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Brown-Forman Class A

203 hedge funds and large institutions have $475M invested in Brown-Forman Class A in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $316K | Put options by funds: $205K

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 24

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 202203 (+1)

0.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.85%10.69% (-0.16%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $494M → $475M (-$19.3M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 79

Holders
203
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.5%
% of All Funds
2.47%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
30
Increased
53
Reduced
79
Closed
24
Calls
$316K
Puts
$205K
Net Calls
+$111K
Net Calls Change
+$1.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$87.1M -$1.41M -50,694 -2%
LT
2
Lindsell Train
United Kingdom
$72.2M
GRQ
3
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$43.9M -$1.39M -49,978 -3%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$28.1M -$102K -3,662 -0.3%
GF
5
Gabelli Funds
New York
$23.7M +$5.58K +200 +0%
MG
6
Markel Group
Virginia
$22.2M
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$16.9M +$1.04M +37,178 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15.6M +$1.7M +60,892 +11%
GT
9
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$13.3M -$8.26K -296 -0.1%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.9M -$1.75M -62,841 -11%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
11
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$8.73M +$1.6M +57,266 +21%
KIG
12
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$8.63M +$4.86M +174,045 +113%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$7.6M +$8.06M +288,879 New
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$7.26M +$20K +718 +0.3%
Cerity Partners
15
Cerity Partners
New York
$6.2M -$363K -13,022 -5%
GI
16
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$6.17M -$198K -7,106 -3%
Baird Financial Group
17
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.96M -$10.7M -383,878 -72%
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$3.64M -$1.77M -63,390 -31%
QCM
19
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$3.4M +$98.4K +3,525 +3%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.22M -$2.69M -96,489 -44%
GWI
21
Grace & White Inc
New York
$2.9M -$288K -10,318 -9%
State Street
22
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.86M -$45.9K -1,644 -2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
23
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.81M +$785K +28,130 +36%
Millennium Management
24
Millennium Management
New York
$2.71M +$2.55M +91,344 +784%
SYBT
25
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$2.36M -$19.5K -700 -0.8%

BF.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

203 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $475M — down 3.9% from $494M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new BF.A positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Kessler Investment Group, adding an estimated $4.86M. The largest seller was Baird Financial Group, cutting an estimated $10.7M.

  • 203 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class A (BF.A) as of Q4 2025, up from 202 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $475M of Brown-Forman Class A stock for Q4 2025, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class A positions in Q4 2025 and 24 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A buyer in Q4 2025 was Kessler Investment Group, an estimated $4.86M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class A seller in Q4 2025 was Baird Financial Group, an estimated $10.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.