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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

125 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.15B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124 → 125 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

0.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 19.3% → 18.35% (-0.95%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.29B → $1.15B (-$136M)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
125
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.81%
% of All Funds
3.13%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
12
Increased
31
Reduced
38
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JFL
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
+$5.28M
2
LT
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
+$2.2M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$1.24M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$973K
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$574K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$38.2M
2
BP
BBR Partners
New York
-$26.9M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$4.43M
4
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
-$4.29M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$2.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CPO
76
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$398K +$497 +13 +0.1%
BlackRock
77
BlackRock
New York
$390K +$9.3K +243 +2%
RIM
78
Regent Investment Management
Kentucky
$387K – – –
BBHC
79
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$372K – – –
CTI
80
Community Trust & Investment
Kentucky
$363K -$26.8K -700 -7%
Millennium Management
81
Millennium Management
New York
$320K +$331K +8,650 New
BC
82
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$308K – – –
GT
83
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$290K – – –
JMPWA
84
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$290K +$73.2K +1,912 +32%
LJAC
85
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$278K – – –
FPFS
86
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$262K – – –
TWA
87
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$259K – – –
M&T Bank
88
M&T Bank
New York
$248K – – –
Principal Financial Group
89
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$245K -$358K -9,350 -59%
PL
90
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$245K +$253K +6,618 New
Russell Investments Group
91
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$238K +$244K +6,371 New
AB
92
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$224K +$232K +6,060 New
NIM
93
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$205K – – –
DTL
94
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$204K +$212K +5,538 New
MLICM
95
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$167K -$7.69K -201 -4%
Fifth Third Bancorp
96
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$151K – – –
PC
97
Permit Capital
Pennsylvania
$139K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
98
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$139K – – –
SBL
99
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$132K – – –
Deutsche Bank
100
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$119K -$1.08M -28,145 -90%
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4
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

125 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.15B — down 11% from $1.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BF.A positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.28M. The largest seller was PNC Financial Services Group, cutting an estimated $38.2M.

  • 125 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q4 2016, up from 124 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.15B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q4 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q4 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q4 2016 was Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd, an estimated $5.28M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q4 2016 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $38.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.