1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
111 hedge funds and large institutions have $210M invested in 1-800-Flowers.com in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
108% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $220K | Put options by funds: $106K
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 42
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 127 → 111 (-16)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $245M → $210M (-$34.9M)
54% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 28
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$5.18M |
| 2 |
MVM
McClain Value Management
New Canaan,
Connecticut
|
+$3.88M |
| 3 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.5M |
| 4 |
TAM
Third Avenue Management
New York
|
+$2.9M |
| 5 |
SCM
Suffolk Capital Management
New York
|
+$2.71M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$2.63M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.17M |
| 3 |
ARTA
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
|
-$1.88M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.82M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.8M |
FLWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
111 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $210M — down 14% from $245M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of FLWS and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $5.18M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.63M sold.
- 111 institutional investors held 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) as of Q3 2015, down from 127 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $210M of 1-800-Flowers.com stock for Q3 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new 1-800-Flowers.com positions in Q3 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest 1-800-Flowers.com buyer in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $5.18M added.
- The largest 1-800-Flowers.com seller in Q3 2015 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $2.63M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.