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Brown-Forman Class A

191 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.09B invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,617% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $721K | Put options by funds: $42K

79% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 14

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 184191 (+7)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $1.09B (+$45.6M)

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.61%10.79% (+0.19%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 60

Holders
191
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.8%
% of All Funds
2.78%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
25
Increased
55
Reduced
60
Closed
14
Calls
$721K
Puts
$42K
Net Calls
+$679K
Net Calls Change
+$778K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$229M +$1.52M +25,783 +0.7%
LT
2
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
$175M +$58.8K +1,000 +0%
GRQ
3
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$135M -$5.09M -86,489 -4%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$71.3M +$1.01M +17,150 +1%
GF
5
Gabelli Funds
New York
$59.4M -$1.51M -25,600 -3%
MG
6
Markel Group
Virginia
$50.2M
GT
7
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$30.9M +$360K +6,118 +1%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$28.1M +$13.8M +234,372 +98%
PNC Financial Services Group
9
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$26.6M +$75.3K +1,281 +0.3%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$25.5M +$1.7M +28,878 +7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
11
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$17.8M -$5.05M -85,969 -22%
GI
12
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$16.9M -$606K -10,300 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15.9M +$6.39M +108,711 +69%
Bessemer Group
14
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$14.4M +$3.82K +65 +0%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
15
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$13.3M -$225K -3,825 -2%
Cerity Partners
16
Cerity Partners
New York
$11.4M +$40.2K +683 +0.4%
Baird Financial Group
17
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$10.6M +$28.9K +492 +0.3%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.51M +$697K +11,861 +9%
State Street
19
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.38M +$261K +4,440 +4%
Brown Advisory
20
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$6.12M -$18.2K -310 -0.3%
HIC
21
Harvey Investment Company
Kentucky
$6.08M
SYBT
22
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$5.91M -$228K -3,880 -4%
GWI
23
Grace & White Inc
New York
$5.75M
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.75M +$446K +7,583 +9%
RhumbLine Advisers
25
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$5.66M -$1.18K -20 -0%

BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

191 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $1.09B — up 4.4% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new BF.A positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Gardner Russo & Quinn, cutting an estimated $5.09M.

  • 191 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q4 2023, up from 184 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.09B of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q4 2023, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q4 2023 and 14 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q4 2023 was Gardner Russo & Quinn, an estimated $5.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.