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Brown-Forman Class 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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7981 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (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

Holders
81
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.53%
% of All Funds
2.35%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
5
Increased
17
Reduced
18
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BP
1
BBR Partners
New York
$387M +$58.2M +1,601,250 +17%
GRQ
2
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$253M -$1.36M -37,345 -0.5%
AB
3
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$163M +$68M +1,868,962 +69%
PNC Financial Services Group
4
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$157M -$143M -3,932,855 -47%
P
5
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$137M
GI
6
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$78.2M -$436K -11,997 -0.5%
GF
7
Gabelli Funds
New York
$76.1M +$81.8K +2,250 +0.1%
LT
8
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
$43.4M
MG
9
Markel Group
Virginia
$37.6M
California Public Employees Retirement System
10
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$12.1M +$182K +5,000 +1%
Renaissance Technologies
11
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$7.96M +$164K +4,500 +2%
HIC
12
Harvey Investment Company
Kentucky
$6.91M
HFS
13
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$6.24M -$24.6K -677 -0.4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.72M -$101K -2,778 -2%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.54M -$982 -27 -0%
SYBT
16
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$4.46M -$20.4K -562 -0.4%
Brown Advisory
17
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$3.69M
V
18
Veritable
Delaware
$3.09M +$16.8K +463 +0.5%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.83M +$68.3K +1,878 +2%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$2.81M +$42.6K +1,170 +2%
US Bancorp
21
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.59M -$368K -10,125 -12%
FBT
22
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$2.38M +$18.7K +515 +0.8%
SC
23
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$2.11M -$216K -5,925 -9%
TTWM
24
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.02M
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.95M -$40.6K -1,115 -2%

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.