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Brown-Forman Class B

452 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.8B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 122 increasing their positions, 194 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 99 (0)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 35

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 458452 (-6)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $4.8B (-$594M)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 194

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.23M | Put options by funds: $4.74M

78.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 150.48%71.65% (-79%)

Holders
452
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.31%
% of All Funds
12.06%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
33
Increased
122
Reduced
194
Closed
35
Calls
$1.23M
Puts
$4.74M
Net Calls
-$3.51M
Net Calls Change
-$3.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$639M -$26.3M -846,434 -4%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$511M -$462K -14,873 -0.1%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$234M -$9M -289,874 -4%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$164M +$671K +21,619 +0.4%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$137M +$36.8M +1,185,344 +36%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$110M +$1.73M +55,606 +2%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$97.5M -$5.36M -172,531 -5%
BG
8
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$86.8M +$396K +12,770 +0.4%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$85.5M -$455K -14,672 -0.5%
CIC
10
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$78.7M -$10M -323,090 -11%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$75.4M +$1.63M +52,651 +2%
APG Asset Management
12
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$74.6M +$19.3M +623,125 +34%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$73.2M +$4.22M +135,892 +6%
UBS AM
14
UBS AM
Illinois
$69M +$10.2M +329,850 +17%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$66.3M -$4.35M -140,265 -6%
Franklin Resources
16
Franklin Resources
California
$61.7M
GRQ
17
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$59.6M +$3.74M +120,376 +7%
GC
18
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$56.5M +$1.57M +50,450 +3%
TCM
19
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$53.8M -$14.5K -468 -0%
Fidelity Investments
20
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$52.2M +$19.6M +630,824 +58%
Fidelity International
21
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$51.8M +$4.75M +153,154 +10%
ProShare Advisors
22
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$48.4M +$5.89M +189,667 +14%
Legal & General Group
23
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$46.4M -$549K -17,677 -1%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
24
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$44.2M -$349K -11,250 -0.8%
AB
25
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$43.9M

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

452 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $4.8B — down 11% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of BF.B and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 194 trimmed existing stakes and 122 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $36.8M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Investors US, cutting an estimated $109M.

  • 452 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q3 2016, down from 458 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.8B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q3 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q3 2016 and 35 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q3 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $36.8M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q3 2016 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $109M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.