Flowers Foods
279 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.48B invested in Flowers Foods in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 90
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
1.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.75% → 64.07% (-1.7%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 290 → 279 (-11)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.99B → $2.48B (-$510M)
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 49
80% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.45M | Put options by funds: $42.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$67.7M |
| 2 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$30.2M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$27.2M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$21.7M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$14.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$66.2M |
| 2 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$47.5M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$39.3M |
| 4 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$26.6M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$24.4M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
279 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.48B — down 17% from $2.99B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of FLO and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 90 trimmed existing stakes and 114 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $67.7M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $66.2M.
- 279 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q1 2016, down from 290 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $2.48B of Flowers Foods stock for Q1 2016, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q1 2016 and 49 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q1 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $67.7M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q1 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $66.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.