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Brown-Forman Class B

412 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.11B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 131 increasing their positions, 157 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

189% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.5M | Put options by funds: $3.97M

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 26

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 79 (+2)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.68B → $6.11B (+$429M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 402412 (+10)

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 156.26%156.09% (-0.17%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 131 | Existing positions reduced: 157

Holders
412
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+2.49%
% of All Funds
11.1%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
41
Increased
131
Reduced
157
Closed
26
Calls
$11.5M
Puts
$3.97M
Net Calls
+$7.5M
Net Calls Change
+$5.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$813M +$19M +627,172 +3%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$697M -$45.2M -1,487,631 -6%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$369M -$28.6M -941,922 -8%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$201M -$16.4M -541,240 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
5
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$163M +$8.97M +295,415 +6%
Northern Trust
6
Northern Trust
Illinois
$162M +$67.5K +2,225 +0%
American Century Companies
7
American Century Companies
Missouri
$129M +$5.08M +167,503 +4%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$118M -$926K -30,510 -0.8%
PNC Financial Services Group
9
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$113M -$605K -19,935 -0.6%
Norges Bank
10
Norges Bank
Norway
$95.7M +$5.45M +179,450 +6%
TCM
11
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$95.2M -$645K -21,250 -0.7%
WRF
12
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$93.2M -$24.5M -808,750 -22%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$92.6M -$5.14M -169,365 -6%
BG
14
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$90.6M -$2.75M -90,509 -3%
JHIU
15
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$81.1M -$37.1M -1,221,247 -33%
CIC
16
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$68.3M +$3.3M +108,760 +5%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$67.7M +$1.72M +56,728 +3%
Fidelity International
18
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$65.4M -$889K -29,297 -1%
FCM
19
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$60.1M -$3.42M -112,600 -6%
TCIM
20
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$59.2M -$22.6M -743,713 -29%
T. Rowe Price Associates
21
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$52.4M +$1.18M +38,750 +2%
GRQ
22
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$51.8M +$4.79M +157,681 +11%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$50.7M -$7.25M -239,025 -13%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$50.6M +$5.24M +172,713 +12%
Legal & General Group
25
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$49.7M -$380K -12,510 -0.8%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

412 of the 3,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $6.11B — up 7.6% from $5.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new BF.B positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 131 added to existing stakes and 157 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Euclid Advisors, adding an estimated $27.3M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $57.1M.

  • 412 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q2 2015, up from 402 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.11B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q2 2015, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q2 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q2 2015 was Euclid Advisors, an estimated $27.3M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q2 2015 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $57.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.