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Brown-Forman Class B

401 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.39B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 155 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,290% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.2M | Put options by funds: $2.89M

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 21

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1012 (+2)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 392401 (+9)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.09B → $6.39B (+$304M)

0.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 165.05%164.38% (-0.67%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 155

Holders
401
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
11.52%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
33
Increased
138
Reduced
155
Closed
21
Calls
$40.2M
Puts
$2.89M
Net Calls
+$37.3M
Net Calls Change
+$20.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TL
51
Tirschwell & Loewy
New York
$24.9M -$193K -6,600 -0.8%
Morgan Stanley
52
Morgan Stanley
New York
$24.8M +$923K +31,563 +4%
ARC
53
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$24.2M -$7.23M -247,128 -24%
Prudential Financial
54
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$23.4M +$451K +15,437 +2%
RhumbLine Advisers
55
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$22.7M +$287K +9,816 +1%
Fidelity Investments
56
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$22.3M -$2.24M -76,610 -9%
HFS
57
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$22.1M -$175K -5,990 -0.8%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
58
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$21.9M +$73.9K +2,528 +0.3%
TD Asset Management
59
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$21.2M -$1.71M -58,594 -8%
Principal Financial Group
60
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$20.6M +$1.18M +40,219 +6%
GF
61
Gabelli Funds
New York
$20.1M -$484K -16,562 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
62
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$18.5M +$870K +29,741 +5%
Swiss National Bank
63
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$18.3M +$82.3K +2,813 +0.5%
GH
64
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$17.5M -$366K -12,500 -2%
PPA
65
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$17.3M -$39.3K -1,344 -0.2%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
66
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$17M +$3.96M +135,312 +32%
Bank of America
67
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.8M +$669K +22,881 +4%
UIM
68
Underhill Investment Management
California
$16.5M -$9.13K -312 -0.1%
MTB
69
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$16.2M +$564K +19,290 +4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
70
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$15.6M +$346K +11,847 +2%
AB
71
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$15.3M +$54.5K +1,863 +0.4%
B
72
BP
United Kingdom
$15.3M
WMSA
73
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$14.3M -$1.18M -40,262 -8%
APG Asset Management
74
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$14M +$1.67M +57,097 +14%
HT
75
HAP Trading
New York
$13.4M +$7.05M +240,891 +118%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

401 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $6.39B — up 5% from $6.09B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new BF.B positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 138 added to existing stakes and 155 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $82.1M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $84.8M.

  • 401 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q2 2014, up from 392 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.39B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q2 2014, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q2 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $82.1M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q2 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $84.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.