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Brown-Forman Class A

207 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.24B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 17

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 193207 (+14)

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $264K | Put options by funds: $264K

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.28B → $1.24B (-$44.4M)

1.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.08%10.78% (-1.3%)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 65

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
207
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+7.25%
% of All Funds
3.19%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
32
Increased
50
Reduced
65
Closed
17
Calls
$264K
Puts
$264K
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
+$263K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LT
1
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
$198M +$5.23M +78,625 +3%
P
2
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$198M +$3.56M +53,489 +2%
GRQ
3
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$190M -$4.67M -70,137 -2%
GF
4
Gabelli Funds
New York
$77.3M -$580K -8,714 -0.8%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$74.9M +$3.61M +54,171 +5%
MG
6
Markel Group
Virginia
$57.1M
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$48M +$5.27M +79,207 +13%
PNC Financial Services Group
8
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$30.7M -$532 -8 -0%
GI
9
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$25M -$1.14M -17,104 -4%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
10
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$21M -$14.2M -212,918 -41%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$18.9M +$417K +6,267 +2%
Bessemer Group
12
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$18.1M +$483K +7,250 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$15.6M -$273K -4,106 -2%
ESCM
14
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$14.4M
Baird Financial Group
15
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$14M -$39.9K -600 -0.3%
GT
16
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$13.9M +$6.09M +91,556 +81%
CPO
17
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$10.7M +$358K +5,381 +4%
PPA
18
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$10.7M +$829K +12,461 +9%
State Street
19
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.42M -$466K -7,002 -5%
Charles Schwab
20
Charles Schwab
California
$8.45M +$214K +3,210 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.26M -$219K -3,287 -3%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.5M +$444K +6,672 +6%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$7.28M
HIC
24
Harvey Investment Company
Kentucky
$6.92M
Brown Advisory
25
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$6.85M -$33.3K -500 -0.5%

BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

207 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $1.24B — down 3.5% from $1.28B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new BF.A positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Glenview Trust, adding an estimated $6.09M. The largest seller was BBR Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $145M sold.

  • 207 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q4 2021, up from 193 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.24B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q4 2021, down 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q4 2021 and 17 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q4 2021 was Glenview Trust, an estimated $6.09M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q4 2021 was BBR Partners, an estimated $145M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.