1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
94 hedge funds and large institutions have $119M invested in 1-800-Flowers.com in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $110M → $119M (+$9.12M)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 101 → 94 (-7)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 14
51% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 47
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCM
Raging Capital Management
Rocky Hill,
New Jersey
|
+$13.2M |
| 2 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
+$3.25M |
| 3 |
CCP
Centaur Capital Partners
Southlake,
Texas
|
+$1.12M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$395K |
| 5 |
MVM
McClain Value Management
New Canaan,
Connecticut
|
+$205K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.55M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1.4M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.02M |
| 4 |
EBIM
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$803K |
| 5 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$781K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TDC
101
Thompson Davis & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$143K | -25,350 | Closed |
|
|
CHAM
102
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$141K | -25,000 | Closed |
|
|
DC
103
Deere & Company
Moline,
Illinois
| – | -$91K | -16,085 | Closed |
|
|
PI
104
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$87K | -15,400 | Closed |
|
|
AL
105
Airain Ltd
St. Peter Port,
Guernsey
| – | -$64K | -11,429 | Closed |
|
|
BJ
106
BlackRock Japan
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$38K | -6,821 | Closed |
|
107
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$24K | -4,200 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
108
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$1K | -124 | Closed |
|
FLWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
94 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $119M — up 8.3% from $110M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FLWS and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.
The largest buyer was Raging Capital Management, adding an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.55M.
- 94 institutional investors held 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) as of Q2 2014, down from 101 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $119M of 1-800-Flowers.com stock for Q2 2014, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new 1-800-Flowers.com positions in Q2 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest 1-800-Flowers.com buyer in Q2 2014 was Raging Capital Management, an estimated $13.2M added.
- The largest 1-800-Flowers.com seller in Q2 2014 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $2.55M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.