Flowers Foods
318 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.57B invested in Flowers Foods in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
157% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 23
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 285 → 318 (+33)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.65B → $2.57B (-$82.2M)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 105
3.86% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.36% → 63.5% (-3.9%)
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.88M | Put options by funds: $5.45M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$21.8M |
| 2 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
+$10M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$8M |
| 4 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$7.57M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$7.34M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WSC
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
|
-$125M |
| 2 |
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$22.2M |
| 3 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$19.8M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$12.8M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$11.2M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
318 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.57B — down 3.1% from $2.65B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new FLO positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 105 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $21.8M. The largest seller was Wellington Shields & Co, cutting an estimated $125M.
- 318 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q4 2017, up from 285 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $2.57B of Flowers Foods stock for Q4 2017, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q4 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $21.8M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q4 2017 was Wellington Shields & Co, an estimated $125M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.