Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
552 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.11B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 195 increasing their positions, 179 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 42
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.45B → $8.11B (+$659M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 537 → 552 (+15)
1.75% more ownership
Funds ownership: 45.9% → 47.65% (+1.7%)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 195 | Existing positions reduced: 179
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 10 (0)
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.69M | Put options by funds: $5.49M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$351M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$46.1M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$36.6M |
| 4 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$34.6M |
| 5 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$31.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$107M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$48.2M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$24.3M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$21.2M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$15.5M |
BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
552 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $8.11B — up 8.8% from $7.45B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new BF.B positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 195 added to existing stakes and 179 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Baird Financial Group, adding an estimated $351M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $107M.
- 552 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q2 2019, up from 537 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $8.11B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q2 2019, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q2 2019 and 42 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q2 2019 was Baird Financial Group, an estimated $351M added.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $107M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.