Flowers Foods
FLO
293 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.66B invested in Flowers Foods in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 35
12% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.4M | Put options by funds: $9.28M
0.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.09% → 65.61% (+0.52%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 294 → 293 (-1)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.7B → $2.66B (-$37.9M)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 104
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$282M |
| 2 |
WSC
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
|
+$128M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$25.5M |
| 4 |
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
|
+$16.2M |
| 5 |
AP
AHL Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$8.81M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$56.3M |
| 2 |
SDJVC
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
-$43.2M |
| 3 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$21.5M |
| 4 |
DAC
Dividend Assets Capital
Ridgeland,
South Carolina
|
-$15.9M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$12M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
293 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.66B — down 1.4% from $2.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new FLO positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 104 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $282M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $56.3M.
- 293 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q1 2017, down from 294 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $2.66B of Flowers Foods stock for Q1 2017, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q1 2017 and 35 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $282M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q1 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $56.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.