Latest Period
Q1 2026
Security Snapshot
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO - Common Stock (CENT) Institutional Ownership
CUSIP: 153527106
13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q1 2026
Institutions Reporting
172
Shares (Excl. Options)
8,912,448
Price
$36.77
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- Security type / class
- Equity / Common Stock
- Symbol
- CENT on Nasdaq
- All holders as of 31 Mar 2026
- Q1 2026
- Total 13F shares
- 8,912,448
- Total 13F value
- $327,352,802
- Portfolio coverage rank
- 0%
- Share change
- -161,023
- Value change
- -$5,477,934
- Number of holders
- 172
- Shares outstanding
- 9,664,069
- SEC-reported price per share
- $39.23
Latest holder snapshot
5 signals
Issuer context
Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile.
2 identity fields
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors
Key facts
- CENT - CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO - Common Stock is tracked under CUSIP 153527106.
- 172 institutions reported positions in Q1 2026.
- 6 significant owners is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.
Change
- Holder count moved from 160 to 172 between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.
- SEC-reported value moved from $291,277,537 to $327,352,802.
Research use
- You can quickly see who holds this security, then open quarter and manager detail pages for full evidence.
- 13F and Schedule 13D/13G sections are kept together so you can cross-check institutional and beneficial ownership context.
Evidence
Source: SEC Form 13F
Open SEC evidence
Latest holder context comes from 172 institutions filings for Q1 2026.
Security key
153527106
Latest holder period
Q1 2026
13F holders
172
13D/G owners
6
CIK / CUSIP context first
Open Q1 2026 holders
CENT full holder history
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO SEC filings
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO company facts
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO insider transactions
Broader feeds
Recent Quarterly Holder Reports
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13D/G owners
Significant owners
Large-stake holder rows connected to Schedule 13D/G evidence.
Rows
6
Security
CENT
| Filer | Ownership | Change % | Holdings Value | Net Change | Nb Shares | Change % | Reporting Name | Report Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.9% | $128,800,751 | 3,502,876 | Vanguard Portfolio Management | 31 Mar 2026 | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | 14% | -13% | $51,038,089 | -$8,035,324 | 1,485,825 | -14% | BlackRock, Inc. | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 7.6% | $27,864,445 | 811,192 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 31 Dec 2024 | |||
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.4% | $22,706,725 | 617,534 | Vanguard Capital Management | 31 Mar 2026 | |||
| GEODE CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC | 4.9% | -2.8% | $15,428,220 | -$717,808 | 472,535 | -4.4% | Geode Capital Holdings LLC | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 1.1% | -95% | $4,157,243 | -$94,163,930 | 121,026 | -96% | Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF | 31 Mar 2025 |
As of 31 Mar 2026, 172 institutional investors reported holding 8,912,448 shares of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO - Common Stock (CENT). This represents 92% of the company’s total 9,664,069 outstanding shares.
13F concentration
Top 25 institutional shareholders
Largest 13F positions for this security by reported shares and value.
Top holder share
75%
| Institution | Ownership % | Shares Held | Share Change % | Portfolio % | Holdings Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 17% | 1,605,753 | +2.4% | 0% | $59,043,539 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 8.3% | 803,595 | -0.58% | 0.05% | $29,250,858 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 6.7% | 649,876 | -1.5% | 0% | $23,896,527 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.6% | 543,970 | 0% | 0% | $20,001,777 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.9% | 473,536 | 0% | 0% | $17,411,919 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 4.7% | 455,752 | -3.5% | 0% | $16,758,889 |
| STATE STREET CORP | 4% | 385,978 | +0.01% | 0% | $14,192,411 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 3.6% | 345,821 | +14% | 0.01% | $12,715,838 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 1.9% | 181,787 | +59% | 0.01% | $6,684,308 |
| CSM Advisors, LLC | 1.9% | 180,060 | 0.16% | $6,620,000 | |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.6% | 153,640 | -22% | 0.02% | $5,649,343 |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 1.6% | 151,689 | -5% | 0.01% | $5,577,604 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 1.5% | 144,508 | -17% | 0% | $5,313,559 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.4% | 135,717 | -3.3% | 0% | $4,990,314 |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 1.4% | 134,709 | -62% | 0% | $4,953,284 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.2% | 112,395 | -24% | 0% | $4,132,764 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 1.1% | 106,981 | 0% | 0% | $3,933,691 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 1% | 100,995 | +32% | 0% | $3,713,585 |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1% | 99,987 | +4.8% | 0.07% | $3,676,522 |
| Creative Planning | 0.92% | 89,159 | +85% | 0% | $3,278,376 |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | 0.81% | 78,373 | -4.1% | 0.03% | $2,882,000 |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 0.8% | 77,792 | 0.02% | $2,860,412 | |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 0.79% | 76,382 | -20% | 0% | $2,808,566 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | 0.79% | 76,277 | +14% | 0% | $2,805,000 |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | 0.75% | 72,453 | -14% | 0.01% | $2,664,097 |
Quarter history
Institutional holders across reporting periods
Holder count, reported shares/value, and median price by quarter.
Periods
49
Latest
Q1 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 49
| Period | 13F Shares, Excl. Options | Value, Excl. Options | Value Change | Price (Median) | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 8,912,448 | $327,352,802 | -$5,477,934 | $36.77 | 172 |
| 2025 Q4 | 9,064,725 | $291,277,537 | -$8,672,075 | $32.15 | 160 |
| 2025 Q3 | 9,344,753 | $304,855,382 | -$19,104,556 | $32.65 | 160 |
| 2025 Q2 | 9,913,750 | $349,520,469 | -$26,320,941 | $35.18 | 176 |
| 2025 Q1 | 10,648,526 | $390,154,124 | -$71,173,463 | $36.66 | 173 |
| 2024 Q4 | 12,589,580 | $487,924,265 | +$3,034,456 | $38.80 | 142 |
| 2024 Q3 | 12,529,152 | $456,953,072 | +$4,112,520 | $36.47 | 150 |
| 2024 Q2 | 12,405,285 | $477,601,095 | +$19,515,724 | $38.50 | 132 |
| 2024 Q1 | 11,871,894 | $508,471,516 | +$43,783,227 | $42.83 | 128 |
| 2023 Q4 | 10,827,117 | $542,543,634 | +$45,431,916 | $50.11 | 124 |
| 2023 Q3 | 9,945,651 | $439,004,605 | +$25,657,496 | $44.14 | 134 |
| 2023 Q2 | 9,367,392 | $363,174,254 | -$3,636,918 | $38.77 | 124 |
| 2023 Q1 | 9,458,545 | $388,364,295 | +$1,806,605 | $41.06 | 126 |
| 2022 Q4 | 9,438,207 | $353,489,238 | +$21,518,726 | $37.45 | 124 |
| 2022 Q3 | 9,489,918 | $342,017,541 | -$12,527,236 | $36.04 | 112 |
| 2022 Q2 | 9,758,977 | $414,242,285 | -$1,919,955 | $42.42 | 117 |
| 2022 Q1 | 9,873,587 | $434,145,456 | -$20,488,618 | $43.96 | 124 |
| 2021 Q4 | 10,253,820 | $539,442,265 | -$64,089,961 | $52.63 | 143 |
| 2021 Q3 | 10,489,240 | $503,459,040 | +$21,463,293 | $48.00 | 143 |
| 2021 Q2 | 10,029,016 | $530,772,730 | +$5,644,111 | $52.93 | 141 |
| 2021 Q1 | 9,914,606 | $575,369,784 | +$9,149,381 | $58.01 | 144 |
| 2020 Q4 | 9,819,478 | $379,157,964 | -$4,589,852 | $38.61 | 135 |
| 2020 Q3 | 9,819,087 | $391,950,882 | +$12,174,574 | $39.93 | 132 |
| 2020 Q2 | 9,506,829 | $342,179,805 | -$7,182,221 | $35.99 | 122 |
| 2020 Q1 | 9,709,366 | $267,154,487 | -$13,031,564 | $27.50 | 111 |