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Brown-Forman Class B

452 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.58B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 165 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

955% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.87M | Put options by funds: $746K

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 30

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 447452 (+5)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.56B → $4.58B (+$23.5M)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 165

1.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.54%71.93% (-1.6%)

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 85 (-3)

Holders
452
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.12%
% of All Funds
11.25%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
44
Increased
151
Reduced
165
Closed
30
Calls
$7.87M
Puts
$746K
Net Calls
+$7.13M
Net Calls Change
+$8.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GH
76
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$9.76M -$358K -12,033 -4%
MG
77
Markel Group
Virginia
$9.73M
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
78
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$9.69M +$4.28M +143,794 +78%
UBS Group
79
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.62M -$533K -17,906 -5%
Millennium Management
80
Millennium Management
New York
$9.62M +$8.62M +290,000 +819%
GF
81
Gabelli Funds
New York
$9.39M -$246K -8,282 -3%
HSBC Holdings
82
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$9.32M -$3.9M -131,271 -29%
American Century Companies
83
American Century Companies
Missouri
$8.63M -$2.12M -71,375 -20%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
84
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$8.41M -$193K -6,489 -2%
Two Sigma Advisers
85
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$8.02M -$8.64M -290,613 -52%
SAM
86
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$7.63M -$767K -25,781 -9%
Baird Financial Group
87
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$7.53M +$5.75M +193,233 +315%
Lord, Abbett & Co
88
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$7.34M +$3.44M +115,505 +87%
Stifel Financial
89
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.11M +$507K +17,063 +8%
Chevy Chase Trust
90
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$7.04M -$73K -2,456 -1%
Citadel Advisors
91
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.84M +$6.89M +231,602 New
Canada Life
92
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$6.81M -$260K -8,730 -4%
Bank of Montreal
93
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$6.75M +$473K +15,916 +7%
EAM
94
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$6.62M -$1.83M -61,654 -22%
TIA
95
Tandem Investment Advisors
South Carolina
$6.58M +$2.14M +72,021 +48%
OTPPB
96
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$6.56M +$560K +18,825 +9%
CIC
97
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$6.46M -$62.9M -2,113,648 -91%
Aviva
98
Aviva
United Kingdom
$6.25M -$674K -22,659 -10%
RC
99
RBO & Co
California
$6.17M +$4.34K +146 +0.1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
100
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.1M +$1.21M +40,553 +24%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

452 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.58B — up 0.52% from $4.56B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new BF.B positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 151 added to existing stakes and 165 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $532M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $91.2M.

  • 452 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q1 2017, up from 447 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.58B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q1 2017, up 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q1 2017 and 30 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $532M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q1 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $91.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.