Flowers Foods
263 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.01B invested in Flowers Foods in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
118% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 17
75% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)
49% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.26M | Put options by funds: $845K
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.47B → $3.01B (+$539M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 247 → 263 (+16)
1.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.45% → 63.36% (+1.9%)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 96
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$82.3M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$23M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$14.1M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$8.44M |
| 5 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$33.2M |
| 2 |
SAM
Sentinel Asset Management
Montpelier,
Vermont
|
-$16.3M |
| 3 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
-$15.8M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$9.11M |
| 5 |
SDJVC
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
-$8.65M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
263 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.01B — up 22% from $2.47B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new FLO positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $82.3M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $33.2M.
- 263 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q1 2015, up from 247 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $3.01B of Flowers Foods stock for Q1 2015, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q1 2015 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $82.3M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q1 2015 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $33.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.