Flowers Foods
FLO
286 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.34B invested in Flowers Foods in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
206% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.11M | Put options by funds: $1.02M
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 24
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 82
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.9B → $3.34B (+$440M)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 255 → 286 (+31)
2.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.49% → 64.41% (-2.1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCM
Copeland Capital Management
Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
|
+$12.4M |
| 2 |
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
|
+$12.3M |
| 3 |
AI
Analytic Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$9.71M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$9.14M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$8.85M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WSC
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
|
-$148M |
| 2 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$29.7M |
| 3 |
SDJVC
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
-$23.7M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$16.7M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$13.3M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
286 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $3.34B — up 15% from $2.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new FLO positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Copeland Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.4M. The largest seller was Wellington Shields & Co, cutting an estimated $148M.
- 286 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q3 2015, up from 255 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $3.34B of Flowers Foods stock for Q3 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q3 2015 and 24 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q3 2015 was Copeland Capital Management, an estimated $12.4M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q3 2015 was Wellington Shields & Co, an estimated $148M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.