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Central Garden & Pet Co Class A

111 hedge funds and large institutions have $226M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $175M → $226M (+$50.4M)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 40

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 114111 (-3)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
111
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.63%
% of All Funds
3.21%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
8
Increased
41
Reduced
40
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RCM
1
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$28.7M +$282K +49,720 +1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$23.1M -$479K -84,502 -2%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$20M +$77.8K +13,731 +0.5%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$19.3M +$419K +73,926 +3%
HH
5
Harbinger Holdings
New York
$13.1M +$11.3M +1,988,435 New
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$10.8M -$208K -36,634 -2%
American Century Companies
7
American Century Companies
Missouri
$9.75M +$898K +158,433 +12%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.91M +$1.67M +294,121 +39%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.82M +$103K +18,187 +2%
Boston Partners
10
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$6.2M +$554K +97,750 +12%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.58M +$197K +34,838 +4%
GC
12
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.5M +$52.1K +9,186 +2%
Fidelity Investments
13
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$3.45M -$885K -156,125 -23%
RA
14
Royce & Associates
New York
$3.31M +$2.27M +400,000 +400%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.15M +$171K +30,161 +7%
UBS AM
16
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.74M +$719K +126,884 +44%
B
17
Barings
North Carolina
$2.69M +$53K +9,359 +2%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.61M
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$2.42M +$62.2K +10,976 +3%
Charles Schwab
20
Charles Schwab
California
$2.23M +$422K +74,512 +28%
First Trust Advisors
21
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.15M -$16.2K -2,864 -0.9%
Principal Financial Group
22
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.1M +$73.2K +12,919 +4%
LSV Asset Management
23
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$2.08M
FP
24
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$1.98M -$66.2K -11,690 -4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
25
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.83M -$278K -49,000 -16%

CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

111 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $226M — up 29% from $175M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of CENTA and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was Harbinger Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was FrontFour Capital Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.14M sold.

  • 111 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q1 2014, down from 114 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $226M of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q1 2014, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q1 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q1 2014 was Harbinger Holdings, an estimated $11.3M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q1 2014 was FrontFour Capital Group, an estimated $2.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.