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Brown-Forman Class B

392 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.09B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 143 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

282% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $22.6M | Put options by funds: $5.92M

104% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 26

43% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 710 (+3)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.1B → $6.09B (+$992M)

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 143 | Existing positions reduced: 128

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 368392 (+24)

0.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 164.25%165.05% (+0.8%)

Holders
392
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+6.52%
% of All Funds
11.32%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.86%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
53
Increased
143
Reduced
128
Closed
26
Calls
$22.6M
Puts
$5.92M
Net Calls
+$16.7M
Net Calls Change
+$21.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
51
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$23.4M -$2.84M -108,325 -12%
Morgan Stanley
52
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22.8M +$4.2M +160,187 +25%
Royal Bank of Canada
53
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$21.9M +$7.4M +282,422 +59%
TD Asset Management
54
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$21.9M -$279K -10,625 -1%
Prudential Financial
55
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$21.8M +$582K +22,188 +3%
RhumbLine Advisers
56
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$21.3M -$425K -16,222 -2%
HFS
57
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$21.2M -$266K -10,132 -1%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
58
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$20.8M -$2.31M -88,022 -11%
GF
59
Gabelli Funds
New York
$19.7M +$3.03M +115,625 +20%
Principal Financial Group
60
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$18.5M +$1.69M +64,444 +11%
PI
61
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$17.9M -$35M -1,335,125 -68%
Swiss National Bank
62
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$17.3M -$778K -29,688 -5%
GH
63
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$17M +$15.5M +592,250 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
64
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$16.8M +$250K +9,540 +2%
Barclays
65
Barclays
United Kingdom
$16.6M +$6.01M +229,090 +64%
PPA
66
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$16.5M +$1.76M +67,091 +13%
UIM
67
Underhill Investment Management
California
$15.7M -$24.6K -938 -0.2%
SCM
68
Sandler Capital Management
New York
$15.6M -$4.5M -171,562 -24%
Bank of America
69
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.3M +$1.04M +39,856 +8%
MTB
70
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$14.9M -$636K -24,253 -4%
WMSA
71
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$14.8M +$13.5M +515,625 New
B
72
BP
United Kingdom
$14.5M +$13.3M +506,250 New
AB
73
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$14.5M +$13.8K +528 +0.1%
BJ
74
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$12.4M -$237K -9,022 -2%
MIH
75
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$12.4M -$310K -11,813 -3%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

392 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $6.09B — up 19% from $5.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new BF.B positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 143 added to existing stakes and 128 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Congress Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $67.7M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Investors US, cutting an estimated $56.5M.

  • 392 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q1 2014, up from 368 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $6.09B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q1 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q1 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q1 2014 was Congress Asset Management, an estimated $67.7M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q1 2014 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $56.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.