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Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $976M invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

107% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 15

105.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 105.62% (+106%)

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $797M → $976M (+$180M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 188 (+13)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 73

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+7.43%
% of All Funds
4.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
66
Reduced
73
Closed
15
Calls
$9K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$9K
Net Calls Change
+$9K

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$8.58M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$7.12M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$5.99M
4
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$5.12M
5
PSUF
People's United Financial
Connecticut
+$4.23M

Top Sellers

1
FA
Friess Associates
Delaware
-$8.56M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$8.3M
3
OCG
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
-$6.76M
4
AAM
ACK Asset Management
Connecticut
-$5.93M
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$4.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$95.7M -$1.03M -47,540 -1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$91.3M +$64.1K +2,959 +0.1%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$80M +$5.99M +276,726 +9%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$50M +$7.12M +328,792 +19%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$39.7M +$8.58M +396,433 +33%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$30.7M +$887K +40,977 +3%
Acadian Asset Management
7
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$28.3M +$979K +45,228 +4%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$27.8M +$2.46M +113,500 +11%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$25.8M +$1.96M +90,685 +10%
FCM
10
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$25.7M +$1.53M +70,502 +7%
PCM
11
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$24.5M -$3.48M -160,867 -14%
MFIMFI
12
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
$23.1M -$3.43M -158,482 -14%
BCM
13
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$23.1M +$4.05K +187 +0%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$15.3M +$2.12M +97,826 +19%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$14.8M -$713K -32,942 -5%
NI
16
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$14.3M -$1.03M -47,500 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$12.9M +$830K +38,316 +8%
PPA
18
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$12M -$2.98M -137,555 -22%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
19
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$11.9M +$2.09M +96,366 +25%
RCM
20
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.3M -$3.21M -148,079 -24%
CCMH
21
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$8.45M -$907K -41,875 -11%
Principal Financial Group
22
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$8.24M +$596K +27,534 +9%
D.E. Shaw & Co
23
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$8.23M +$673K +31,105 +10%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$7.65M -$1.32M -60,979 -16%
AQR Capital Management
25
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$7.07M -$4.39M -202,994 -42%
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CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

188 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $976M — up 23% from $797M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new CENTA positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $8.58M. The largest seller was Friess Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.56M sold.

  • 188 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q4 2016, up from 175 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $976M of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q4 2016, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q4 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $8.58M added.
  • The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q4 2016 was Friess Associates, an estimated $8.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.