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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

125 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.15B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124 → 125 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

0.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 19.3% → 18.35% (-0.95%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.29B → $1.15B (-$136M)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
125
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.81%
% of All Funds
3.13%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
12
Increased
31
Reduced
38
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JFL
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
+$5.28M
2
LT
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
+$2.2M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$1.24M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$973K
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$574K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$38.2M
2
BP
BBR Partners
New York
-$26.9M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$4.43M
4
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
-$4.29M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$2.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.85M +$282K +7,383 +8%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$3.81M +$151K +3,955 +4%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
28
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$3.42M -$84.4K -2,207 -2%
Wells Fargo
29
Wells Fargo
California
$3.13M +$336K +8,780 +12%
SYBT
30
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$3.1M -$3.9K -102 -0.1%
RhumbLine Advisers
31
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.41M +$186K +4,857 +8%
Goldman Sachs
32
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.39M +$973K +25,428 +65%
V
33
Veritable
Delaware
$2.29M +$9.49K +248 +0.4%
TA
34
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.26M +$43.4K +1,134 +2%
TTWM
35
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.1M – – –
FBT
36
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$1.95M -$61K -1,594 -3%
Vanguard Group
37
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.94M +$177K +4,627 +10%
US Bancorp
38
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.87M – – –
PPA
39
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.71M +$385K +10,071 +28%
SC
40
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$1.67M -$57.4K -1,500 -3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
41
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.67M – – –
EVM
42
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.6M – – –
BTW
43
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.5M – – –
Morgan Stanley
44
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.39M -$430K -11,245 -23%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
45
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$1.37M -$241K -6,292 -15%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
46
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.34M – – –
AllianceBernstein
47
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.31M -$312K -8,167 -19%
LPL Financial
48
LPL Financial
California
$1.26M -$183K -4,786 -12%
Ameriprise
49
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.1M -$3.44K -90 -0.3%
Bank of America
50
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.1M +$138K +3,612 +14%
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

125 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.15B — down 11% from $1.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BF.A positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.28M. The largest seller was PNC Financial Services Group, cutting an estimated $38.2M.

  • 125 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q4 2016, up from 124 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.15B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q4 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q4 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q4 2016 was Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd, an estimated $5.28M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q4 2016 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $38.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.