Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
452 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.58B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 165 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
955% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.87M | Put options by funds: $746K
47% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 30
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 447 → 452 (+5)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.56B → $4.58B (+$23.5M)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 165
1.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 73.54% → 71.93% (-1.6%)
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$532M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$30.3M |
| 3 |
SIC
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Plymouth,
Michigan
|
+$21M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$18.1M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$17.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$91.2M |
| 2 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$63.5M |
| 3 |
CIC
Chilton Investment Company
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$62.9M |
| 4 |
AB
Atlas Brown
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
-$41.3M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$10.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
476
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$6K | -194 | Closed |
|
|
FAM
477
Fred Alger Management
New York
| – | -$4K | -141 | Closed |
|
|
HNB
478
Huntington National Bank
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$1K | -47 | Closed |
|
|
PRS
479
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Coeur D Alene,
Idaho
| – | -$1K | -41 | Closed |
|
|
VIA
480
Vantage Investment Advisors
State College,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1K | -28 | Closed |
|
|
GWS
481
Glassman Wealth Services
Vienna,
Virginia
| – | +$149 | +5 | New |
|
|
ASN
482
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | +$387 | +13 | New |
|
BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
452 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.58B — up 0.52% from $4.56B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new BF.B positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 151 added to existing stakes and 165 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $532M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $91.2M.
- 452 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q1 2017, up from 447 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $4.58B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q1 2017, up 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q1 2017 and 30 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $532M added.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q1 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $91.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.