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Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A

125 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 4

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 29

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $959M → $1.02B (+$62.4M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 125 (+5)

0.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.07% → 15.33% (+0.26%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
125
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.17%
% of All Funds
3.12%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
9
Increased
41
Reduced
29
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BP
BBR Partners
New York
+$14.7M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$4.95M
3
RhumbLine Advisers
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
+$1.42M
4
TCM
Tradition Capital Management
New Jersey
+$1.25M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$1.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GI
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
-$3.39M
2
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
-$2.35M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.22M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$865K
5
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
-$551K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
101
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$84K -$919 -23 -1%
HNB
102
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$83K – – –
AIG
103
American International Group
New York
$64K +$3K +75 +5%
TRCT
104
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$64K +$60.6K +1,517 +1,405%
Bessemer Group
105
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$58K – – –
PCP
106
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$54K +$17.9K +449 +52%
First Manhattan
107
First Manhattan
New York
$51K – – –
Creative Planning
108
Creative Planning
Kansas
$44K -$11.6K -290 -20%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
109
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$43.9K +$44.5K +1,114 New
PFPT
110
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$42K +$42.5K +1,063 New
DADC
111
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$38K +$38.7K +969 New
BAM
112
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$37K – – –
SEI Investments
113
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$33K +$2.56K +64 +9%
PI
114
PineBridge Investments
New York
$32K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
115
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$31K – – –
GWM
116
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$29K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
117
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$20K – – –
BFEC
118
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$15K +$80 +2 +0.5%
JP Morgan Chase
119
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$13K +$2.6K +65 +24%
BCM
120
Blume Capital Management
California
$8K – – –
Bank of Montreal
121
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5K +$5.12K +128 New
MPWT
122
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$3.6K – – –
KIG
123
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$2K – – –
Walleye Trading
124
Walleye Trading
New York
$199 +$103K +2,573 +104%
Susquehanna International Group
125
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$865K -22,983 Closed
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BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

125 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.02B — up 6.5% from $959M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BF.A positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BBR Partners, adding an estimated $14.7M. The largest seller was GAMCO Investors, cutting an estimated $3.39M.

  • 125 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q2 2017, up from 120 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.02B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q2 2017, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q2 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q2 2017 was BBR Partners, an estimated $14.7M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q2 2017 was GAMCO Investors, an estimated $3.39M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.