Flowers Foods
313 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.63B invested in Flowers Foods in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 110 increasing their positions, 115 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
21% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.48M | Put options by funds: $5.37M
0.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.14% → 67.11% (-0.03%)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 110 | Existing positions reduced: 115
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 32
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 318 → 313 (-5)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.94B → $2.63B (-$308M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$21.7M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$17.2M |
| 3 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$12.7M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$12.6M |
| 5 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CRCP
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$21.6M |
| 2 |
AR
Advisory Research
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$21.2M |
| 3 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$14.1M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$12.5M |
| 5 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.78M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
313 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.63B — down 10% from $2.94B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of FLO and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 115 trimmed existing stakes and 110 added.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $21.7M. The largest seller was Copper Rock Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.6M sold.
- 313 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q3 2018, down from 318 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $2.63B of Flowers Foods stock for Q3 2018, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q3 2018 and 32 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q3 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $21.7M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q3 2018 was Copper Rock Capital Partners, an estimated $21.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.