Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in FLO held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 20.0M | $163.2M | -3.7% | 9.443% | 0.00% |
| 2 | STATE STREET CORP | 12.0M | $97.5M | +23.3% | 5.645% | 0.00% |
| 3 | FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | 11.3M | $92.5M | +3.2% | 5.353% | 0.31% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 10.8M | $87.7M | — | 5.075% | 0.00% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 8.7M | $71.2M | — | 4.119% | 0.00% |
| 6 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 7.5M | $61.5M | +14.0% | 3.559% | 0.01% |
| 7 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 6.5M | $53.1M | -18.2% | 3.074% | 0.01% |
| 8 | Invesco Ltd. | 5.3M | $42.8M | -1.5% | 2.479% | 0.01% |
| 9 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.3M | $35.4M | -5.7% | 2.048% | 0.02% |
| 10 | UBS Group AG | 4.2M | $34.1M | +38.7% | 1.973% | 0.01% |
| 11 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.0M | $32.8M | +537.4% | 1.900% | 0.02% |
| 12 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 4.0M | $32.4M | +1.1% | 1.876% | 0.00% |
| 13 | MORGAN STANLEY | 3.8M | $31.1M | -6.6% | 1.800% | 0.00% |
| 14 | Quantinno Capital Management LP | 3.4M | $27.7M | -10.4% | 1.602% | 0.05% |
| 15 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 3.0M | $24.4M | +48.7% | 1.413% | 0.03% |
| 16 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 2.5M | $20.6M | +24.8% | 1.195% | 0.01% |
| 17 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 2.4M | $19.5M | +5.3% | 1.127% | 0.00% |
| 18 | ProShare Advisors LLC | 2.3M | $19.1M | -8.0% | 1.104% | 0.03% |
| 19 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 2.3M | $18.5M | -39.0% | 1.072% | 0.02% |
| 20 | WASATCH ADVISORS INC | 2.1M | $17.1M | -0.1% | 0.990% | 0.11% |
| 21 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 1.9M | $15.2M | +21.1% | 0.879% | 0.00% |
| 22 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.8M | $14.5M | +1.0% | 0.841% | 0.00% |
| 23 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.8M | $14.4M | +8.5% | 0.835% | 0.00% |
| 24 | MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 1.5M | $12.4M | +19818.0% | 0.720% | 0.02% |
| 25 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 1.5M | $12.3M | -50.6% | 0.713% | 0.02% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in FLO — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in FLO during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 417 | 2.6% | 84.24% | 27.59 pp | $1.39B | 25% |
| Q4 2025 | 428 | +3.9% | 111.83% | 19.82 pp | $1.85B | 15% |
| Q3 2025 | 412 | 0.5% | 131.65% | 26.33 pp | $2.17B | 17% |
| Q2 2025 | 414 | +2.5% | 157.98% | 16.04 pp | $2.61B | 9.2% |
| Q1 2025 | 404 | +5.5% | 174.02% | 1.62 pp | $2.87B | 0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | 383 | +2.4% | 175.64% | 24.35 pp | $2.90B | 30% |
| Q3 2024 | 374 | 0.8% | 199.99% | +22.99 pp | $4.16B | +42% |
| Q2 2024 | 377 | — | 177.00% | — | $2.92B | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying FLO stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Flowers Foods, Inc. stands at 84.2%, held across 417 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of FLO, with approximately 20,018,422 shares worth $0.16B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 4 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of FLO, including MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, Point72 Asset Management, L.P., CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for FLO is 46 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
76 institutions opened new positions in FLO during Q1 2026, while 87 fully exited. 69 added to existing positions and 271 trimmed.
FLO institutional ownership fell by 27.59 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -11 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 53.1% of all reported 13F value in FLO, and the top 25 account for 75.6%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) Institutional Ownership