Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
81 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.43B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 79 → 81 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
0.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.02% → 47.45% (-0.58%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.5B → $1.43B (-$68.6M)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 18
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AB
Atlas Brown
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$68M |
| 2 |
BP
BBR Partners
New York
|
+$58.2M |
| 3 |
KIG
Kessler Investment Group
Columbus,
Indiana
|
+$877K |
| 4 |
CIC
Chilton Investment Company
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$407K |
| 5 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
+$182K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$143M |
| 2 |
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.36M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.05M |
| 4 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$436K |
| 5 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$368K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $13K | – | – | – |
|
|
BFA
77
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| $12K | -$800 | -22 | -6% |
|
78
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $11K | +$10.5K | +288 | +960% |
|
79
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| $4K | +$3.75K | +103 | New |
|
|
TRCT
80
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $2K | -$16.4K | -450 | -90% |
|
|
PPA
81
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
| – | -$215K | -5,810 | Closed |
|
|
GSC
82
Ground Swell Capital
Folly Beach,
South Carolina
| – | -$14K | -383 | Closed |
|
83
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$6K | -168 | Closed |
|
BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
81 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.43B — down 4.6% from $1.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BF.A positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Atlas Brown, adding an estimated $68M. The largest seller was PNC Financial Services Group, cutting an estimated $143M.
- 81 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q3 2014, up from 79 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $1.43B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q3 2014, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q3 2014 was Atlas Brown, an estimated $68M added.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q3 2014 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $143M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.