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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

208 hedge funds and large institutions have $492M invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,350% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.1M | Put options by funds: $975K

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 27

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 203 → 208 (+5)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 65

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $475M → $492M (+$17.7M)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.69% → 10.91% (+0.22%)

Holders
208
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.46%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
36
Increased
68
Reduced
65
Closed
27
Calls
$14.1M
Puts
$975K
Net Calls
+$13.2M
Net Calls Change
+$13.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$11.1M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$4.45M
3
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$3.52M
4
BCM
Bronte Capital Management
Australia
+$2.73M
5
Swiss National Bank
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
+$2.72M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LT
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
-$4.29M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.15M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.72M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$2.71M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$2.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HIC
26
Harvey Investment Company
Kentucky
$2.29M – – –
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.08M +$949K +34,878 +82%
N
28
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.06M +$526K +19,327 +34%
Brown Advisory
29
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.98M -$216K -7,937 -10%
Los Angeles Capital Management
30
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.83M +$1.86M +68,269 +36,121%
VAM
31
Vanguard Asset Management
$1.82M +$1.85M +68,036 New
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
32
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$1.78M – – –
PWA
33
Pitcairn Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.77M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
34
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.68M +$190K +7,000 +13%
AQR Capital Management
35
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.56M -$377K -13,841 -19%
Raymond James Financial
36
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$1.52M +$897K +32,981 +138%
Mariner
37
Mariner
Kansas
$1.46M +$114K +4,181 +8%
Pathstone Holdings
38
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
$1.39M -$78.3K -2,877 -5%
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.38M +$909K +33,421 +186%
MIC
40
Maxi Investments CY
Cyprus
$1.35M -$280K -10,300 -17%
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.3M +$417K +15,323 +47%
Bank of America
42
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.29M -$194K -7,134 -13%
RhumbLine Advisers
43
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.26M -$38.4K -1,413 -3%
Legal & General Group
44
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.24M +$457K +16,783 +57%
TTWM
45
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.22M – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.12M +$1.06M +38,992 +1,437%
VFT
47
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.1M +$1.12M +41,187 New
XT
48
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$1.1M +$1.11M +40,916 New
UBS AM
49
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.1M +$815K +29,959 +274%
AC
50
Aristides Capital
Kentucky
$1.09M +$153K +5,610 +16%
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

208 of the 8,127 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $492M — up 3.7% from $475M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new BF.A positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $11.1M. The largest seller was Lindsell Train, cutting an estimated $4.29M.

  • 208 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q1 2026, up from 203 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $492M of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q1 2026, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q1 2026 and 27 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q1 2026 was BlackRock, an estimated $11.1M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q1 2026 was Lindsell Train, an estimated $4.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.