Flowers Foods
383 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.5B invested in Flowers Foods in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 139 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.53B → $3.5B (-$34.2M)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 59
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 139
1.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.21% → 73.65% (-1.6%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 394 → 383 (-11)
77% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.12M | Put options by funds: $9.04M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$79.6M |
| 2 |
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$26.7M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$16.1M |
| 4 |
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$12.6M |
| 5 |
CVA
Ceredex Value Advisors
Orlando,
Florida
|
+$11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WSC
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
|
-$141M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$22.4M |
| 3 |
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$15.6M |
| 4 |
CSS
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$14.3M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$13.5M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
383 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $3.5B — down 0.97% from $3.53B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 59 funds closed out of FLO and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 139 trimmed existing stakes and 127 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $79.6M. The largest seller was Wellington Shields & Co, cutting an estimated $141M.
- 383 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q4 2023, down from 394 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $3.5B of Flowers Foods stock for Q4 2023, down 0.97% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q4 2023 and 59 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $79.6M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q4 2023 was Wellington Shields & Co, an estimated $141M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.