Flowers Foods
285 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.65B invested in Flowers Foods in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
204% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.7M | Put options by funds: $2.2M
45% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 83
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.37B → $2.65B (+$281M)
1.9% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.47% → 67.36% (+1.9%)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 28
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 291 → 285 (-6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$37.6M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$13.7M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$10.4M |
| 4 |
HCM
Hamlin Capital Management
New York
|
+$9.33M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$7.94M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$17.4M |
| 2 |
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
|
-$15.1M |
| 3 |
GH
GAM Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$9.46M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$9.04M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$6.08M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
285 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $2.65B — up 12% from $2.37B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of FLO and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 120 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $37.6M. The largest seller was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, cutting an estimated $17.4M.
- 285 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q3 2017, down from 291 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $2.65B of Flowers Foods stock for Q3 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q3 2017 and 28 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q3 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $37.6M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q3 2017 was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, an estimated $17.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.