Flowers Foods
301 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.17B invested in Flowers Foods in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 115 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
36% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 44
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 115 | Existing positions reduced: 94
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 286 → 301 (+15)
0.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.98% → 70.04% (+0.06%)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.72B → $2.17B (-$544M)
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 2 (-4)
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.7M | Put options by funds: $39.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Hamlin Capital Management
New York
|
+$47.7M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$47.4M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$26.1M |
| 4 |
ORIO
Old Republic International (ORI)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$20.1M |
| 5 |
GH
GAM Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$18.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$95M |
| 2 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$37.8M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$33.8M |
| 4 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$23.8M |
| 5 |
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
|
-$21M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
301 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $2.17B — down 20% from $2.72B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new FLO positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 115 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Hamlin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $47.7M. The largest seller was American Century Companies, exiting entirely with an estimated $95M sold.
- 301 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q3 2016, up from 286 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $2.17B of Flowers Foods stock for Q3 2016, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 60 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q3 2016 and 44 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q3 2016 was Hamlin Capital Management, an estimated $47.7M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q3 2016 was American Century Companies, an estimated $95M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.