Flowers Foods
290 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.99B invested in Flowers Foods in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
53% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 81
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 38
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 286 → 290 (+4)
1.34% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.41% → 65.75% (+1.3%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.34B → $2.99B (-$349M)
43% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 4 (-3)
81% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.99M | Put options by funds: $20.6M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AI
Analytic Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$72.1M |
| 2 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$70.9M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$43M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$22.2M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$20.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$95.5M |
| 2 |
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$32.9M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$23.4M |
| 4 |
SDJVC
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
-$20.4M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$17.5M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
290 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.99B — down 10% from $3.34B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new FLO positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Analytic Investors, adding an estimated $72.1M. The largest seller was Findlay Park Partners, cutting an estimated $95.5M.
- 290 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q4 2015, up from 286 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $2.99B of Flowers Foods stock for Q4 2015, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q4 2015 and 38 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q4 2015 was Analytic Investors, an estimated $72.1M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q4 2015 was Findlay Park Partners, an estimated $95.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.