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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

121 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.58B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 34

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 121 → 121 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $1.58B (-$82.9M)

3.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.05% → 42.69% (-3.4%)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
121
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.17%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
8
Increased
35
Reduced
34
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$4.71M
2
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$3.21M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$2.96M
4
HFS
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
+$2.62M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.75M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BP
BBR Partners
New York
-$121M
2
AB
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
-$16.6M
3
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
-$11.9M
4
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$2.48M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.77M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Brown Advisory
26
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$4.55M – – –
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.33M -$980K -21,515 -18%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
28
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$4.16M – – –
Geode Capital Management
29
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.51M -$167K -3,662 -4%
Wells Fargo
30
Wells Fargo
California
$3.35M +$277K +6,077 +9%
LPL Financial
31
LPL Financial
California
$3.26M +$1.75M +38,312 +100%
Charles Schwab
32
Charles Schwab
California
$3.05M +$1.04M +22,775 +49%
FBT
33
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$2.95M -$12.2K -267 -0.4%
V
34
Veritable
Delaware
$2.77M -$184K -4,045 -6%
US Bancorp
35
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.72M -$395K -8,665 -12%
TTWM
36
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.5M – – –
TA
37
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.49M +$123K +2,695 +5%
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.47M +$163K +3,585 +7%
SC
39
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$2.35M -$45.6K -1,000 -2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
40
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$2.2M -$46.7K -1,025 -2%
RhumbLine Advisers
41
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.11M +$53.2K +1,167 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
42
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.98M – – –
EVM
43
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.87M – – –
KIG
44
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$1.8M -$8.52K -187 -0.5%
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.79M -$1.77M -38,833 -49%
BTW
46
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.78M – – –
Vanguard Group
47
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.63M +$35.5K +780 +2%
AllianceBernstein
48
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.6M – – –
PPA
49
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.57M +$435K +9,558 +37%
Ameriprise
50
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.51M +$64.2K +1,410 +4%
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

121 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.58B — down 5% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BF.A was balanced in Q4 2015: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 35 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $4.71M. The largest seller was BBR Partners, cutting an estimated $121M.

  • 121 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q4 2015, unchanged from Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.58B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q4 2015, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $4.71M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q4 2015 was BBR Partners, an estimated $121M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.