CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO - Common Stock (CENTA) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
CENTA on Nasdaq
Shares outstanding
51,985,594
Price per share
$29.19
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
48,016,224
Total reported value
$1,401,330,002
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-643,499
Value change
-$19,336,390
Number of holders
248
Price from insider filings
$29.19
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO - Common Stock (CENTA) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
BlackRock, Inc. 14% $228,709,943 7,525,829 BlackRock, Inc. 31 Mar 2025
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4% -27% $68,026,061 -$25,706,291 2,100,218 -27% Victory Capital Management, Inc. 30 Jun 2025
Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.2% -91% $8,460,880 -$52,019,748 278,410 -86% Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF 31 Mar 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 248 institutional investors reported holding 48,016,224 shares of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO - Common Stock (CENTA). This represents 92% of the company’s total 51,985,594 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO - Common Stock (CENTA) together control 74% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
BlackRock, Inc. 15% 8,040,355 +3.1% 0% $234,697,948
VANGUARD GROUP INC 11% 5,804,612 +0.36% 0% $169,436,625
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 6.3% 3,280,483 -0.84% 0.02% $95,757,630
STATE STREET CORP 4.1% 2,137,257 -1.9% 0% $62,386,532
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 4.1% 2,123,479 +53% 0.14% $61,984,000
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.9% 2,032,658 -8.3% 0.03% $59,333,287
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 3.8% 1,974,724 +4.4% 0.03% $57,642,194
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 3.7% 1,924,354 +2.9% 0.09% $55,729,292
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 2.3% 1,217,619 +7% 0.29% $35,542,299
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2% 1,038,370 +1.7% 0% $30,317,093
GW&K Investment Management, LLC 1.9% 1,000,206 -2.2% 0.25% $29,196,000
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 1.9% 964,380 +16% 0.02% $28,150,252
SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 1.8% 940,175 -15% 0.19% $27,443,790
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.7% 893,402 +0.85% 0% $26,078,393
STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 1.2% 630,522 -32% 0.04% $18,404,937
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.95% 494,843 +22% 0% $14,444,467
MORGAN STANLEY 0.95% 494,052 +5.1% 0% $14,421,410
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.94% 491,132 -11% 0% $14,336,144
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.93% 484,347 -16% 0.3% $14,138,089
Invenomic Capital Management LP 0.91% 471,015 0.66% $13,748,928
HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.89% 460,169 -1% 0.62% $13,432,333
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.88% 459,503 -10% 0.02% $13,412,893
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.87% 452,831 -18% 0% $13,218,138
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.87% 450,196 +15% 0.02% $13,141,221
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.82% 428,254 -20% 0% $12,500,735

Institutional Holders of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO - Common Stock (CENTA) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 48,016,224 $1,401,330,002 -$19,336,390 $29.19 248
2025 Q3 48,787,442 $1,439,763,121 +$30,392,319 $29.53 240
2025 Q2 47,737,087 $1,495,238,637 -$27,982,173 $31.29 248
2025 Q1 48,602,345 $1,589,853,242 -$16,816,634 $32.73 239
2024 Q4 49,107,260 $1,621,741,217 -$23,733,902 $33.05 224
2024 Q3 49,630,653 $1,558,375,638 -$3,884,811 $31.40 229
2024 Q2 49,971,695 $1,650,591,557 +$42,066,719 $33.03 224
2024 Q1 48,691,750 $1,797,769,573 +$429,073,164 $36.92 221
2023 Q4 36,944,811 $1,628,111,629 +$17,289,315 $44.04 188
2023 Q3 36,582,666 $1,466,701,308 +$4,402,495 $40.09 184
2023 Q2 36,474,399 $1,330,359,366 -$53,464,355 $36.46 172
2023 Q1 37,851,260 $1,478,702,494 -$1,124,971 $39.07 171
2022 Q4 37,909,574 $1,357,220,176 +$2,543,027 $35.80 167
2022 Q3 37,851,196 $1,293,052,289 -$13,464,620 $34.16 159
2022 Q2 38,413,334 $1,536,807,191 -$9,706,498 $40.01 173
2022 Q1 38,636,296 $1,576,232,995 +$36,296,868 $40.78 175
2021 Q4 37,883,020 $1,811,273,637 -$35,108,544 $47.85 177
2021 Q3 36,932,088 $1,588,713,779 +$45,622,297 $43.00 174
2021 Q2 36,629,701 $1,769,769,155 -$439,496 $48.30 179
2021 Q1 36,804,283 $1,910,503,429 +$27,367,092 $51.89 177
2020 Q4 36,383,929 $1,322,638,952 -$2,726,026 $36.33 175
2020 Q3 36,514,542 $1,319,515,641 -$8,357,218 $36.14 179
2020 Q2 36,709,098 $1,240,214,082 -$21,274,374 $33.79 179
2020 Q1 37,412,062 $957,082,575 -$14,257,456 $25.57 163
2019 Q4 37,777,623 $1,109,180,350 +$9,735,836 $29.36 162
2019 Q3 37,534,746 $1,040,742,153 -$29,874,127 $27.72 165
2019 Q2 38,852,275 $957,112,655 -$3,134,313 $24.64 172
2019 Q1 39,285,013 $913,393,199 -$28,649,197 $23.25 181
2018 Q4 39,920,095 $1,247,754,904 +$17,904,518 $31.25 187
2018 Q3 39,183,551 $1,298,417,651 +$167,779,268 $33.14 190
2018 Q2 33,923,883 $1,373,030,214 +$9,063,793 $40.47 190
2018 Q1 33,707,267 $1,335,516,362 +$20,326,475 $39.61 181
2017 Q4 33,313,289 $1,256,334,468 +$5,582,090 $37.71 179
2017 Q3 33,139,475 $1,232,020,247 +$14,328,768 $37.19 170
2017 Q2 32,939,096 $988,972,736 -$3,413,639 $30.02 184
2017 Q1 32,979,142 $1,144,722,452 +$182,503,516 $34.72 178
2016 Q4 31,650,979 $978,019,806 +$1,600,037 $30.90 186
2016 Q3 31,895,524 $790,981,773 -$12,874,504 $24.80 171
2016 Q2 31,556,627 $685,202,455 +$4,563,644 $21.71 166
2016 Q1 31,416,446 $511,646,050 +$18,576,955 $16.29 151
2015 Q4 30,370,399 $413,076,543 +$1,476,562 $13.60 152
2015 Q3 30,004,122 $483,356,965 +$10,001,647 $16.11 157
2015 Q2 29,958,679 $341,828,254 +$4,753,064 $11.41 131
2015 Q1 29,665,620 $314,891,606 -$3,034,449 $10.62 131
2014 Q4 30,066,808 $287,190,893 +$7,287,644 $9.55 125
2014 Q3 29,438,611 $236,677,422 +$3,243,013 $8.04 117
2014 Q2 28,473,278 $261,892,480 +$8,845,094 $9.20 121
2014 Q1 27,518,372 $227,565,752 +$10,960,935 $8.27 109