Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
419 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.59B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 186 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 31
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.06M | Put options by funds: $4.44M
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 412 → 419 (+7)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 9 (0)
2.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 49.95% → 47.33% (-2.6%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.13B → $5.59B (-$535M)
39% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 186
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$85.8M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$73.6M |
| 3 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$58.6M |
| 4 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$41.3M |
| 5 |
AI
Analytic Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$36.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$155M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$126M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$81.9M |
| 4 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$53.9M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$40.2M |
BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
419 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $5.59B — down 8.7% from $6.13B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new BF.B positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 113 added to existing stakes and 186 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $85.8M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $155M.
- 419 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q3 2015, up from 412 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $5.59B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q3 2015, down 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q3 2015 and 31 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $85.8M added.
- The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q3 2015 was State Street, an estimated $155M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.