Flowers Foods
383 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.3B invested in Flowers Foods in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 41
23% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.21M | Put options by funds: $2.61M
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.08B → $4.3B (+$224M)
2.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 74.95% → 76.97% (+2%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 379 → 383 (+4)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 120
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WSC
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$63.4M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$11M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$10.4M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$9.89M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$115M |
| 2 |
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Columbus,
Ohio
|
-$24.7M |
| 3 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$11.4M |
| 4 |
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
-$11.1M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$9.82M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
383 of the 5,959 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $4.3B — up 5.5% from $4.08B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new FLO positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 126 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Shields & Co, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $115M.
- 383 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q2 2022, up from 379 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $4.3B of Flowers Foods stock for Q2 2022, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q2 2022 and 41 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q2 2022 was Wellington Shields & Co, an estimated $173M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q2 2022 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $115M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.