Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
402 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.7B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 146 increasing their positions, 151 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
20% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.4M | Put options by funds: $11.2M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.72B → $5.7B (-$24.2M)
0.45% less ownership
Funds ownership: 50.46% → 50% (-0.45%)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 151
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 419 → 402 (-17)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 45
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$31.5M |
| 2 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$26.1M |
| 3 |
STMM
South Texas Money Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$24.7M |
| 4 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
+$22M |
| 5 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$19.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$70.4M |
| 2 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$49.4M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$32.5M |
| 4 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
-$18.8M |
| 5 |
LCOV
London Company of Virginia
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$18.2M |
BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
402 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $5.7B — down 0.42% from $5.72B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of BF.B and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 151 trimmed existing stakes and 146 added.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, opening a new position worth an estimated $31.5M. The largest seller was PNC Financial Services Group, cutting an estimated $70.4M.
- 402 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q1 2015, down from 419 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $5.7B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q1 2015, down 0.42% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q1 2015 and 45 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q1 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $31.5M added.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q1 2015 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $70.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.