Flowers Foods
FLO
376 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.32B invested in Flowers Foods in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 132 increasing their positions, 144 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.35M | Put options by funds: $2.13M
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 132 | Existing positions reduced: 144
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 383 → 376 (-7)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.5B → $3.32B (-$175M)
7.19% less ownership
Funds ownership: 73.65% → 66.46% (-7.2%)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 46
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$35.6M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$30.1M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$18.2M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$16.3M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$14.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WSCM
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
|
-$311M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$82.1M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$20.7M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$18.5M |
| 5 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$17.3M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
376 of the 6,943 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $3.32B — down 5% from $3.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of FLO and 40 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 144 trimmed existing stakes and 132 added.
The largest buyer was Cooke & Bieler, adding an estimated $35.6M. The largest seller was Wellington Shields Capital Management, cutting an estimated $311M.
- 376 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q1 2024, down from 383 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $3.32B of Flowers Foods stock for Q1 2024, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q1 2024 and 46 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q1 2024 was Cooke & Bieler, an estimated $35.6M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q1 2024 was Wellington Shields Capital Management, an estimated $311M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.