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Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA

170 hedge funds and large institutions have $693M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 6

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $510M → $693M (+$184M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 153 → 170 (+17)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
170
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
4.54%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
24
Increased
56
Reduced
65
Closed
6
Calls
$1K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$1K
Net Calls Change
-$2K

Top Buyers

1
AAM
ACK Asset Management
Connecticut
+$7.32M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$6.22M
3
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.63M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.18M
5
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
+$3.01M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$3.74M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$3.71M
3
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
-$3.61M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.6M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$2.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$67.6M +$92.3K +6,449 +0.2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$62.5M +$2.02M +141,356 +4%
FCM
3
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$51M +$1.26M +87,834 +3%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$47.1M -$3.71M -259,460 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$32.8M -$3.74M -261,201 -12%
Acadian Asset Management
6
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$24.6M -$2.7M -188,507 -12%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$23.2M -$2.3M -160,424 -11%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$21.9M -$3.6M -251,750 -17%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$21.9M +$3.18M +222,341 +21%
RCM
10
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$18M -$1.96M -137,076 -12%
AAM
11
ACK Asset Management
Connecticut
$16M +$7.32M +511,250 +124%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$15.7M -$1.03M -71,628 -7%
BCM
13
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$13.8M – – –
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$12M -$1.54M -107,846 -13%
NI
15
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$10.5M -$2.23M -155,625 -20%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$8.96M +$25.7K +1,794 +0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.18M -$821K -57,346 -11%
Fidelity Investments
18
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$7.55M +$6.22M +434,821 New
PPA
19
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$7.25M +$747K +52,169 +14%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$6.83M +$1.01M +70,901 +22%
PAM
21
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.43M +$645K +45,096 +14%
American Century Companies
22
American Century Companies
Missouri
$6.14M +$1.91M +133,627 +61%
Arrowstreet Capital
23
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$6.11M -$62.9K -4,392 -1%
OCG
24
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$6.05M +$824K +57,593 +20%
BA
25
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.39M -$809K -56,518 -15%
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CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

170 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $693M — up 36% from $510M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new CENTA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was ACK Asset Management, adding an estimated $7.32M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $3.74M.

  • 170 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q2 2016, up from 153 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $693M of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q2 2016, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q2 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q2 2016 was ACK Asset Management, an estimated $7.32M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q2 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $3.74M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.