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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

113 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.72B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 2

35% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 113 (+29)

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.48B → $1.72B (+$237M)

2.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.38% → 45.54% (-2.8%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
113
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+34.52%
% of All Funds
3.04%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
32
Increased
20
Reduced
23
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$21.1M
2
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$18.5M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$9M
4
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
+$5.05M
5
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
+$4.98M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AB
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
-$168M
2
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
-$8.83M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.39M
4
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$1.06M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$520K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
26
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.24M – – –
FBT
27
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$3.12M -$12.5K -313 -0.4%
Wells Fargo
28
Wells Fargo
California
$3.11M +$341K +8,548 +14%
TTWM
29
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.53M – – –
Millennium Management
30
Millennium Management
New York
$2.5M +$301K +7,540 +16%
SC
31
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$2.42M -$89.8K -2,250 -4%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
32
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$2.34M +$2.09M +52,500 New
TA
33
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.12M +$1.89M +47,450 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
34
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.01M – – –
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.96M -$162K -4,065 -8%
RhumbLine Advisers
36
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.96M +$1.75M +43,915 New
EVM
37
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.9M – – –
KIG
38
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$1.85M +$4.19K +105 +0.3%
BTW
39
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.8M – – –
LPL Financial
40
LPL Financial
California
$1.7M +$29.9K +750 +2%
AllianceBernstein
41
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.63M +$1.46M +36,500 New
PL
42
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$1.58M -$49.9K -1,250 -3%
PTC
43
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$1.5M – – –
Ameriprise
44
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.45M -$62.7K -1,572 -5%
Geode Capital Management
45
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.41M +$1.26M +31,543 New
Vanguard Group
46
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.38M +$1.24M +31,023 New
TFA
47
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$1.38M -$7.7K -193 -0.6%
VOYA Investment Management
48
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.38M +$1.23M +30,885 New
AG
49
Aperio Group
California
$1.2M – – –
PPA
50
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.14M +$14.4K +360 +1%
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

113 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.72B — up 16% from $1.48B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new BF.A positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.1M. The largest seller was Atlas Brown, cutting an estimated $168M.

  • 113 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q2 2015, up from 84 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.72B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q2 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q2 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $21.1M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q2 2015 was Atlas Brown, an estimated $168M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.