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CENT · NASDAQ
Who owns CENT
Largest institutional holders, from their latest 13F filings
The 10 largest institutions hold 10.5% of CENT’s shares.
- Brown (William E)2.2%
- BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.2.1%
- Allspring Global Investments, LLC1.2%
- Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.1.0%
- Next 6 largest institutions4.0%
- All other shareholders89.5%
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Brown (William E) | 1.39M | 2.22% |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 1.32M | 2.10% |
| Allspring Global Investments, LLC | 735.40K | 1.18% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P. | 650.82K | 1.04% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 536.55K | 0.86% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 475.56K | 0.76% |
| Geode Capital Management, L.L.C. | 453.87K | 0.73% |
| American Century Investment Management, Inc. | 413.96K | 0.66% |
| State Street Investment Management (US) | 382.43K | 0.61% |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 212.89K | 0.34% |
Largest mutual fund holders
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Allspring Special Small Cap Val Fd | 607.63K | 0.97% |
| iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 492.39K | 0.79% |
| Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF | 397.87K | 0.64% |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 258.35K | 0.41% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 243.58K | 0.39% |
Insider trades
Form 4 filings by officers, directors and large holders
Over the last 6 months, insiders sold $539.60K (3 trades) of CENT on the open market, with no buys.
| Insider | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN WILLIAM E | Other | 1.00K | — |
| BROWN WILLIAM E | Sale | 3.90K | $152.10K |
| PENNINGTON BROOKS III | Gift | 5.80K | — |
| Walker John D. III | Sale | 5.00K | $195.00K |
| Walker John D. III | Sale | 5.00K | $192.50K |
| BROWN WILLIAM E | Option exercise | 127.94K | — |
| BROWN WILLIAM E | Tax withholding | 116.23K | $4.45M |
| BROWN WILLIAM E | Option exercise | 127.94K | $3.99M |
| Machek Howard | Tax withholding | 3.92K | $147.50K |
| Hanson John Edward | Option exercise | 8.52K | — |
Congressional trades
Disclosed by members of Congress over the last 12 months
| Member | Type | Amount | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gil CisnerosHouse | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Mar 3, 2026 |
Short interest
Settled Sep 30, 2026
- Shares short
- 344.26K
- Days to cover
- 4.33
- % of shares outstanding
- 0.55%
- Average daily volume
- 79.52K
- Change since last report
- −10.6%
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