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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

126 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.44B (+$415M)

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

3.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.33% → 19.08% (+3.8%)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 12

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 126 (+1)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 36

Holders
126
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.8%
% of All Funds
3.14%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
13
Increased
33
Reduced
36
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AB
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
+$265M
2
LT
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
+$8.78M
3
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
+$3.68M
4
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
+$827K
5
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
+$712K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
-$2.9M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$2.11M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$1.66M
4
RhumbLine Advisers
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
-$1.4M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
51
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.14M +$12.1K +287 +1%
PL
52
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$1.13M -$142K -3,375 -12%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
53
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1M -$40.2K -953 -4%
SCA
54
Sippican Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$883K – – –
AG
55
Aperio Group
California
$875K -$13.2K -313 -2%
Bank of America
56
Bank of America
North Carolina
$873K +$226K +5,351 +38%
IA
57
IFP Advisors
Florida
$858K +$2.87K +68 +0.4%
HCM
58
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$835K – – –
EHC
59
Everett Harris & Co
California
$826K -$19.7K -468 -2%
CI
60
Cigna Investments
Connecticut
$816K -$1.65K -39 -0.2%
FQ
61
First Quadrant
California
$787K -$220K -5,225 -23%
PMFA
62
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$751K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
63
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$666K – – –
ATC
64
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$659K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
65
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$648K +$169 +4 +0%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
66
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$614K +$13.9K +330 +2%
Baird Financial Group
67
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$607K +$42 +1 +0%
RWA
68
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$603K – – –
IDBONY
69
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
$595K +$564K +13,365 New
URS
70
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$557K – – –
CS
71
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$532K +$42.3K +1,004 +9%
CPO
72
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$479K – – –
RIM
73
Regent Investment Management
Kentucky
$466K – – –
BBHC
74
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$448K – – –
CTI
75
Community Trust & Investment
Kentucky
$437K – – –
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

126 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.44B — up 41% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new BF.A positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 33 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Atlas Brown, adding an estimated $265M. The largest seller was Gardner Russo & Quinn, cutting an estimated $2.9M.

  • 126 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q3 2017, up from 125 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q3 2017, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q3 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q3 2017 was Atlas Brown, an estimated $265M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q3 2017 was Gardner Russo & Quinn, an estimated $2.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.