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Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA

129 hedge funds and large institutions have $290M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

220% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 5

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 35

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $239M → $290M (+$51.1M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 129 (+9)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
129
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+7.5%
% of All Funds
3.44%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
50
Reduced
35
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$5.35M
2
TCP
Tourbillon Capital Partners
New York
+$2.58M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$2.13M
4
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
+$1.97M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$1.58M

Top Sellers

1
HH
Harbinger Holdings
New York
-$14.4M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$2.39M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.27M
4
LCM
LG Capital Management
Maryland
-$1.26M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$958K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$28.1M +$347K +52,107 +1%
RCM
2
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$28M -$748K -112,313 -3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$24.1M +$712K +106,979 +4%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$23.9M +$2.13M +319,294 +11%
TCP
5
Tourbillon Capital Partners
New York
$18.2M +$2.58M +387,500 +19%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$12.8M -$41.3K -6,206 -0.4%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$12.5M +$1.58M +237,334 +17%
FCM
8
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$9.87M -$85.4K -12,826 -1%
Acadian Asset Management
9
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$9.14M +$5.35M +803,331 +205%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.33M -$23.8K -3,572 -0.4%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.75M -$154K -23,081 -3%
Deutsche Bank
12
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6.2M -$2.39M -358,972 -31%
American Century Companies
13
American Century Companies
Missouri
$5.84M -$631K -94,690 -11%
Renaissance Technologies
14
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.35M +$1.38M +207,920 +42%
KCM
15
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$5.19M -$6.59K -990 -0.1%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$4.44M +$151K +22,686 +4%
BCM
17
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$4M +$805K +120,875 +30%
SDIC
18
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$3.34M – – –
Boston Partners
19
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$2.94M – – –
Arrowstreet Capital
20
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$2.93M +$186K +27,893 +8%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$2.88M +$1.12M +167,550 +80%
GC
22
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.64M -$896K -134,518 -28%
Principal Financial Group
23
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.48M -$91.4K -13,725 -4%
HIP
24
Hatteras Investment Partners
North Carolina
$2.39M +$291K +43,653 +16%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.26M +$34.3K +5,145 +2%
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CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

129 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $290M — up 21% from $239M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new CENTA positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $5.35M. The largest seller was Harbinger Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.4M sold.

  • 129 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q4 2014, up from 120 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $290M of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q4 2014, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q4 2014 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $5.35M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q4 2014 was Harbinger Holdings, an estimated $14.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.