Flowers Foods
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$33.8M |
| 2 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$29.7M |
| 3 |
PWLP
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$16.9M |
| 4 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
+$16.2M |
| 5 |
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Montgomery,
Alabama
|
+$11.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$103M |
| 2 |
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$21M |
| 3 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$12.3M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$10.3M |
| 5 |
HAI
Hennessy Advisors Inc
Novato,
California
|
-$8.58M |
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.