Flowers Foods
322 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.97B invested in Flowers Foods in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 126 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.57B → $2.97B (+$396M)
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 39
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 318 → 322 (+4)
0.96% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.5% → 64.46% (+0.96%)
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.51M | Put options by funds: $4.87M
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 126
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$27M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$18.1M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$14.1M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$12.2M |
| 5 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$11.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FAM
Fenimore Asset Management
Cobleskill,
New York
|
-$30.7M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$27M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$11.6M |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$9.85M |
| 5 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$9.34M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
322 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.97B — up 15% from $2.57B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new FLO positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 99 added to existing stakes and 126 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, adding an estimated $27M. The largest seller was Fenimore Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $30.7M sold.
- 322 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q1 2018, up from 318 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.97B of Flowers Foods stock for Q1 2018, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q1 2018 and 39 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q1 2018 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $27M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q1 2018 was Fenimore Asset Management, an estimated $30.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.