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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

77 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.2B → $1.44B (+$243M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 77 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.07% → 48% (-0.07%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
77
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.67%
% of All Funds
2.22%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
9
Increased
15
Reduced
17
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AB
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
+$1.08M
2
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
+$1.02M
3
AG
Aperio Group
California
+$992K
4
LT
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
+$810K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$810K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$919K
2
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$703K
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$559K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$476K
5
BP
BBR Partners
New York
-$405K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BBHC
51
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$358K – – –
BC
52
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$340K – – –
MCM
53
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$333K +$304K +9,375 New
State Street
54
State Street
Massachusetts
$288K -$104K -3,210 -28%
Susquehanna International Group
55
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$275K +$250K +7,720 New
SB
56
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$263K – – –
LJAC
57
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$261K – – –
TWA
58
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$249K – – –
NIM
59
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$221K +$202K +6,225 New
GD
60
Grandfield & Dodd
New York
$194K +$177K +5,468 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
61
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$159K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
62
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$138K – – –
Deutsche Bank
63
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$137K -$559K -17,260 -82%
KTC
64
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$110K – – –
RNS
65
Robert N. Shapiro
$98K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
66
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$82K -$21.4K -660 -22%
GT
67
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$79K – – –
HPBT
68
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$64K – – –
BlackRock
69
BlackRock
New York
$61K +$13.9K +430 +34%
CBT
70
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$53K – – –
MFS
71
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$48K – – –
BIT
72
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$46K +$41.7K +1,288 New
BAM
73
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$34K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
74
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$18K – – –
Creative Planning
75
Creative Planning
Kansas
$13K +$12.1K +375 New
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

77 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.44B — up 20% from $1.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BF.A positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Atlas Brown, adding an estimated $1.08M. The largest seller was GAMCO Investors, cutting an estimated $919K.

  • 77 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q1 2014, up from 75 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q1 2014, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q1 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q1 2014 was Atlas Brown, an estimated $1.08M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q1 2014 was GAMCO Investors, an estimated $919K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.