1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
107 hedge funds and large institutions have $167M invested in 1-800-Flowers.com in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 13
50% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $135K | Put options by funds: $90K
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $147M → $167M (+$19.6M)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 95 → 107 (+12)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 37
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$2.62M |
| 2 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.49M |
| 3 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.12M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.47M |
| 5 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$1.26M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCM
Raging Capital Management
Rocky Hill,
New Jersey
|
-$12.1M |
| 2 |
EBIM
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.45M |
| 3 |
MVM
McClain Value Management
New Canaan,
Connecticut
|
-$3.4M |
| 4 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
-$2.36M |
| 5 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.85M |
FLWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
107 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $167M — up 13% from $147M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new FLWS positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.62M. The largest seller was Raging Capital Management, cutting an estimated $12.1M.
- 107 institutional investors held 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) as of Q4 2014, up from 95 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $167M of 1-800-Flowers.com stock for Q4 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new 1-800-Flowers.com positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest 1-800-Flowers.com buyer in Q4 2014 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $2.62M added.
- The largest 1-800-Flowers.com seller in Q4 2014 was Raging Capital Management, an estimated $12.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.