CENTRAL SECS CORP CET
COM · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 155123102
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $48.01.
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 64 |
| Q4 2022 | 64 |
| Q1 2023 | 67 |
| Q2 2023 | 64 |
| Q3 2023 | 66 |
| Q4 2023 | 73 |
| Q1 2024 | 79 |
| Q2 2024 | 82 |
| Q3 2024 | 83 |
| Q4 2024 | 86 |
| Q1 2025 | 83 |
| Q2 2025 | 83 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 22 | 18 |
| Q4 2023 | 41 | 22 |
| Q1 2024 | 32 | 30 |
| Q2 2024 | 29 | 30 |
| Q3 2024 | 25 | 24 |
| Q4 2024 | 41 | 25 |
| Q1 2025 | 27 | 29 |
| Q2 2025 | 28 | 33 |
Biggest buyers
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | Added | +112.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +57.6k |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | Added | +48.9k |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +42.7k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Added | +30.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +24.5k |
| BRASADA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | +9.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC | Added | +8.4k |
| PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC | New | +5.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +5.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -72.6k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -32.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Sold out | -27.3k |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -17.8k |
| Almitas Capital LLC | Sold out | -15.7k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC | Reduced | -10.2k |
| THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -9.4k |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | Sold out | -6.5k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -2.0k |
| Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC | Reduced | -1.9k |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| ENDEAVOR FOUNDATION, INC. 13G · exempt (held before listing) -0.1 pts · filed 2026-02-11 | 32.5% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 2 | $87.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $12.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | $68.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 2 | $99.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 2 | $91.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2025.
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Bulldog Investors, LLP 4.45% of their portfolio | 368.1k $17.6m | Added +112.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 305.3k $14.6m | Added +5.5k |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.00% of their portfolio | 250.7k $12.0m | Added +42.7k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 3.67% of their portfolio | 211.7k $10.1m | Added +30.9k |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 193.9k $9.3m | Added +48.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.6k $9.1m | Reduced -427 |
| THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 101.8k $4.9m | Reduced -9.4k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 101.3k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.1k $4.4m | Added +24.5k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 81.7k $3.9m | Reduced -72.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.4k $3.5m | Added +57.6k |
| Matisse Capital 1.47% of their portfolio | 65.0k $3.1m | Added +5.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.5k $2.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 56.7k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 54.9k $2.6m | Reduced -10.2k |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. 0.90% of their portfolio | 52.7k $2.5m | Reduced -17.8k |
| Colonial Trust Advisors 0.19% of their portfolio | 48.9k $2.3m | Added +172 |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 47.4k $2.3m | Reduced -32.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $2.2m | Reduced -463 |
| CSS LLC/IL 0.13% of their portfolio | 42.6k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.3k $2.0m | Reduced -6 |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.0k $1.8m | Reduced -346 |
| ROBERTS GLORE & CO INC /IL/ 0.48% of their portfolio | 34.5k $1.7m | Added +183 |
| Capital Investment Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 33.4k $1.6m | Reduced -325 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.2k $1.5m | Added +4.4k |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 29.2k $1.4m | Added +760 |
| BRASADA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 26.6k $1.3m | Added +9.2k |
| FFT WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 21.6k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.4k $1.0m | Added +3 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.9k $954.8k | Added +8.4k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.4k $831.3k | Reduced -416 |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.3k $829.6k | Unchanged |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.3k $827.6k | Reduced -9 |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 17.0k $812.7k | Reduced -809 |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.4k $783.2k | Reduced -172 |
| NEVILLE RODIE & SHAW INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 16.0k $766.0k | Reduced -1.0k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $749.0k | Reduced -648 |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.1k $721.3k | Reduced -515 |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $711.3k | Unchanged |
| S&CO INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 14.7k $705.0k | Unchanged |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. 0.31% of their portfolio | 14.0k $670.3k | Unchanged |
| Parkwoods Wealth Partners, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 13.7k $654.6k | Unchanged |
| DIVERSIFIED TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.3k $636.9k | Unchanged |
| Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.2k $632.2k | Reduced -1.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $568.1k | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $524.4k | Added +5.6k |
| MERIDIAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.1k $482.7k | Reduced -234 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $481.1k | Added +1.3k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.2k $442.0k | Added +19 |
| Accel Wealth Management 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.5k $358.1k | Added +562 |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.3k $350.3k | Unchanged |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.4k $305.4k | Reduced -95 |
| Confluence Wealth Services, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.1k $294.1k | Unchanged |
| Sippican Capital Advisors 0.21% of their portfolio | 6.0k $287.2k | Unchanged |
| PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.9k $283.0k | New |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.9k $281.1k | Reduced -520 |
| BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.9k $280.2k | Added +1 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8k $278.0k | Reduced -106 |
| Evanson Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.7k $270.6k | Unchanged |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5k $265.0k | Reduced -243 |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.4k $256.0k | New |
| WITTENBERG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.2k $248.2k | Unchanged |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2k $247.2k | Reduced -1.0k |
| WALLED LAKE PLANNING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.9k $233.3k | Unchanged |
| Smithfield Trust Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5k $212.0k | Unchanged |
| Stolper Co 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.3k $208.0k | New |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2k $201.3k | New |
| Lummis Asset Management, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.0k $145.3k | Unchanged |
| TruNorth Capital Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6k $123.9k | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $64.4k | New |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $62.6k | New |
| LANARK FINANCIAL, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 927 $44.0k | Reduced -22 |
| HARBOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 866 $41.4k | Unchanged |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 639 $30.6k | Unchanged |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 546 $26.1k | Unchanged |
| ARMSTRONG ADVISORY GROUP, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 543 $26.0k | Unchanged |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 345 $16.5k | New |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 256 $12.3k | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 150 $7.2k | Unchanged |
| SIGNATUREFD, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95 $4.5k | Unchanged |
| ST GERMAIN D J CO INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53 $2.5k | New |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 7 $335 | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. — of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |