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Brown-Forman Class 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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 710 (+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: 368392 (+24)

0.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 164.25%165.05% (+0.8%)

Holders
392
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+6.52%
% of All Funds
11.32%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.86%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
53
Increased
143
Reduced
128
Closed
26
Calls
$22.6M
Puts
$5.92M
Net Calls
+$16.7M
Net Calls Change
+$21.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State Street
1
State Street
Massachusetts
$677M -$46.8M -1,785,212 -7%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$674M +$396K +15,119 +0.1%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$364M +$1.87M +71,444 +0.6%
O
4
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$204M +$32.5M +1,239,116 +21%
American Century Companies
5
American Century Companies
Missouri
$180M +$32.9M +1,255,444 +25%
PNC Financial Services Group
6
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$167M -$105K -3,991 -0.1%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$166M +$1.87M +71,225 +1%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$150M -$9.03M -344,406 -6%
WRF
9
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$148M -$7.3M -278,375 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$134M -$47.5M -1,813,178 -28%
JHIU
11
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$128M -$56.5M -2,153,313 -33%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$119M +$5.56M +212,187 +5%
CIC
13
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$111M +$5.51M +210,200 +6%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$105M +$432K +16,484 +0.5%
Baillie Gifford & Co
15
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$105M -$700K -26,715 -0.7%
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$77.2M +$364K +13,903 +0.5%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$75.6M +$1.1M +41,888 +2%
TCIM
18
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$75.5M -$5.13M -195,653 -7%
CAM
19
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$74.1M +$67.7M +2,581,663 New
LCOV
20
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$64.2M +$969K +36,960 +2%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
21
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$61.4M -$886K -33,797 -2%
FCM
22
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$57.6M -$112K -4,285 -0.2%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$57.3M +$2.61M +99,622 +5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
24
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$56.1M -$37.1M -1,416,875 -42%
WCM
25
Winton Capital Management
United Kingdom
$51.2M -$3.05M -116,150 -6%

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.