B&G Foods
BGS
198 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.76B invested in B&G Foods in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
163% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.3M | Put options by funds: $5.45M
66% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.06B → $1.76B (+$702M)
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 26
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 59
2.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.58% → 74.42% (+2.8%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 195 → 198 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$25.9M |
| 2 |
GC
GW Capital
Bellevue,
Washington
|
+$12.6M |
| 3 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
+$9.19M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.95M |
| 5 |
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
Danville,
California
|
+$7.36M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$17.3M |
| 2 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$15.8M |
| 3 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$13.8M |
| 4 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$5.43M |
| 5 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$4.77M |
BGS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
198 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in B&G Foods (BGS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.76B — up 66% from $1.06B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new BGS positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Comerica Bank, adding an estimated $25.9M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.3M sold.
- 198 institutional investors held B&G Foods (BGS) as of Q4 2014, up from 195 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $1.76B of B&G Foods stock for Q4 2014, up 66% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new B&G Foods positions in Q4 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest B&G Foods buyer in Q4 2014 was Comerica Bank, an estimated $25.9M added.
- The largest B&G Foods seller in Q4 2014 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $17.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.