Flowers Foods
243 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.82B invested in Flowers Foods in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
116% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.97M | Put options by funds: $1.84M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
1.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.11% → 63.08% (+2%)
9% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 32
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 80
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.73B → $2.82B (+$86.6M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 242 → 243 (+1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$70.1M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$29.6M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$21.1M |
| 4 |
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$20.1M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$13.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$33.6M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$24.7M |
| 3 |
Calamos Advisors
Naperville,
Illinois
|
-$24.2M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$17.6M |
| 5 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$10.3M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
243 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.82B — up 3.2% from $2.73B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new FLO positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $70.1M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $33.6M.
- 243 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q1 2014, up from 242 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $2.82B of Flowers Foods stock for Q1 2014, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q1 2014 and 32 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q1 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $70.1M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q1 2014 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $33.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.