Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
121 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.58B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 34
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 121 → 121 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $1.58B (-$82.9M)
3.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 46.05% → 42.69% (-3.4%)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$4.71M |
| 2 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$3.21M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.96M |
| 4 |
HFS
HL Financial Services
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$2.62M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$1.75M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BP
BBR Partners
New York
|
-$121M |
| 2 |
AB
Atlas Brown
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
-$16.6M |
| 3 |
GRQ
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
|
-$11.9M |
| 4 |
GI
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.48M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.77M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$9K | -215 | Closed |
|
127
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$6K | -130 | Closed |
|
|
FNYS
128
First New York Securities
New York
| – | -$1.93K | -45 | Closed |
|
BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
121 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.58B — down 5% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in BF.A was balanced in Q4 2015: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 35 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $4.71M. The largest seller was BBR Partners, cutting an estimated $121M.
- 121 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q4 2015, unchanged from Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.58B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q4 2015, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $4.71M added.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q4 2015 was BBR Partners, an estimated $121M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.