Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
515 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.83B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 201 increasing their positions, 159 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 201 | Existing positions reduced: 159
2.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 42.7% → 44.79% (+2.1%)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 47
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 521 → 515 (-6)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.38B → $6.83B (-$549M)
46% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 7 (-6)
69% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $687K | Put options by funds: $2.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$100M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$96.5M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$60.3M |
| 4 |
HFS
HL Financial Services
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$59.1M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$56.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$44.7M |
| 2 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$44.1M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$32M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$27.9M |
| 5 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$23.5M |
BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
515 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $6.83B — down 7.4% from $7.38B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of BF.B and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 159 trimmed existing stakes and 201 added.
The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $100M. The largest seller was Jupiter Investment Management, cutting an estimated $44.7M.
- 515 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q2 2018, down from 521 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $6.83B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q2 2018, down 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q2 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q2 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $100M added.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q2 2018 was Jupiter Investment Management, an estimated $44.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.