Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

62,190,909Shares Outstanding

146,969Shares held by institutions

$5,674,473Value of institutional holdings

14.48%Institutional ownership %

-0.54%Shares Changed QoQ

153No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

The institutional landscape for Central Garden & Pet Co (NASDAQ:CENT) includes 153 filers as of the latest reporting cycle ending December 2025.

Institutional ownership in Central Garden & Pet edged down to 14.5% in December 2025, compared to 14.7% in September 2025.
Quarterly data indicates a -0.54% shift in institutional share volume, and the annual owner count reflects an increase of 5.52%.
A review of institutional activity for Central Garden & Pet shows 70 of 153 filers increasing their positions, while 56 reduced their stake, and 27 remained unchanged.
The total number of shares held by institutions in Central Garden & Pet decreased to 9.00Mn as of December 2025, a net change of down by 48.94K shares quarter on quarter, and down 3.59Mn shares year over year.
As of December 31, 2025, BlackRock, Inc. held Central Garden & Pet's largest shareholding position with over 1.57Mn shares, representing 2.52% of total outstanding shares.
Among the most significant buyers of Central Garden & Pet during December 2025 were DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main (133.35K), RBF Capital, LLC (72.18K), VANGUARD GROUP INC (46.40K), MARSHALL WACE, LLP (39.52K), Creative Planning (33.06K).
Leading sellers of Central Garden & Pet stock in December 2025 included MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC (194.81K), MORGAN STANLEY (94.34K), CITADEL ADVISORS LLC (77.50K), BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (63.21K), NORTHERN TRUST CORP (40.17K).
The top 10 institutional holders of Central Garden & Pet for the quarter ending December 2025 included BlackRock, Inc. (1.57Mn), VANGUARD GROUP INC (1.15Mn), Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC (808.30K), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (659.96K), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (472.21K), STATE STREET CORP (385.96K), MORGAN STANLEY (357.12K), AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC (304.35K), HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (195.80K), BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (173.33K).

153 Institutional Holders

146,969 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	1,567,547	20,702	1.34%	$50,396,637.00
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,147,242	46,403	4.22%	$36,883,831.00
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	808,304	4,178	0.52%	$25,825,313.00
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	31 Dec, 2025	659,962	-10,454	-1.56%	$21,217,835.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	472,215	-320	-0.07%	$15,182,427.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	385,957	3,306	0.86%	$12,408,518.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	357,118	-94,336	-20.90%	$11,481,375.00
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	31 Dec, 2025	304,348	17,482	6.09%	$9,784,788.00
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	31 Dec, 2025	195,796	16,881	9.44%	$6,294,841.00
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	31 Dec, 2025	173,334	-63,209	-26.72%	$5,572,688.00
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main	31 Dec, 2025	159,642	133,349	507.17%	$5,132,490.00
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	31 Dec, 2025	147,683	-40,170	-21.38%	$4,748,009.00
RBF Capital, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	144,352	72,176	100.00%	$4,640,916.00
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	140,347	2,341	1.70%	$4,512,156.00
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	31 Dec, 2025	126,481	-25,884	-16.99%	$4,066,364.00
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	31 Dec, 2025	113,987	14,900	15.04%	$3,664,682.00
Allianz Asset Management GmbH	31 Dec, 2025	95,981	-38,080	-28.40%	$3,085,789.00
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	95,406	3,717	4.05%	$3,067,303.00
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL	31 Dec, 2025	83,920	-1,700	-1.99%	$2,698,028.00
GW&K Investment Management, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	81,682	-4,430	-5.14%	$2,626.00

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