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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

148 hedge funds and large institutions have $973M invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 30

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 12

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.56% → 12.14% (-0.42%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 148 (-1)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $973M (-$106M)

Holders
148
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.67%
% of All Funds
3.3%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
12
Increased
38
Reduced
30
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$10.2M
2
LT
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
+$6.73M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.99M
4
FBT
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
+$1.78M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.03M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BP
BBR Partners
New York
-$46.5M
2
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
-$3.74M
3
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
-$2.24M
4
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$2.2M
5
HFS
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
-$1.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PL
51
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$1.07M – – –
PTC
52
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$1.07M – – –
AB
53
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$989K – – –
Ameriprise
54
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$984K +$1.48K +31 +0.2%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
55
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$962K +$7.83K +164 +0.8%
BI
56
Bredin Investment
Delaware
$854K – – –
LTFS
57
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$850K -$43K -900 -5%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
58
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$843K +$740K +15,510 +683%
VOYA Investment Management
59
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$752K +$2.05K +43 +0.3%
RJFSA
60
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$747K -$271K -5,672 -26%
KIG
61
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$734K -$47.2K -989 -6%
IA
62
IFP Advisors
Florida
$721K – – –
HCM
63
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$711K +$716K +15,000 New
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
64
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$662K -$13.3K -279 -2%
PMFA
65
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$636K – – –
RJA
66
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$623K +$48 +1 +0%
SCA
67
Sippican Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$586K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
68
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$571K +$4.25K +89 +0.7%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
69
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$567K – – –
AG
70
Aperio Group
California
$565K -$240K -5,020 -30%
RWA
71
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$518K – – –
EHC
72
Everett Harris & Co
California
$507K -$117K -2,460 -19%
IDBONY
73
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
$507K – – –
Bank of America
74
Bank of America
North Carolina
$507K +$102K +2,136 +25%
OIWM
75
OptiFour Integrated Wealth Management
Virginia
$483K – – –
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

148 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $973M — down 9.8% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BF.A was balanced in Q4 2018: 12 funds opened new positions, 12 closed out, 38 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS AM, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was BBR Partners, cutting an estimated $46.5M.

  • 148 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q4 2018, down from 149 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $973M of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q4 2018, down 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q4 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q4 2018 was UBS AM, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q4 2018 was BBR Partners, an estimated $46.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.