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Brown-Forman Class A

77 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.2B → $1.44B (+$243M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7577 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.07%48% (-0.07%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
77
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.67%
% of All Funds
2.22%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
9
Increased
15
Reduced
17
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BP
1
BBR Partners
New York
$329M -$405K -12,500 -0.1%
PNC Financial Services Group
2
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$294M -$200K -6,173 -0.1%
GRQ
3
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$256M +$619K +19,115 +0.3%
P
4
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$137M
AB
5
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$94.8M +$1.08M +33,355 +1%
GI
6
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$78.5M -$919K -28,375 -1%
GF
7
Gabelli Funds
New York
$75.8M +$389K +12,000 +0.6%
LT
8
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
$43.3M +$810K +25,000 +2%
MG
9
Markel Group
Virginia
$37.5M -$323K -9,975 -0.9%
California Public Employees Retirement System
10
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$11.7M +$1.02M +31,452 +11%
Renaissance Technologies
11
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$7.72M -$476K -14,695 -6%
HIC
12
Harvey Investment Company
Kentucky
$6.88M -$81K -2,500 -1%
HFS
13
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$6.27M +$46.9K +1,448 +0.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.75M +$197K +6,075 +4%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.56M +$6.48K +200 +0.1%
SYBT
16
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$4.47M -$130K -4,000 -3%
Brown Advisory
17
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$3.68M
V
18
Veritable
Delaware
$3.16M +$109K +3,375 +4%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$2.79M +$972 +30 +0%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.55M +$104K +3,215 +5%
FBT
21
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$2.36M +$245K +7,575 +13%
SC
22
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$2.24M
US Bancorp
23
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.24M -$703K -21,707 -26%
TTWM
24
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.02M
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.91M +$601K +18,562 +53%

BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

77 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.44B — up 20% from $1.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BF.A positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Atlas Brown, adding an estimated $1.08M. The largest seller was GAMCO Investors, cutting an estimated $919K.

  • 77 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q1 2014, up from 75 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q1 2014, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q1 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q1 2014 was Atlas Brown, an estimated $1.08M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q1 2014 was GAMCO Investors, an estimated $919K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.