Flowers Foods
310 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.62B invested in Flowers Foods in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.1M | Put options by funds: $5.62M
0.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.11% → 67.49% (+0.38%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.63B → $2.62B (-$15.4M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 313 → 310 (-3)
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 43
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 119
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$49.8M |
| 2 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$18.6M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$14.3M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$14M |
| 5 |
MAM
Martingale Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Hamlin Capital Management
New York
|
-$24.5M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$20.3M |
| 3 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$20.1M |
| 4 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
-$19.6M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.38M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
310 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.62B — down 0.59% from $2.63B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of FLO and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 119 trimmed existing stakes and 99 added.
The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, adding an estimated $49.8M. The largest seller was Hamlin Capital Management, cutting an estimated $24.5M.
- 310 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q4 2018, down from 313 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $2.62B of Flowers Foods stock for Q4 2018, down 0.59% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q4 2018 and 43 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q4 2018 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $49.8M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q4 2018 was Hamlin Capital Management, an estimated $24.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.