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Brown-Forman Class B

639 hedge funds and large institutions have $10B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 198 increasing their positions, 250 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

303% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.28M | Put options by funds: $2.3M

19% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 52

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 633639 (+6)

0.85% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.21%48.36% (-0.85%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.1B → $10B (-$2.05B)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 250

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 86 (-2)

Holders
639
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+0.95%
% of All Funds
11.22%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
62
Increased
198
Reduced
250
Closed
52
Calls
$9.28M
Puts
$2.3M
Net Calls
+$6.97M
Net Calls Change
-$1.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
26
Charles Schwab
California
$67.1M +$13.3M +181,975 +23%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
27
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$64.2M -$1.7M -23,219 -2%
DWA
28
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$63.9M +$1.75M +23,906 +3%
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$62M +$6.92M +94,414 +12%
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$61.3M -$19.3M -263,349 -23%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
31
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$59M +$1.39M +18,975 +2%
Baird Financial Group
32
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$59M -$3.74M -51,100 -6%
Bessemer Group
33
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$58.8M -$55K -751 -0.1%
Goldman Sachs
34
Goldman Sachs
New York
$54.7M -$17.1M -232,779 -23%
JP Morgan Chase
35
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$52.5M +$8.74M +119,353 +19%
T. Rowe Price Associates
36
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$46.6M +$1.17M +16,029 +2%
N
37
Nuveen
North Carolina
$44.4M -$20.1M -274,742 -30%
PNC Financial Services Group
38
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$44.1M -$147K -2,000 -0.3%
Millennium Management
39
Millennium Management
New York
$44.1M -$3.42M -46,705 -7%
PAMU
40
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$41.6M -$17.6M -240,778 -29%
BA
41
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$40M +$6.82M +93,097 +19%
Royal Bank of Canada
42
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$39.5M +$2.79M +38,129 +7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$39.2M -$9.96M -135,911 -19%
Arrowstreet Capital
44
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$39M +$26M +354,845 +168%
AQR Capital Management
45
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$34M -$932K -12,722 -3%
MG
46
Markel Group
Virginia
$32.7M
Deutsche Bank
47
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$32.6M +$6.4M +87,341 +23%
Man Group
48
Man Group
United Kingdom
$32.6M +$5.28M +72,025 +18%
National Pension Service
49
National Pension Service
South Korea
$31.4M +$698K +9,525 +2%
DZ Bank
50
DZ Bank
Germany
$31.1M +$8.64M +117,973 +35%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

639 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $10B — down 17% from $12.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new BF.B positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 198 added to existing stakes and 250 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fundsmith LLP, adding an estimated $71.5M. The largest seller was California Public Employees Retirement System, cutting an estimated $49.2M.

  • 639 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q1 2021, up from 633 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $10B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q1 2021, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q1 2021 and 52 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q1 2021 was Fundsmith LLP, an estimated $71.5M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q1 2021 was California Public Employees Retirement System, an estimated $49.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.