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Brown-Forman Class A

192 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.33B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.57%12.33% (-0.24%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 203192 (-11)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.56B → $1.33B (-$234M)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 28

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 73

Holders
192
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-5.42%
% of All Funds
3.37%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
18
Increased
45
Reduced
73
Closed
28
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GRQ
1
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$190M -$6.03M -88,473 -3%
P
2
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$182M
LT
3
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
$181M +$5.14M +75,438 +3%
BP
4
BBR Partners
New York
$148M -$6.82M -100,000 -4%
GF
5
Gabelli Funds
New York
$75.1M -$2.95M -43,300 -4%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$69.6M +$916K +13,440 +1%
MG
7
Markel Group
Virginia
$53.7M
New York State Common Retirement Fund
8
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$46.2M -$733K -10,750 -1%
Vanguard Group
9
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$36.7M +$5.36M +78,605 +16%
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$28.8M +$86.5K +1,269 +0.3%
GI
11
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$25.2M -$1.19M -17,500 -4%
Bessemer Group
12
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$17.3M -$452K -6,626 -2%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$16.5M +$645K +9,465 +4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$14.7M -$56.3K -826 -0.4%
Baird Financial Group
15
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$13.2M -$221K -3,236 -2%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$10.4M -$663K -9,721 -6%
ESCM
17
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$9.56M +$4.02M +59,011 +65%
Renaissance Technologies
18
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$9.23M -$4.95M -72,600 -33%
CPO
19
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$9.19M +$275K +4,033 +3%
PPA
20
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$9.08M -$73.6K -1,079 -0.8%
State Street
21
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.69M -$518K -7,596 -5%
N
22
Nuveen
North Carolina
$8.5M -$4.68M -68,657 -34%
Charles Schwab
23
Charles Schwab
California
$7.52M +$225K +3,295 +3%
GT
24
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$7.18M -$4.26M -62,490 -36%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.79M +$458K +6,714 +7%

BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

192 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $1.33B — down 15% from $1.56B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of BF.A and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 73 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $5.36M. The largest seller was BBR Partners, cutting an estimated $6.82M.

  • 192 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q1 2021, down from 203 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.33B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q1 2021, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q1 2021 and 28 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q1 2021 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $5.36M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q1 2021 was BBR Partners, an estimated $6.82M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.