Flowers Foods
294 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.7B invested in Flowers Foods in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.17B → $2.7B (+$527M)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 102
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 47
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 301 → 294 (-7)
4.95% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.04% → 65.09% (-4.9%)
61% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.7M | Put options by funds: $35.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$44.4M |
| 2 |
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$40.7M |
| 3 |
DAC
Dividend Assets Capital
Ridgeland,
South Carolina
|
+$27.6M |
| 4 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$17.3M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$46.3M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$44.1M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$25.9M |
| 4 |
KAM
Keeley Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$24.4M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$23.9M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
294 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.7B — up 24% from $2.17B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of FLO and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 102 trimmed existing stakes and 104 added.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $44.4M. The largest seller was Neuberger Berman Group, cutting an estimated $46.3M.
- 294 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q4 2016, down from 301 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $2.7B of Flowers Foods stock for Q4 2016, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q4 2016 and 47 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q4 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $44.4M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q4 2016 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $46.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.