Flowers Foods
400 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.83B invested in Flowers Foods in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 152 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
134% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.92M | Put options by funds: $1.68M
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 40
37% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.52B → $4.83B (+$1.3B)
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 152 | Existing positions reduced: 120
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
13.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.35% → 81.29% (+14%)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 388 → 400 (+12)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WSCM
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
|
+$383M |
| 2 |
WSC
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
|
+$187M |
| 3 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$57.4M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$53M |
| 5 |
GWA
Gibson Wealth Advisors
Tyler,
Texas
|
+$38.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$36M |
| 2 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$20.3M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$17.2M |
| 4 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$15.6M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$8.17M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
400 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $4.83B — up 37% from $3.52B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new FLO positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 152 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Shields Capital Management, adding an estimated $383M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $36M.
- 400 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q4 2022, up from 388 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $4.83B of Flowers Foods stock for Q4 2022, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q4 2022 and 40 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q4 2022 was Wellington Shields Capital Management, an estimated $383M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q4 2022 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $36M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.