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Brown-Forman Class B

452 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.58B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 165 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

955% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.87M | Put options by funds: $746K

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 30

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 447452 (+5)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.56B → $4.58B (+$23.5M)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 165

1.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.54%71.93% (-1.6%)

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 85 (-3)

Holders
452
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.12%
% of All Funds
11.25%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
44
Increased
151
Reduced
165
Closed
30
Calls
$7.87M
Puts
$746K
Net Calls
+$7.13M
Net Calls Change
+$8.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$637M +$10.1M +340,700 +2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$558M +$532M +17,889,983 +1,825%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$514M +$17.2M +578,218 +3%
Northern Trust
4
Northern Trust
Illinois
$99.5M +$33.3K +1,119 +0%
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$92.4M +$5.95M +200,092 +7%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$82M +$5.6M +188,204 +7%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$81.4M +$445K +14,958 +0.5%
Principal Financial Group
8
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$76.2M +$7.75M +260,659 +11%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$68.5M -$91.2M -3,065,362 -57%
Norges Bank
10
Norges Bank
Norway
$68.1M -$10.7M -359,553 -14%
UBS AM
11
UBS AM
Illinois
$65.6M +$6.81M +228,912 +12%
GRQ
12
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$64.4M +$6.12M +205,754 +10%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$60M
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$59.7M -$1.81M -60,933 -3%
APG Asset Management
15
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$58.8M -$2.6M -87,377 -4%
ProShare Advisors
16
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$56.1M +$3.2M +107,746 +6%
GC
17
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$55.3M -$2.44M -82,041 -4%
Legal & General Group
18
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$43.5M -$877K -29,484 -2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
19
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$43.2M +$126K +4,220 +0.3%
Fidelity Investments
20
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$42.6M -$6.84M -229,855 -14%
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$41.3M +$18.1M +610,112 +78%
WCM Investment Management
22
WCM Investment Management
California
$40.9M +$129K +4,333 +0.3%
Swiss National Bank
23
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$40.5M +$7.5M +252,032 +23%
BP
24
BBR Partners
New York
$34.9M
P
25
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$34.3M +$12K +404 +0%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

452 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.58B — up 0.52% from $4.56B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new BF.B positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 151 added to existing stakes and 165 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $532M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $91.2M.

  • 452 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q1 2017, up from 447 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.58B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q1 2017, up 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q1 2017 and 30 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $532M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q1 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $91.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.