Flowers Foods
341 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.9B invested in Flowers Foods in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
63% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.85M | Put options by funds: $1.75M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 108
2% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 42
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
1.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.04% → 66.8% (-1.2%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 346 → 341 (-5)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.12B → $2.9B (-$219M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$44.4M |
| 2 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$22.8M |
| 3 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$15.3M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$15.2M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$13.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
-$73.4M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$25.5M |
| 3 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$17.9M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$17.7M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$15.3M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
341 of the 4,547 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $2.9B — down 7% from $3.12B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new FLO positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 124 added to existing stakes and 108 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $44.4M. The largest seller was Champlain Investment Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $73.4M sold.
- 341 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q1 2020, down from 346 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $2.9B of Flowers Foods stock for Q1 2020, down 7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q1 2020 and 42 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q1 2020 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $44.4M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q1 2020 was Champlain Investment Partners, an estimated $73.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.