Flowers Foods
379 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.08B invested in Flowers Foods in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 119
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 41
2.83% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.11% → 74.95% (+2.8%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 378 → 379 (+1)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.19B → $4.08B (-$110M)
25% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.19M | Put options by funds: $5.61M
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WSCM
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
|
+$295M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$26M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$21.1M |
| 4 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$12.8M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$12.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WSC
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
|
-$177M |
| 2 |
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Columbus,
Ohio
|
-$42.7M |
| 3 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$15.7M |
| 4 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$13.4M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$12.1M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
379 of the 6,360 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $4.08B — down 2.6% from $4.19B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new FLO positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 119 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Shields Capital Management, adding an estimated $295M. The largest seller was Wellington Shields & Co, cutting an estimated $177M.
- 379 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q1 2022, up from 378 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $4.08B of Flowers Foods stock for Q1 2022, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q1 2022 and 41 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q1 2022 was Wellington Shields Capital Management, an estimated $295M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q1 2022 was Wellington Shields & Co, an estimated $177M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.