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Flowers Foods

242 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.73B invested in Flowers Foods in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

381% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.8M | Put options by funds: $5.99M

1.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.1%61.11% (+1%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.68B → $2.73B (+$52.4M)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 89

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 263242 (-21)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 45

Holders
242
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-7.98%
% of All Funds
7.02%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
25
Increased
81
Reduced
89
Closed
45
Calls
$28.8M
Puts
$5.99M
Net Calls
+$22.8M
Net Calls Change
+$20.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$305M +$80.3M +3,556,890 +33%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$239M +$28.1M +1,246,847 +13%
WSCM
3
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$156M -$1.92M -85,180 -1%
O
4
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$139M +$14.4M +635,839 +11%
SDJVC
5
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
Louisiana
$109M +$52M +2,304,575 +83%
Neuberger Berman Group
6
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$104M +$12.1M +535,588 +12%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$102M +$11.1M +492,118 +12%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$102M +$3.91M +173,128 +4%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$97.5M -$3.82M -169,346 -4%
FPP
10
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$88.7M +$28.6M +1,266,680 +44%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$83.5M -$4.45M -197,021 -5%
Renaissance Technologies
12
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$71M -$11.1M -489,700 -13%
Millennium Management
13
Millennium Management
New York
$55.1M +$6.9M +305,704 +14%
SAA
14
Southeast Asset Advisors
Georgia
$49.4M -$372K -16,487 -0.7%
PIM
15
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
$41.2M +$16.8M +743,651 +63%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$41.1M +$1.15M +51,047 +3%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$39.8M +$14.4M +636,171 +52%
VOYA Investment Management
18
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$38.7M +$816K +36,164 +2%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$35.7M -$1.01M -44,903 -3%
KAM
20
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$34.6M -$17.2M -761,085 -32%
DC
21
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$30.6M +$31M +1,371,146 +2,463%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$30.4M +$88K +3,896 +0.3%
GI
23
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$28.9M -$792K -35,097 -3%
Truist Financial
24
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$25.7M -$9.03K -400 -0%
Calamos Advisors
25
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$24.2M +$191K +8,478 +0.8%

FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

242 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $2.73B — up 2% from $2.68B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of FLO and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 89 trimmed existing stakes and 81 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $80.3M. The largest seller was Columbus Circle Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $41.2M sold.

  • 242 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q4 2013, down from 263 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.73B of Flowers Foods stock for Q4 2013, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q4 2013 and 45 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
  • The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q4 2013 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $80.3M added.
  • The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q4 2013 was Columbus Circle Investors, an estimated $41.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.