Flowers Foods
428 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in Flowers Foods in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 152 increasing their positions, 138 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 152 | Existing positions reduced: 138
1.87% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.65% → 83.52% (+1.9%)
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 78
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 435 → 428 (-7)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.88B → $1.44B (-$435M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
65% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.19M | Put options by funds: $9.23M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$34.1M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$22.7M |
| 3 |
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
Causeway Bay,
Hong Kong
|
+$15.2M |
| 4 |
TI
Trexquant Investment
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$13.2M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$11.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$35.6M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$19.7M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$15.6M |
| 4 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$14.6M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$14.5M |
FLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
428 of the 8,173 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flowers Foods (FLO) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $1.44B — down 23% from $1.88B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 78 funds closed out of FLO and 77 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 138 trimmed existing stakes and 152 added.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $34.1M. The largest seller was Gotham Asset Management, cutting an estimated $35.6M.
- 428 institutional investors held Flowers Foods (FLO) as of Q1 2026, down from 435 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $1.44B of Flowers Foods stock for Q1 2026, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new Flowers Foods positions in Q1 2026 and 78 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Flowers Foods buyer in Q1 2026 was Millennium Management, an estimated $34.1M added.
- The largest Flowers Foods seller in Q1 2026 was Gotham Asset Management, an estimated $35.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.