.36% (+1.8%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.3B → $1.25B (-$50.7M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 191 → 188 (-3)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 27
96% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15K | Put options by funds: $358K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$9.44M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.77M |
| 3 |
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
|
+$6.03M |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$5.71M |
| 5 |
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
|
+$5.09M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$7.77M |
| 2 |
RCMC
RK Capital Management (Colorado)
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$6.76M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$6.4M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$5.06M |
| 5 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
-$4.94M |
CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
188 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.25B — down 3.9% from $1.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of CENTA and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 90 added.
The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $9.44M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $7.77M.
- 188 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q4 2018, down from 191 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.25B of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q4 2018, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q4 2018 and 27 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q4 2018 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $9.44M added.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q4 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $7.77M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.