Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
191 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.3B invested in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
113% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 47
0.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 110.92% → 111.52% (+0.6%)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 27
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 195 → 191 (-4)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.37B → $1.3B (-$74.6M)
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $238K | Put options by funds: $504K
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$35.6M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$27.9M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$23.7M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$21.6M |
| 5 |
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$17.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
-$23.6M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$10.2M |
| 3 |
PSUF
People's United Financial
Bridgeport,
Connecticut
|
-$6.37M |
| 4 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
-$5.69M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$5.27M |
CENTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
191 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.3B — down 5.4% from $1.37B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of CENTA and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 100 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $35.6M. The largest seller was Epoch Investment Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.6M sold.
- 191 institutional investors held Central Garden & Pet Co Class A (CENTA) as of Q3 2018, down from 195 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $1.3B of Central Garden & Pet Co Class A stock for Q3 2018, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Central Garden & Pet Co Class A positions in Q3 2018 and 27 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A buyer in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $35.6M added.
- The largest Central Garden & Pet Co Class A seller in Q3 2018 was Epoch Investment Partners, an estimated $23.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.