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Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA

175 hedge funds and large institutions have $797M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 19

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $693M → $797M (+$103M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 170 → 175 (+5)

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $1K

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 73

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
175
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.94%
% of All Funds
4.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
56
Reduced
73
Closed
19
Calls
$1K
Puts
$1K
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
-$1K

Top Buyers

1
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
+$20.8M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$14.8M
3
FA
Friess Associates
Delaware
+$8.2M
4
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
+$7.03M
5
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
+$5.19M

Top Sellers

1
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$37.4M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$23.6M
3
AAM
ACK Asset Management
Connecticut
-$11.9M
4
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$8.25M
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$77.8M +$581K +30,582 +0.8%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$73.2M +$1.76M +92,781 +3%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$58.7M +$4.69M +246,794 +9%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$33.6M -$3.78M -198,806 -11%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$24M +$14.8M +776,192 +179%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$23.9M -$2.56M -134,467 -10%
PCM
7
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$22.8M +$21.9M +1,150,683 New
Acadian Asset Management
8
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$21.8M -$6M -315,803 -22%
MFIMFI
9
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
$21.7M +$20.8M +1,094,738 New
Renaissance Technologies
10
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$20.1M -$4.74M -249,375 -20%
FCM
11
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$19.2M -$37.4M -1,968,006 -67%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$18.9M +$913K +48,048 +5%
BCM
13
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$18.5M +$2.65M +139,625 +18%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$12.6M -$1.09M -57,549 -8%
NI
15
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$12.4M +$373K +19,632 +3%
PPA
16
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$12.4M +$3.87M +203,745 +49%
RCM
17
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$12M -$8.25M -433,926 -42%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.4M +$121K +6,380 +1%
AQR Capital Management
19
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$9.7M +$3.43M +180,661 +59%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$9.58M +$223K +11,717 +2%
FA
21
Friess Associates
Delaware
$8.56M +$8.2M +431,250 New
Arrowstreet Capital
22
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$8.3M +$1.27M +66,968 +19%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
23
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$7.66M +$7.03M +369,705 +2,294%
CCMH
24
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$7.62M +$3.8M +199,750 +108%
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$7.35M -$441K -23,198 -6%
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CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

175 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $797M — up 15% from $693M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new CENTA positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.8M. The largest seller was Frontier Capital Management, cutting an estimated $37.4M.

  • 175 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q3 2016, up from 170 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $797M of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q3 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q3 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q3 2016 was Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income, an estimated $20.8M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q3 2016 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $37.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.