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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

181 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

127% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 11

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.17B (+$120M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 167 → 181 (+14)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.1% → 12.03% (-0.07%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 51

Holders
181
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+8.38%
% of All Funds
3.71%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
25
Increased
46
Reduced
51
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LT
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
+$9.55M
2
GWI
Grace & White Inc
New York
+$5.63M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$3.27M
4
RhumbLine Advisers
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
+$2.11M
5
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
+$1.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
-$13.9M
2
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$12.4M
3
GF
Gabelli Funds
New York
-$5.21M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$2.41M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$670K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$5.92M +$9.98K +171 +0.2%
GWI
27
Grace & White Inc
New York
$5.56M +$5.63M +96,555 New
RhumbLine Advisers
28
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$5.26M +$2.11M +36,121 +65%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
29
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$5.03M +$54.1K +927 +1%
CPO
30
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$4.99M +$1.73M +29,589 +52%
Goldman Sachs
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.89M +$398K +6,821 +9%
Vanguard Group
32
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.38M +$259K +4,433 +6%
SYBT
33
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$3.86M +$480K +8,222 +14%
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$3.53M -$182K -3,114 -5%
CRC
35
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.95M -$313K -5,367 -9%
JFL
36
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
$2.65M – – –
US Bancorp
37
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.59M +$3.68K +63 +0.1%
FBT
38
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$2.17M -$5.25K -90 -0.2%
TTWM
39
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.14M – – –
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.11M +$215K +3,677 +11%
T. Rowe Price Associates
41
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.07M – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
42
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.07M – – –
SC
43
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$2.04M -$105K -1,800 -5%
BTW
44
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.86M – – –
V
45
Veritable
Delaware
$1.79M -$104K -1,776 -5%
BFM
46
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$1.77M -$176K -3,008 -9%
AllianceBernstein
47
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.67M -$296K -5,075 -15%
SO
48
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.65M +$870K +14,915 +109%
Morgan Stanley
49
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.42M -$265K -4,541 -16%
D.E. Shaw & Co
50
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.41M +$826K +14,148 +138%
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

181 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.17B — up 11% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new BF.A positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Lindsell Train, adding an estimated $9.55M. The largest seller was Gardner Russo & Quinn, cutting an estimated $13.9M.

  • 181 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q2 2020, up from 167 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.17B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q2 2020, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q2 2020 and 11 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q2 2020 was Lindsell Train, an estimated $9.55M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q2 2020 was Gardner Russo & Quinn, an estimated $13.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.