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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

94 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.47B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

375% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 4

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 17

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 94 (+13)

2.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.45% → 49.59% (+2.1%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.43B → $1.47B (+$40.9M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

Holders
94
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+16.05%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
19
Increased
21
Reduced
17
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AB
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
+$61.6M
2
LT
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
+$4.53M
3
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
+$1.13M
4
B
Baird
Wisconsin
+$651K
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$484K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
P
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
-$5.55M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.31M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$2.32M
4
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
-$1.4M
5
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$970K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
51
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$506K -$2.32M -64,793 -82%
ATC
52
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$497K +$508K +14,158 New
CWM
53
Concert Wealth Management
California
$424K +$436K +12,163 New
CTI
54
Community Trust & Investment
Kentucky
$417K – – –
HSBC Holdings
55
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$408K – – –
State Street
56
State Street
Massachusetts
$407K +$125K +3,500 +43%
CIC
57
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$393K – – –
RIM
58
Regent Investment Management
Kentucky
$384K – – –
BBHC
59
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$353K – – –
PPA
60
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$353K +$361K +10,065 New
BC
61
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$336K – – –
FPFS
62
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$271K +$277K +7,735 New
Franklin Resources
63
Franklin Resources
California
$270K +$276K +7,688 New
Deutsche Bank
64
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$268K +$136K +3,805 +98%
LJAC
65
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$263K +$269K +7,500 New
LCS
66
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$263K +$269K +7,500 New
SB
67
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$255K – – –
QC
68
QCM Cayman
Texas
$247K +$252K +7,018 New
TWA
69
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$246K – – –
Northern Trust
70
Northern Trust
Illinois
$222K +$226K +6,300 New
RFC
71
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$222K +$227K +6,330 New
NIM
72
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$217K -$1.79K -50 -0.8%
GD
73
Grandfield & Dodd
New York
$192K – – –
BIT
74
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$177K +$20.8K +580 +13%
Fifth Third Bancorp
75
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$132K – – –
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

94 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.47B — up 2.9% from $1.43B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new BF.A positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Atlas Brown, adding an estimated $61.6M. The largest seller was Pitcairn, cutting an estimated $5.55M.

  • 94 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q4 2014, up from 81 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.47B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q4 2014, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q4 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q4 2014 was Atlas Brown, an estimated $61.6M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q4 2014 was Pitcairn, an estimated $5.55M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.