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Brown-Forman Class B

394 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.87B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 165 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 401394 (-7)

6.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 164.38%158% (-6.4%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.39B → $5.87B (-$521M)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 30

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 165

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 129 (-3)

Holders
394
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-1.75%
% of All Funds
11.43%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
27
Increased
124
Reduced
165
Closed
30
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$694M +$1.87M +63,484 +0.3%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$664M +$8.9M +302,843 +1%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$362M -$4.79M -162,854 -1%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$175M +$4.31M +146,616 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
5
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$174M -$90.4K -3,078 -0.1%
JHIU
6
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$151M +$55.8M +1,899,106 +57%
American Century Companies
7
American Century Companies
Missouri
$150M -$5.63M -191,559 -4%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$145M -$5.83M -198,256 -4%
O
9
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$134M -$80.6M -2,743,250 -37%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$133M -$1.87M -63,535 -1%
WRF
11
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$120M -$18.8M -638,831 -13%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$104M -$3.82M -130,135 -3%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$98.9M +$1.75M +59,441 +2%
Baillie Gifford & Co
14
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$90.9M -$20.8M -707,306 -18%
BG
15
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$79.8M +$547K +18,625 +0.7%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$78.6M -$80M -2,721,615 -50%
TCIM
17
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$74.1M -$9.42M -320,750 -11%
CIC
18
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$60.6M +$1.24M +42,275 +2%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
19
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$55.5M -$3.38M -115,021 -6%
FCM
20
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$55.4M -$107K -3,644 -0.2%
CAM
21
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$54.9M -$16.2M -552,888 -23%
T. Rowe Price Associates
22
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$49.8M -$1.84M -62,694 -4%
WG
23
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$49.2M -$664K -22,613 -1%
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$46.7M +$4.77M +162,300 +11%
First Trust Advisors
25
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$46.7M -$7.93M -269,725 -14%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

394 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $5.87B — down 8.1% from $6.39B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of BF.B and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 165 trimmed existing stakes and 124 added.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Investors US, adding an estimated $55.8M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $80.6M.

  • 394 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q3 2014, down from 401 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.87B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q3 2014, down 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q3 2014 and 30 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q3 2014 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $55.8M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q3 2014 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $80.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.