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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
BCM
126
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$509K +$445K +20,575 New
BCM
127
Basso Capital Management
Connecticut
$494K -$2.71K -125 -0.6%
BJL
128
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$457K -$44K -2,032 -10%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
129
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$450K +$255K +11,764 +183%
OFG
130
OTA Financial Group
New York
$448K +$393K +18,145 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
131
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$433K -$59.3K -2,741 -14%
CAM
132
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$432K -$77.4K -3,575 -17%
LSERS
133
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$417K -$35.2K -1,625 -9%
B
134
Barings
North Carolina
$380K +$333K +15,375 New
Squarepoint
135
Squarepoint
New York
$356K +$311K +14,384 New
Neuberger Berman Group
136
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$303K -$181K -8,378 -41%
OAC
137
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$303K +$265K +12,250 New
ARTA
138
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$278K +$244K +11,250 New
BlackRock
139
BlackRock
New York
$266K -$20.1K -929 -8%
SSWM
140
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$262K +$7.86K +363 +4%
AIM
141
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$262K +$179K +8,250 +353%
WCM
142
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$251K -$19.6K -904 -8%
UBS Group
143
UBS Group
Switzerland
$249K +$123K +5,671 +129%
PP
144
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$246K +$216K +9,968 New
AL
145
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$239K +$209K +9,663 New
Citadel Advisors
146
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$232K -$175K -8,092 -46%
MSA
147
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$226K +$11.5K +530 +6%
CI
148
Cigna Investments
Connecticut
$210K +$184K +8,503 New
PA
149
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$209K +$183K +8,459 New
MC
150
Miles Capital
Iowa
$204K +$178K +8,243 New
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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.