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Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
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167 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.11B invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 24

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $1.11B (+$68.4M)

4.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 106.73% → 111.61% (+4.9%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 169 → 167 (-2)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 64

Holders
167
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
3.29%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
28
Increased
52
Reduced
64
Closed
24
Calls
$114K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$114K
Net Calls Change
+$116K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AC
Armistice Capital
New York
+$24.7M
2
ICOM
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Maryland
+$11.3M
3
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
+$11.3M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$8.15M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$7.49M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
-$17.6M
2
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
-$9.99M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$9.42M
4
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$8.56M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$7.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ensign Peak Advisors
76
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$1.24M +$1.18M +52,670 New
Comerica Bank
77
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.18M -$34.1K -1,518 -3%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
78
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.14M -$7.3K -325 -0.7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
79
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.11M -$171K -7,625 -14%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
80
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.1M -$162K -7,198 -13%
AIM
81
Alambic Investment Management
California
$1.07M +$446K +19,875 +78%
Squarepoint
82
Squarepoint
New York
$1.05M +$1M +44,585 New
MCM
83
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$1.03M +$986K +43,878 New
IA
84
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$1.02M -$311K -13,841 -24%
EGM
85
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$992K -$230K -10,240 -20%
RC
86
RBF Capital
California
$962K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
87
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$939K -$418K -18,606 -32%
T. Rowe Price Associates
88
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$918K +$48.1K +2,140 +6%
Creative Planning
89
Creative Planning
Kansas
$909K -$33.8K -1,503 -4%
SOADOR
90
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$890K -$39.5K -1,757 -4%
AIG
91
American International Group
New York
$885K -$25.7K -1,144 -3%
CS
92
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$874K -$250K -11,145 -23%
SRAM
93
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$855K – – –
PI
94
PineBridge Investments
New York
$836K -$595K -26,475 -43%
ACM
95
AlphaCrest Capital Management
New York
$819K -$915K -40,750 -54%
TPSF
96
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$807K -$18K -803 -2%
ASRS
97
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$787K -$610K -27,172 -45%
CEP
98
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$776K +$742K +33,025 New
SFM
99
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$694K +$77.8K +3,463 +13%
VOYA Investment Management
100
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$688K +$67K +2,982 +11%
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CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

167 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.11B — up 6.6% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new CENTA positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Armistice Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $24.7M. The largest seller was Echo Street Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.6M sold.

  • 167 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q4 2019, down from 169 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.11B of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q4 2019, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q4 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q4 2019 was Armistice Capital, an estimated $24.7M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q4 2019 was Echo Street Capital Management, an estimated $17.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.