Flowers Foods
242 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.73B invested in Flowers Foods in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
381% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $28.8M | Put options by funds: $5.99M
1.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 60.1% → 61.11% (+1%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.68B → $2.73B (+$52.4M)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 89
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 263 → 242 (-21)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 45
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$80.3M |
| 2 |
SDJVC
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
+$52M |
| 3 |
DC
Davenport & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$31M |
| 4 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$28.6M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$28.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
|
-$41.2M |
| 2 |
BPM
Bronson Point Management
Fairfield,
Connecticut
|
-$33.2M |
| 3 |
KAM
Keeley Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$17.2M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$15M |
| 5 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
-$14.2M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
242 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $2.73B — up 2% from $2.68B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of FLO and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 89 trimmed existing stakes and 81 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $80.3M. The largest seller was Columbus Circle Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $41.2M sold.
- 242 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q4 2013, down from 263 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $2.73B of Flowers Foods stock for Q4 2013, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q4 2013 and 45 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q4 2013 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $80.3M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q4 2013 was Columbus Circle Investors, an estimated $41.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.