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Brown-Forman Class B

512 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.73B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 149 increasing their positions, 210 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 45

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 515512 (-3)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.83B → $6.73B (-$99.5M)

2.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.79%42.76% (-2%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 149 | Existing positions reduced: 210

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 74 (-3)

86% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $819K | Put options by funds: $5.94M

Holders
512
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.58%
% of All Funds
11.71%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
49
Increased
149
Reduced
210
Closed
45
Calls
$819K
Puts
$5.94M
Net Calls
-$5.13M
Net Calls Change
-$3.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$998M -$145M -2,786,893 -12%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$810M -$183M -3,521,743 -18%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$509M -$92.6M -1,781,702 -15%
Janus Henderson Group
4
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$174M +$39M +750,741 +28%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$157M +$35.9M +691,369 +29%
Geode Capital Management
6
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$133M -$46.3M -891,605 -25%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$130M -$28.9M -556,416 -18%
GRQ
8
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$127M -$6.89M -132,603 -5%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$125M -$26.7M -513,334 -17%
Norges Bank
10
Norges Bank
Norway
$110M +$46.9M +903,357 +71%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$102M +$14M +270,100 +15%
Principal Financial Group
12
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$98.8M +$1.11M +21,367 +1%
Millennium Management
13
Millennium Management
New York
$98M +$101M +1,938,209 New
Franklin Resources
14
Franklin Resources
California
$97.2M +$14.4M +277,586 +17%
HFS
15
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$83.9M +$34.8K +670 +0%
P
16
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$83M -$8.26K -159 -0%
APG Asset Management
17
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$81.7M -$20.8K -400 -0%
BP
18
BBR Partners
New York
$73.9M +$33.6M +646,431 +79%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$71.2M -$14M -268,982 -16%
ProShare Advisors
20
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$69.8M +$6.1M +117,368 +9%
Legal & General Group
21
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$69.2M +$4.71M +90,693 +7%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$66.3M -$6.02M -115,869 -8%
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$55.4M -$340K -6,543 -0.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
24
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$54.7M +$3.66M +70,537 +7%
Swiss National Bank
25
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$52.2M -$1.78M -34,300 -3%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

512 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $6.73B — down 1.5% from $6.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new BF.B positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 149 added to existing stakes and 210 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $101M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $183M.

  • 512 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q3 2018, down from 515 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $6.73B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q3 2018, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q3 2018 and 45 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q3 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $183M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.