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Brown-Forman Class A

203 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.56B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

107% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 14

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 52

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.41B → $1.56B (+$148M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 190203 (+13)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.17%12.57% (+0.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

Holders
203
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+6.84%
% of All Funds
3.59%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
29
Increased
60
Reduced
52
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GRQ
1
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$226M -$16.9M -235,717 -7%
P
2
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$210M
LT
3
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
$204M +$5.82M +81,000 +3%
BP
4
BBR Partners
New York
$178M
GF
5
Gabelli Funds
New York
$89.8M -$5.16M -71,876 -6%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$79.4M -$568K -7,912 -0.7%
MG
7
Markel Group
Virginia
$61.9M
New York State Common Retirement Fund
8
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$54.1M +$11.6M +160,951 +28%
Vanguard Group
9
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$36.6M +$30.4M +423,480 +568%
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$33.1M -$290K -4,034 -0.9%
GI
11
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$30.4M -$1.78M -24,780 -6%
Bessemer Group
12
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$20.5M +$3.02M +42,109 +18%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$18.3M +$433K +6,027 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$17M +$1.16M +16,156 +7%
Renaissance Technologies
15
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$16M +$62.9K +876 +0.4%
Baird Financial Group
16
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$15.5M -$102K -1,420 -0.7%
N
17
Nuveen
North Carolina
$14.8M +$3.22M +44,859 +29%
GT
18
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$12.9M -$1.87K -26 -0%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$12.8M -$84.6K -1,178 -0.7%
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$10.6M -$186K -2,595 -2%
PPA
21
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$10.6M +$444K +6,180 +4%
CPO
22
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$10.3M +$3.77M +52,434 +60%
Charles Schwab
23
Charles Schwab
California
$8.44M +$157K +2,191 +2%
Brown Advisory
24
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$7.81M +$18.5K +258 +0.2%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.79M -$3.38M -47,114 -31%

BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

203 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.56B — up 10% from $1.41B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new BF.A positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $30.4M. The largest seller was Gardner Russo & Quinn, cutting an estimated $16.9M.

  • 203 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q4 2020, up from 190 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.56B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q4 2020, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q4 2020 and 14 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q4 2020 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $30.4M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q4 2020 was Gardner Russo & Quinn, an estimated $16.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.