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247 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.47B invested in Flowers Foods in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

127% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.2M | Put options by funds: $1.41M

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 20

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 231 → 247 (+16)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.42B → $2.47B (+$47.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

1.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.13% → 61.45% (-1.7%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 86

Holders
247
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+6.93%
% of All Funds
6.58%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
40
Increased
75
Reduced
86
Closed
20
Calls
$3.2M
Puts
$1.41M
Net Calls
+$1.79M
Net Calls Change
+$3.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$33.8M
2
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
+$29.7M
3
PWLP
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
+$16.9M
4
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
+$16.2M
5
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
+$11.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$103M
2
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
-$21M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$12.3M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$10.3M
5
HAI
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
-$8.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
176
Capital Counsel
New York
$336K – – –
RAM
177
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$326K – – –
Natixis Advisors
178
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$313K -$12.4K -657 -4%
CAM
179
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$310K -$3.02K -160 -1%
LIA
180
LBMC Investment Advisors
Tennessee
$308K – – –
Citigroup
181
Citigroup
New York
$307K +$299K +15,807 +10,198%
LPL Financial
182
LPL Financial
California
$306K – – –
MC
183
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$296K -$4.17K -221 -1%
NV
184
Nair Vinay
$294K +$290K +15,326 New
Canada Life
185
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$292K – – –
AG
186
Aperio Group
California
$292K +$699 +37 +0.2%
WAM
187
World Asset Management
Michigan
$291K -$40.2K -2,130 -12%
CT
188
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$291K +$17.1K +905 +6%
WCM
189
Washington Capital Management
Washington
$290K -$1.67M -88,289 -85%
IA
190
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$290K -$77.4K -4,100 -21%
ARMC
191
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$288K – – –
PCM
192
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
$288K – – –
PCM
193
Palouse Capital Management
Washington
$280K -$2.46K -130 -0.9%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
194
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$277K +$945 +50 +0.3%
TH
195
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$267K +$262K +13,895 New
WIC
196
Willis Investment Counsel
Georgia
$266K +$19 +1 +0%
Nomura Holdings
197
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$266K +$260K +13,761 New
SI
198
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$262K +$20.7K +1,097 +9%
SCA
199
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$260K +$256K +13,545 New
Fidelity Investments
200
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$245K – – –
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FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

247 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.47B — up 1.9% from $2.42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new FLO positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 75 added to existing stakes and 86 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gotham Asset Management, adding an estimated $33.8M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $103M.

  • 247 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q4 2014, up from 231 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.47B of Flowers Foods stock for Q4 2014, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q4 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q4 2014 was Gotham Asset Management, an estimated $33.8M added.
  • The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q4 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $103M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.