Flowers Foods
263 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.68B invested in Flowers Foods in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 109 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
38% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.43M | Put options by funds: $6.09M
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 24
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 109 | Existing positions reduced: 89
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 260 → 263 (+3)
0.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 60.64% → 60.1% (-0.54%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.77B → $2.68B (-$93.1M)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$32M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$26.5M |
| 3 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$17.8M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$15M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$13.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
|
-$85.9M |
| 2 |
SCA
SAC Capital Advisors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$28.8M |
| 3 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$23.1M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$17.5M |
| 5 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.5M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
263 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $2.68B — down 3.4% from $2.77B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new FLO positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 109 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.
The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, adding an estimated $32M. The largest seller was Hoplite Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $85.9M sold.
- 263 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q3 2013, up from 260 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $2.68B of Flowers Foods stock for Q3 2013, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q3 2013 and 24 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q3 2013 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $32M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q3 2013 was Hoplite Capital Management, an estimated $85.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.