Flowers Foods
FLO
337 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.25B invested in Flowers Foods in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 116 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
4,443% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6M | Put options by funds: $132K
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 32
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.97B → $3.25B (+$283M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 325 → 337 (+12)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 116
0.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.05% → 65.81% (-0.24%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$13.7M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$10.4M |
| 3 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
+$9.35M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.55M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$8.32M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$19.6M |
| 2 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$14.3M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$13.8M |
| 4 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.2M |
| 5 |
WSCM
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
|
-$10.8M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
337 of the 4,605 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $3.25B — up 9.5% from $2.97B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new FLO positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 118 added to existing stakes and 116 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.7M. The largest seller was APG Asset Management, cutting an estimated $19.6M.
- 337 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q2 2019, up from 325 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $3.25B of Flowers Foods stock for Q2 2019, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q2 2019 and 32 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $13.7M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q2 2019 was APG Asset Management, an estimated $19.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.