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Brown-Forman Class B

412 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.11B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 131 increasing their positions, 157 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

189% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.5M | Put options by funds: $3.97M

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 26

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 79 (+2)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.68B → $6.11B (+$429M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 402412 (+10)

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 156.26%156.09% (-0.17%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 131 | Existing positions reduced: 157

Holders
412
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+2.49%
% of All Funds
11.1%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
41
Increased
131
Reduced
157
Closed
26
Calls
$11.5M
Puts
$3.97M
Net Calls
+$7.5M
Net Calls Change
+$5.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TL
51
Tirschwell & Loewy
New York
$25.6M -$137K -4,528 -0.6%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
52
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$25.6M -$977K -32,188 -4%
AllianceBernstein
53
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$25.2M -$2.58M -84,862 -10%
Baillie Gifford & Co
54
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$25.1M -$690K -22,734 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
55
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$23.9M +$2.12M +69,913 +10%
JP Morgan Chase
56
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$23.7M -$1.3M -42,778 -5%
HFS
57
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$23.5M -$195K -6,422 -0.9%
Morgan Stanley
58
Morgan Stanley
New York
$23.5M -$3.96M -130,319 -15%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
59
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$23.1M -$4.9M -161,443 -18%
Bank of America
60
Bank of America
North Carolina
$22.9M +$2.99M +98,619 +16%
RhumbLine Advisers
61
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$22.9M +$420K +13,831 +2%
WCM Investment Management
62
WCM Investment Management
California
$22.7M +$21.5M +708,809 New
GF
63
Gabelli Funds
New York
$21.4M
Prudential Financial
64
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$21M +$37K +1,218 +0.2%
Principal Financial Group
65
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$20.8M -$646K -21,275 -3%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
66
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$18.7M -$1.26M -41,409 -7%
Credit Agricole
67
Credit Agricole
France
$18.7M -$3.78M -124,509 -18%
PPA
68
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$18.6M -$70.3K -2,316 -0.4%
ProShare Advisors
69
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$18.1M +$1.62M +53,519 +10%
GH
70
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$17.9M +$138K +4,541 +0.8%
MTB
71
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$17.7M -$960K -31,628 -5%
UIM
72
Underhill Investment Management
California
$17.5M -$9.47K -312 -0.1%
AQR Capital Management
73
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$16.2M +$316K +10,412 +2%
BJ
74
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$15M +$929K +30,613 +7%
Barclays
75
Barclays
United Kingdom
$14.9M +$4.4M +144,815 +45%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

412 of the 3,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $6.11B — up 7.6% from $5.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new BF.B positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 131 added to existing stakes and 157 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Euclid Advisors, adding an estimated $27.3M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $57.1M.

  • 412 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q2 2015, up from 402 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.11B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q2 2015, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q2 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q2 2015 was Euclid Advisors, an estimated $27.3M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q2 2015 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $57.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.