1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
150 hedge funds and large institutions have $482M invested in 1-800-Flowers.com in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
187% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.44M | Put options by funds: $503K
74% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 19
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $443M → $482M (+$39.4M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 138 → 150 (+12)
3.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 68.15% → 71.35% (+3.2%)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 54
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$12.9M |
| 2 |
IECM
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.04M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$6.01M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.5M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$5.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.51M |
| 2 |
ACB
Aristotle Capital Boston
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.96M |
| 3 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$5.9M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$5.23M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$4.09M |
FLWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
150 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $482M — up 8.9% from $443M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new FLWS positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.9M. The largest seller was Marshall Wace, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.51M sold.
- 150 institutional investors held 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) as of Q2 2019, up from 138 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $482M of 1-800-Flowers.com stock for Q2 2019, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new 1-800-Flowers.com positions in Q2 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest 1-800-Flowers.com buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $12.9M added.
- The largest 1-800-Flowers.com seller in Q2 2019 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $7.51M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.