1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
95 hedge funds and large institutions have $147M invested in 1-800-Flowers.com in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $119M → $147M (+$28.1M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 94 → 95 (+1)
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 37
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCM
Raging Capital Management
Rocky Hill,
New Jersey
|
+$1.6M |
| 2 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.5M |
| 3 |
BPIM
Brant Point Investment Management
New York
|
+$1.4M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$1.11M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$648K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.48M |
| 2 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
-$1.46M |
| 3 |
CCP
Centaur Capital Partners
Southlake,
Texas
|
-$1.16M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.01M |
| 5 |
MVM
McClain Value Management
New Canaan,
Connecticut
|
-$848K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
| – | -$119K | -20,600 | Closed |
|
|
FCH
102
Freestone Capital Holdings
Seattle,
Washington
| – | -$86K | -14,768 | Closed |
|
103
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
| – | -$81K | -13,987 | Closed |
|
104
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
| – | -$80K | -13,800 | Closed |
|
105
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$69K | -11,965 | Closed |
|
106
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$66K | -11,453 | Closed |
|
|
VFA
107
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$12K | -2,121 | Closed |
|
|
OSAM
108
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$3K | -488 | Closed |
|
FLWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
95 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $147M — up 24% from $119M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FLWS positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 25 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Raging Capital Management, adding an estimated $1.6M. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, cutting an estimated $1.48M.
- 95 institutional investors held 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) as of Q3 2014, up from 94 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $147M of 1-800-Flowers.com stock for Q3 2014, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new 1-800-Flowers.com positions in Q3 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest 1-800-Flowers.com buyer in Q3 2014 was Raging Capital Management, an estimated $1.6M added.
- The largest 1-800-Flowers.com seller in Q3 2014 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $1.48M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.