Flowers Foods
325 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.97B invested in Flowers Foods in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
75% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.65M | Put options by funds: $3.23M
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 27
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.62B → $2.97B (+$348M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 310 → 325 (+15)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 106
1.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.49% → 66.05% (-1.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$25M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$8.13M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.78M |
| 4 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$6.86M |
| 5 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$6.62M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$25.4M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$23.2M |
| 3 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$16.5M |
| 4 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$12.2M |
| 5 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$10.8M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
325 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.97B — up 13% from $2.62B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new FLO positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 104 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $25M. The largest seller was APG Asset Management, cutting an estimated $25.4M.
- 325 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q1 2019, up from 310 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $2.97B of Flowers Foods stock for Q1 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q1 2019 and 27 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $25M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q1 2019 was APG Asset Management, an estimated $25.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.