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Brown-Forman Class B

418 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.36B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 186 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 31

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.11B → $7.36B (+$1.25B)

14% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.06M | Put options by funds: $4.44M

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 411418 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 99 (0)

8.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 156.09%147.9% (-8.2%)

39% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 186

Holders
418
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+1.7%
% of All Funds
11.67%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
39
Increased
113
Reduced
186
Closed
31
Calls
$5.06M
Puts
$4.44M
Net Calls
+$619K
Net Calls Change
-$6.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
51
Charles Schwab
California
$27.5M -$10.8M -331,915 -27%
Swiss National Bank
52
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$26.8M +$1.98M +60,625 +8%
Bank of America
53
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26M +$4.02M +123,347 +17%
BIM
54
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$25.5M -$8.2M -251,762 -23%
TL
55
Tirschwell & Loewy
New York
$24.3M -$463K -14,194 -2%
Baillie Gifford & Co
56
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$23.8M -$543K -16,659 -2%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
57
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$23.4M -$1.43M -43,981 -6%
EA
58
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$23.1M -$7.35M -225,531 -23%
HFS
59
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$22.6M -$79.8K -2,450 -0.3%
AllianceBernstein
60
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$22.4M -$2.07M -63,535 -8%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
61
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$22.3M +$11.6K +356 +0%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
62
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$22.2M -$1.04M -32,025 -4%
GF
63
Gabelli Funds
New York
$20.7M
WCM Investment Management
64
WCM Investment Management
California
$20.5M -$1.56M -47,921 -7%
RhumbLine Advisers
65
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$19.5M -$2.77M -85,138 -12%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
66
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$18.3M +$209K +6,412 +1%
PPA
67
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$17.6M -$348K -10,668 -2%
AQR Capital Management
68
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$17.4M +$1.85M +56,900 +11%
MTB
69
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$17.2M +$93.3K +2,862 +0.5%
ProShare Advisors
70
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$16.8M -$779K -23,907 -4%
GH
71
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$16.4M -$906K -27,810 -5%
UIM
72
Underhill Investment Management
California
$15.3M -$1.67M -51,172 -9%
Principal Financial Group
73
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$14.9M -$5.47M -167,766 -26%
BJ
74
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$14.6M +$77.2K +2,369 +0.5%
Prudential Financial
75
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$14.4M -$6.17M -189,312 -29%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

418 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $7.36B — up 20% from $6.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new BF.B positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 113 added to existing stakes and 186 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $85.8M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $155M.

  • 418 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q3 2015, up from 411 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $7.36B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q3 2015, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q3 2015 and 31 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $85.8M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q3 2015 was State Street, an estimated $155M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.