Flowers Foods
250 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.87B invested in Flowers Foods in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
51% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 71
43% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 21
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 243 → 250 (+7)
2.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.08% → 65.17% (+2.1%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.82B → $2.87B (+$58M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.23M | Put options by funds: $2.37M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$36.4M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$34.4M |
| 3 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
+$29.5M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$23.3M |
| 5 |
KAM
Keeley Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$16.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$48.4M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$32.3M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$11.8M |
| 4 |
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.12M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.9M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
250 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.87B — up 2.1% from $2.82B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new FLO positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 107 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $36.4M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $48.4M.
- 250 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q2 2014, up from 243 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $2.87B of Flowers Foods stock for Q2 2014, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q2 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q2 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $36.4M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q2 2014 was Millennium Management, an estimated $48.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.