Brown-Forman Class B
BF.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.
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: 7 → 10 (+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: 368 → 392 (+24)
0.8% more ownership
Funds ownership: 164.25% → 165.05% (+0.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$67.7M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$32.9M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$32.5M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Paris,
France
|
+$24.5M |
| 5 |
GH
GAM Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$15.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$56.5M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$47.5M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$46.8M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$37.1M |
| 5 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$35M |
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.