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263 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.68B invested in Flowers Foods in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 109 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.43M | Put options by funds: $6.09M

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 24

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 109 | Existing positions reduced: 89

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 260 → 263 (+3)

0.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.64% → 60.1% (-0.54%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.77B → $2.68B (-$93.1M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
263
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.15%
% of All Funds
8.53%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
30
Increased
109
Reduced
89
Closed
24
Calls
$8.43M
Puts
$6.09M
Net Calls
+$2.34M
Net Calls Change
+$7.49M

Top Buyers

1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$32M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$26.5M
3
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
+$17.8M
4
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$15M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$13.5M

Top Sellers

1
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
-$85.9M
2
SCA
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
-$28.8M
3
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$23.1M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$17.5M
5
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$14.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$228M -$17.5M -782,625 -7%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$212M +$13.5M +601,708 +6%
WSCM
3
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$157M +$73.2K +3,272 +0%
O
4
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$125M +$32M +1,430,573 +33%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$101M -$4.47M -199,690 -4%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$97.8M -$1.38M -61,511 -1%
Neuberger Berman Group
7
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$91.9M -$5.32M -237,719 -5%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$90.9M +$4.27M +190,611 +5%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$87.6M +$7.77M +347,056 +9%
Renaissance Technologies
10
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$81.4M +$13M +581,819 +18%
FPP
11
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$61.4M +$17.8M +795,820 +38%
SDJVC
12
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
Louisiana
$59.8M +$11.6M +516,822 +23%
KAM
13
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$50.9M -$2.84M -126,976 -5%
SAA
14
Southeast Asset Advisors
Georgia
$49.7M -$1.24M -55,305 -2%
Millennium Management
15
Millennium Management
New York
$48.5M +$26.5M +1,184,391 +110%
CCI
16
Columbus Circle Investors
$41.2M +$2.03M +90,930 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$39.9M +$1.33M +59,249 +3%
VOYA Investment Management
18
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$37.9M +$4.87M +217,561 +14%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$36.6M – – –
BPM
20
Bronson Point Management
Connecticut
$33.2M +$11.2M +500,870 +48%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$30.2M +$364K +16,252 +1%
First Trust Advisors
22
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$30.1M -$1.1M -48,988 -3%
GI
23
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$29.6M -$949K -42,394 -3%
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$26.1M +$4.62M +206,589 +20%
Truist Financial
25
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$25.7M -$19.4K -867 -0.1%
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FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

263 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $2.68B — down 3.4% from $2.77B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new FLO positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 109 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, adding an estimated $32M. The largest seller was Hoplite Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $85.9M sold.

  • 263 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q3 2013, up from 260 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.68B of Flowers Foods stock for Q3 2013, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q3 2013 and 24 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q3 2013 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $32M added.
  • The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q3 2013 was Hoplite Capital Management, an estimated $85.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.