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Brown-Forman Class B

401 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.39B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 155 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,290% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.2M | Put options by funds: $2.89M

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 21

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1012 (+2)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 392401 (+9)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.09B → $6.39B (+$304M)

0.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 165.05%164.38% (-0.67%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 155

Holders
401
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
11.52%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
33
Increased
138
Reduced
155
Closed
21
Calls
$40.2M
Puts
$2.89M
Net Calls
+$37.3M
Net Calls Change
+$20.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$722M +$14.2M +483,838 +2%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$684M -$25.4M -868,681 -4%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$383M -$52.1K -1,781 -0%
O
4
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$223M +$8.83M +301,969 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
5
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$182M +$6.93M +236,838 +4%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$179M +$3.84M +131,441 +2%
Norges Bank
7
Norges Bank
Norway
$164M +$82.1M +2,807,440 +107%
American Century Companies
8
American Century Companies
Missouri
$163M -$25M -856,360 -14%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$158M +$195K +6,678 +0.1%
WRF
10
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$145M -$10.9M -372,447 -7%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$141M -$35.8K -1,225 -0%
Baillie Gifford & Co
12
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$116M +$5.82M +198,959 +5%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$112M +$1.89M +64,485 +2%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$101M +$40.1M +1,369,562 +69%
JHIU
15
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$100M -$33M -1,128,915 -25%
TCIM
16
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$87M +$7.5M +256,518 +10%
BG
17
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$82.7M +$1.57M +53,556 +2%
CAM
18
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$74M -$3.69M -126,272 -5%
CIC
19
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$62M -$53.1M -1,817,156 -47%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
20
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$61.4M -$2.92M -99,847 -5%
LCOV
21
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$58.1M -$9.01M -307,900 -14%
FCM
22
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$58M -$2.39M -81,621 -4%
First Trust Advisors
23
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$56.8M +$46.9M +1,604,528 +570%
T. Rowe Price Associates
24
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$53.9M -$4.89M -167,109 -9%
WG
25
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$52M +$50.5M +1,726,247 New

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

401 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $6.39B — up 5% from $6.09B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new BF.B positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 138 added to existing stakes and 155 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $82.1M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $84.8M.

  • 401 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q2 2014, up from 392 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.39B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q2 2014, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q2 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $82.1M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q2 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $84.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.