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Brown-Forman Class A

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.48B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 21

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.47B → $1.48B (+$13.5M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

1.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.59%48.38% (-1.2%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9484 (-10)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
84
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-10.64%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
4
Increased
22
Reduced
21
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.75M -$103K -2,853 -6%
T. Rowe Price Associates
27
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.63M
EVM
28
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.54M
KIG
29
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$1.5M +$90.6K +2,510 +6%
BTW
30
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.47M
LPL Financial
31
LPL Financial
California
$1.37M +$1.38M +38,310 New
PL
32
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$1.33M -$15.3K -425 -1%
TFA
33
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$1.25M -$71.2K -1,972 -5%
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.24M +$96.6K +2,677 +9%
PTC
35
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$1.23M
AG
36
Aperio Group
California
$976K -$10K -278 -1%
PPA
37
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$914K +$545K +15,105 +150%
SCA
38
Sippican Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$753K -$9.02K -250 -1%
EHC
39
Everett Harris & Co
California
$746K
HCM
40
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$681K
B
41
Baird
Wisconsin
$659K
PMFA
42
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$612K
UBS Group
43
UBS Group
Switzerland
$611K +$36.7K +1,018 +6%
Bessemer Group
44
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$595K +$45.1K +1,250 +8%
PC
45
Permit Capital
Pennsylvania
$592K
VKH
46
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$577K -$91.7K -2,540 -14%
Commonwealth Equity Services
47
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$573K
ATC
48
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$541K +$27.1K +750 +5%
Susquehanna International Group
49
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$520K -$207K -5,740 -29%
HSBC Holdings
50
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$422K

BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

84 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.48B — up 0.92% from $1.47B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of BF.A and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was Lindsell Train, adding an estimated $5.82M. The largest seller was PNC Financial Services Group, cutting an estimated $33.9M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q1 2015, down from 94 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.48B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q1 2015, up 0.92% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q1 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q1 2015 was Lindsell Train, an estimated $5.82M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q1 2015 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $33.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.