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Brown-Forman Class A

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.43B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7981 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

0.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.02%47.45% (-0.58%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.5B → $1.43B (-$68.6M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
81
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.53%
% of All Funds
2.35%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
5
Increased
17
Reduced
18
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.71M +$171K +4,688 +11%
T. Rowe Price Associates
27
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.6M
EVM
28
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.52M
BTW
29
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.45M
TFA
30
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$1.36M -$49.5K -1,360 -3%
KIG
31
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$1.33M +$877K +24,115 +182%
PL
32
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$1.32M
PTC
33
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$1.2M
AG
34
Aperio Group
California
$1.02M -$4.73K -130 -0.5%
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$892K
SCA
36
Sippican Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$749K +$764K +21,000 New
EHC
37
Everett Harris & Co
California
$733K
MWR
38
McAdams Wright Ragen
Washington
$692K
PC
39
Permit Capital
Pennsylvania
$682K
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$676K +$35.8K +985 +5%
HCM
41
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$669K
Invesco
42
Invesco
Georgia
$646K +$40K +1,100 +6%
PMFA
43
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$602K
Commonwealth Equity Services
44
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$576K
IH
45
IFC Holdings
Florida
$565K +$837 +23 +0.1%
Bessemer Group
46
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$540K
VKH
47
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$517K -$71.6K -1,968 -12%
Susquehanna International Group
48
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$447K -$1.05M -28,747 -70%
CTI
49
Community Trust & Investment
Kentucky
$425K
HSBC Holdings
50
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$415K

BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

81 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.43B — down 4.6% from $1.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BF.A positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Atlas Brown, adding an estimated $68M. The largest seller was PNC Financial Services Group, cutting an estimated $143M.

  • 81 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q3 2014, up from 79 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.43B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q3 2014, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q3 2014 was Atlas Brown, an estimated $68M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q3 2014 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $143M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.