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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 31 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

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 31

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 448452 (+4)

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
+4
Holders Change %
+0.89%
% 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
31
Calls
$7.87M
Puts
$746K
Net Calls
+$7.13M
Net Calls Change
+$8.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
151
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2.72M +$191K +6,430 +8%
USAA
152
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$2.71M -$134K -4,516 -5%
SOMRS
153
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$2.69M -$69.7K -2,344 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
154
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.67M +$37.9K +1,275 +1%
VIA
155
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$2.65M -$134K -4,505 -5%
OPERF
156
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$2.58M -$37.2K -1,250 -1%
BC
157
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.53M +$263K +8,858 +12%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
158
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$2.49M -$62.3K -2,094 -2%
PAM
159
Peninsula Asset Management
Florida
$2.41M -$39K -1,313 -2%
TPSF
160
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.39M -$137K -4,616 -5%
HighTower Advisors
161
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.39M +$553K +18,585 +30%
WMSA
162
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$2.32M +$2.33M +78,464 New
NIM
163
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.3M -$235K -7,888 -9%
CCM
164
Chickasaw Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.29M +$374K +12,562 +19%
HIC
165
Harvey Investment Company
Kentucky
$2.28M -$1.28M -43,023 -36%
FIM
166
Fruth Investment Management
Texas
$2.27M -$74.3K -2,500 -3%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
167
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$2.27M +$1.85M +62,086 +418%
NFA
168
Nuveen Fund Advisors
Illinois
$2.27M -$230K -7,732 -9%
NB
169
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$2.26M +$1.76M +59,097 +342%
NFA
170
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.24M -$115K -3,870 -5%
Susquehanna International Group
171
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.23M -$2.13M -71,773 -49%
Toronto Dominion Bank
172
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$2.22M +$762K +25,635 +52%
TAF
173
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$2.19M +$889K +29,909 +68%
KCPG
174
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$2.11M +$300K +10,078 +16%
SF
175
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$2.08M +$52K +1,750 +3%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

452 of the 4,018 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 31 closed out — a net gain of 13 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 448 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 31 closed out, a net change of +13 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.