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Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA

115 hedge funds and large institutions have $180M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 34

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115 → 115 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 14

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $193M → $180M (-$13.5M)

94% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2K | Put options by funds: $34K

Holders
115
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.73%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
54
Reduced
34
Closed
14
Calls
$2K
Puts
$34K
Net Calls
-$32K
Net Calls Change
-$64K

Top Buyers

1
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$7.62M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$3.29M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$1.36M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$717K
5
B
Barings
North Carolina
+$641K

Top Sellers

1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.76M
2
CSC
Cove Street Capital
California
-$3.84M
3
CEI
Clark Estates Inc
New York
-$3.59M
4
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$2.99M
5
KSC
Kendall Square Capital
California
-$2.69M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$19.5M -$53.4K -9,739 -0.3%
RCM
2
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$17.8M +$7.62M +1,391,546 +75%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$16M +$1.36M +248,406 +9%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$15M +$445K +81,225 +3%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$9.97M +$163K +29,710 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$8.1M -$479K -87,384 -6%
American Century Companies
7
American Century Companies
Missouri
$7.01M +$279K +50,907 +4%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.57M +$379K +69,253 +7%
Boston Partners
9
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$4.6M +$372K +67,984 +9%
LI
10
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$4.29M -$93.2K -17,012 -2%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.18M +$120K +21,923 +3%
Acadian Asset Management
12
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.71M -$2.25M -410,658 -38%
Fidelity Investments
13
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$3.29M +$3.29M +600,663 New
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.71M -$160K -29,127 -6%
ClearBridge Investments
15
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$2.46M +$86.1K +15,722 +4%
B
16
Barings
North Carolina
$2.18M +$641K +117,000 +42%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.16M – – –
CSC
18
Cove Street Capital
California
$2.06M -$3.84M -700,598 -65%
Renaissance Technologies
19
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.02M -$497K -90,625 -20%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$1.95M +$215K +39,235 +12%
LSV Asset Management
21
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$1.72M -$4.76M -869,340 -73%
NTCOC
22
Northern Trust Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
$1.65M +$6.99K +1,275 +0.4%
UBS AM
23
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.62M -$379K -69,143 -19%
PPA
24
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.59M -$184K -33,667 -10%
Principal Financial Group
25
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.57M -$68K -12,405 -4%
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CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

115 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $180M — down 7% from $193M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in CENTA was balanced in Q3 2013: 14 funds opened new positions, 14 closed out, 54 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rutabaga Capital Management, adding an estimated $7.62M. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.76M.

  • 115 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q3 2013, unchanged from Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $180M of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q3 2013, down 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q3 2013 and 14 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q3 2013 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $7.62M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q3 2013 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $4.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.