Hostess Brands, Inc.
Hedge Funds Holdings

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Hostess Brands, Inc.‘s stocks are currently a part of 236 hedge funds’ portfolios, which represents 93.96% of the total amount of its stocks outstanding. This makes up a total of 130.56M shares of Hostess Brands, Inc.. Compared to the previous quarter, the number fell by -7.91% or -11.22M shares fewer. As for the holding position changes, 38.56% (91) of current hedge fund investors increased the number of shares held, 38.98% (92) of current holders sold a part of the shares held, and 11.02% (26) closed the holdings completely. 29 hedge funds are new holders of Hostess Brands, Inc. stock in Q3 2022, it is 12.29% of total holders.

Hedge funds holding Hostess Brands (Q4 2017 – Q3 2022)

Number of hedge funds
Q4 2017 157
Q1 2018 149
Q2 2018 150
Q3 2018 141
Q4 2018 143
Q1 2019 156
Q2 2019 167
Q3 2019 176
Q4 2019 185
Q1 2020 165
Q2 2020 167
Q3 2020 174
Q4 2020 175
Q1 2021 197
Q2 2021 189
Q3 2021 184
Q4 2021 196
Q1 2022 243
Q2 2022 250
Q3 2022 236

Hedge funds changes in Hostess Brands positions (Q4 2017 – Q3 2022)

Changes in positions
Q4 2017 54524129-19
Q1 2018 19734024-7
Q2 2018 25614223-1
Q3 2018 24534432-12
Q4 2018 25535024-9
Q1 2019 336637173
Q2 2019 37684025-3
Q3 2019 35932926-7
Q4 2019 39647128-17
Q1 2020 17646634-16
Q2 2020 35555433-10
Q3 2020 265769193
Q4 2020 26775523-6
Q1 2021 406870172
Q2 2021 30686937-15
Q3 2021 167171188
Q4 2021 346572196
Q1 2022 68817719-2
Q2 2022 368511025-6
Q3 2022 29919226-2

Hedge funds changes in Hostess Brands stock options (Q4 2017 – Q3 2022)

Changes in stock options
Q4 2017 10,030,000 6,138,000
Q1 2018 9,878,000 3,061,000
Q2 2018 12,026,000 8,116,000
Q3 2018 8,411,000 5,895,000
Q4 2018 4,790,000 2,680,000
Q1 2019 8,865,000 3,817,000
Q2 2019 10,241,000 6,424,000
Q3 2019 16,128,000 6,907,000
Q4 2019 5,210,000 6,673,000
Q1 2020 16,831,000 5,924,000
Q2 2020 11,441,000 10,175,000
Q3 2020 6,165,000 10,046,000
Q4 2020 9,033,000 9,882,000
Q1 2021 13,782,000 14,029,000
Q2 2021 22,067,000 16,085,000
Q3 2021 22,761,000 5,539,000
Q4 2021 6,353,000 847,000
Q1 2022 3,201,000 992,000
Q2 2022 4,847,000 2,215,000
Q3 2022 17,454,000 2,535,000

Top 50 hedge fund holders of Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK)

Hedge fund Value Shares owned Portfolio share
BLACKROCK INC. Larry Fink 542.36M 23.33M 0.018%
VANGUARD GROUP INC 371.79M 15.99M 0.011%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 210.04M 9.03M 0.081%
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 145.71M 6.26M 0.109%
STATE STREET CORP 115.48M 4.96M 0.007%
CHAMPLAIN INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC 107.89M 4.64M 0.737%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 91.04M 3.91M 0.021%
SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 74.40M 3.20M 1.902%
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 67.83M 2.91M 0.801%
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 64.05M 2.75M 0.024%
PLATINUM EQUITY, LLC 61.01M 2.62M 38.376%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 58.16M 2.50M 0.007%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 58.14M 2.50M 0.009%
INVESCO LTD. 54.03M 2.32M 0.017%
ARTEMIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 47.16M 2.02M 0.538%
ABRDN PLC 45.93M 1.97M 0.137%
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 45.01M 1.93M 0.058%
MORGAN STANLEY 44.95M 1.93M 0.006%
NUVEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 43.91M 1.88M 0.018%
RIVER ROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 43.34M 1.86M 0.646%
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 40.20M 1.73M 0.009%
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Jim Simons 36.99M 1.59M 0.052%
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 35.51M 1.52M 0.239%
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Israel Englander 35.32M 1.52M 0.021%
MAN GROUP PLC Ian Livingston 33.63M 1.44M 0.156%
FMR LLC 33.46M 1.43M 0.004%
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 32.80M 1.41M 0.008%
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 30.04M 1.29M 0.011%
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 26.75M 1.15M 0.010%
CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC 26.28M 1.13M 1.261%
GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 23.11M 994.73K 0.146%
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 22.45M 966.26K 0.340%
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 21.28M 915.68K 0.017%
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 20.41M 878.23K 0.011%
LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 20.25M 871.60K 0.041%
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 20.15M 867.32K 0.024%
CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC 18.47M 794.89K 0.784%
LEEWARD INVESTMENTS, LLC - MA 18.42M 792.89K 0.878%
BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC 18.35M 789.91K 1.116%
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 17.49M 752.62K 0.003%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 17.34M 746.48K 0.006%
FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 16.82M 723.91K 0.483%
BERNZOTT CAPITAL ADVISORS 16.80M 723.03K 2.266%
FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 16.58M 713.48K 0.049%
WEISS MULTI-STRATEGY ADVISERS LLC 16.41M 706.09K 0.434%
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 14.26M 613.75K 0.013%
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Israel Englander 10.78M 464K 0.006%
ZIEGLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 10.08M 433.82K 0.442%
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 10.04M 432.42K 0.015%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 9.88M 425.48K 0.003%