Central Garden & Pet Ownership | Who Owns Central Garden & Pet?

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Central Garden & Pet Ownership Summary

Central Garden & Pet is owned by 74.25% institutional investors, 3.84% insiders, and 21.92% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.19% of CENTA shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 4.69% of its assets in Central Garden & Pet shares.

CENTA Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Central Garden & Pet	74.25%	3.84%	21.92%
Sector	Consumer Defensive Stocks	51.48%	16.38%	32.14%
Industry	Packaged Foods Stocks	56.00%	16.47%	27.53%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	7.82M	12.19%	$244.70M
Vanguard group	5.98M	9.07%	$197.61M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	3.59M	5.44%	$118.56M
Victory capital management	2.93M	4.45%	$96.97M
State street	2.24M	3.46%	$73.90M
Allspring global investments	2.04M	3.09%	$66.12M
American century companies	1.75M	2.73%	$54.75M
Champlain investment partners	1.50M	2.34%	$49.19M
Westwood group	1.14M	1.78%	$35.70M
State of wisconsin investment board	1.06M	1.66%	$33.22M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Mangrove partners	493.06K	1.66%	$15.43M
Highbridge capital management	491.13K	0.63%	$15.37M
Olstein capital management	77.00K	0.45%	$2.54M
Bridgeway capital management	598.57K	0.44%	$19.78M
Orchard capital management	10.68K	0.37%	$334.15K
Champlain investment partners	1.50M	0.36%	$49.19M
Westwood group	1.14M	0.31%	$35.70M
Gw&k investment management	1.05M	0.29%	$32.90M
Silvercrest asset management group	1.04M	0.22%	$32.56M
Armistice capital	324.00K	0.17%	$10.14M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Vanguard group	5.98M	0.00%	306.45K
Tudor investment corp et al	277.62K	0.02%	277.62K
Norges bank	249.47K	0.00%	249.47K
Cubist systematic strategies	180.96K	0.04%	180.96K
American century companies	1.75M	0.03%	167.90K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Armistice capital	324.00K	0.17%	-701.09K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	7.82M	0.00%	-515.04K
Manufacturers life insurance company, the	363.60K	0.01%	-327.49K
Congress asset management co /ma	-	-	-195.85K
Guggenheim capital	-	-	-185.98K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Tudor investment corp et al	277.62K	0.02%	277.62K	$8.69M
Norges bank	249.47K	0.00%	249.47K	$8.24M
Voloridge investment management	74.31K	0.01%	74.31K	$2.33M
Northrock partners	58.14K	0.06%	58.14K	$1.92M
Two sigma advisers, lp	41.35K	0.00%	41.35K	$1.37M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Claris advisors, llc / mo /	-3.00
Mendota financial group	-4.00
Global financial private client	-5.00
Stephens consulting	-15.00
Capital performance advisors llp	-20.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2025	244	2.09%	47,620,888	-1.94%	74	1.30%	122	4.27%	83	3.75%
Mar 31, 2025	6	-97.37%	1,724,653	-96.49%	2	0.05%	4	-96.15%	2	-97.53%
Dec 31, 2024	163	-29.13%	36,593,847	-25.78%	56	1.01%	69	-33.01%	60	-24.05%
Sep 30, 2024	230	2.22%	49,307,840	-1.22%	75	1.31%	103	-12.71%	79	12.86%
Jun 30, 2024	225	1.81%	49,918,332	3.57%	75	1.41%	118	-41.29%	70	337.50%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	2.95M	4.69%	454.00
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.61M	2.56%	-35.73K
Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp R	1.50M	2.37%	-345.00K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF	1.48M	2.35%	960.00
Allspring Special Small Cap Value A	1.40M	2.23%	-15.10K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.40M	2.13%	-
Vanguard Small Cap Index	1.23M	1.96%	-12.20K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	1.17M	1.86%	-22.16K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	795.67K	1.27%	464.00
DFA US Small Cap Value I	761.45K	1.20%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Aug 14, 2025	PENNINGTON BROOKS III	-	Sell	$107.69K
May 29, 2025	BROWN WILLIAM E	Chairman	Sell	$153.74K
May 29, 2025	BROWN WILLIAM E	Chairman	Sell	$96.15K
May 21, 2025	BROWN WILLIAM E	Chairman	Sell	$1.30M
May 20, 2025	BROWN WILLIAM E	Chairman	Sell	$1.94M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q3	-	1
2025 Q2	-	5
2025 Q1	-	4
2024 Q4	-	-
2024 Q3	-	3

CENTA Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Central Garden & Pet?

Central Garden & Pet shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 74.25%, followed by 3.84% insiders and 21.91% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Central Garden & Pet's industry, Packaged Foods Stocks, is 56.00%, which Central Garden & Pet exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Central Garden & Pet?

Central Garden & Pet’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (7.82M shares, 12.19%), Vanguard group (5.98M shares, 9.07%), and Dimensional fund advisors lp (3.59M shares, 5.44%). Together, they hold 26.70% of Central Garden & Pet’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Central Garden & Pet?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of Central Garden & Pet.

Who is Central Garden & Pet’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Mangrove partners is Central Garden & Pet’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 1.66% of its assets in 493.06K Central Garden & Pet shares, valued at 15.43M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Central Garden & Pet shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Central Garden & Pet shares, with 4.69% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.95M Central Garden & Pet shares.

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