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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

120 hedge funds and large institutions have $959M invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 34

3.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.35% → 15.07% (-3.3%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 120 (-5)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.15B → $959M (-$194M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
120
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4%
% of All Funds
2.99%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
7
Increased
32
Reduced
34
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$49.7M
2
HFS
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
+$7.13M
3
LT
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
+$3.78M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.46M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.41M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BP
BBR Partners
New York
-$111M
2
AB
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
-$78.6M
3
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$26.5M
4
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
-$4.61M
5
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$3.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.37M +$449K +11,815 +11%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$4.09M +$218K +5,730 +6%
RhumbLine Advisers
28
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3M +$551K +14,492 +22%
SYBT
29
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$2.91M -$246K -6,473 -8%
TA
30
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.54M +$246K +6,476 +11%
V
31
Veritable
Delaware
$2.19M -$143K -3,769 -6%
TTWM
32
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.14M – – –
Vanguard Group
33
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.01M +$38.1K +1,003 +2%
FBT
34
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$1.99M +$7.11K +187 +0.4%
PPA
35
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.99M +$249K +6,540 +14%
US Bancorp
36
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.9M – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
37
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.7M – – –
SC
38
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$1.68M -$19K -500 -1%
EVM
39
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.63M – – –
BTW
40
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.52M – – –
Goldman Sachs
41
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.48M -$960K -25,246 -39%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
42
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.36M – – –
AllianceBernstein
43
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.33M -$4.75K -125 -0.4%
LPL Financial
44
LPL Financial
California
$1.28M +$76 +2 +0%
Morgan Stanley
45
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.14M -$276K -7,245 -19%
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.11M -$13K -341 -1%
PL
47
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$1.1M – – –
PTC
48
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$1.06M – – –
FQ
49
First Quadrant
California
$1.04M +$287K +7,537 +38%
VOYA Investment Management
50
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.02M -$30.8K -810 -3%
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

120 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $959M — down 17% from $1.15B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new BF.A positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 32 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $49.7M. The largest seller was BBR Partners, cutting an estimated $111M.

  • 120 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q1 2017, down from 125 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $959M of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q1 2017, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $49.7M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q1 2017 was BBR Partners, an estimated $111M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.