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Brown-Forman Class B

537 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.45B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 204 increasing their positions, 159 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10,435% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.74M | Put options by funds: $26K

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 32

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 204 | Existing positions reduced: 159

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.18B → $7.45B (+$1.27B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 507537 (+30)

3.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.65%45.9% (+3.3%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1110 (-1)

Holders
537
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+5.92%
% of All Funds
11.62%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
64
Increased
204
Reduced
159
Closed
32
Calls
$2.74M
Puts
$26K
Net Calls
+$2.71M
Net Calls Change
+$2.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.09B -$7.83M -161,358 -0.8%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$841M +$16.3M +336,468 +2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$590M +$28M +577,288 +5%
Brown Advisory
4
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$287M +$241M +4,958,892 +1,051%
BBHC
5
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$258M +$132M +2,711,838 +125%
Geode Capital Management
6
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$163M +$19.1M +393,046 +15%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$135M +$426K +8,771 +0.3%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$129M +$889K +18,314 +0.8%
Principal Financial Group
9
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$128M +$12.6M +258,840 +12%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$118M +$3.63M +74,866 +3%
Franklin Resources
11
Franklin Resources
California
$118M -$1.11M -22,786 -1%
CIP
12
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$109M +$30.9M +637,265 +44%
GRQ
13
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$106M -$19.9M -410,649 -17%
BP
14
BBR Partners
New York
$99.5M -$19.6M -403,434 -18%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$96.1M +$4.79M +98,804 +6%
Legal & General Group
16
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$94M +$15.2M +313,524 +21%
APG Asset Management
17
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$91.1M +$11M +226,300 +13%
HFS
18
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$89.8M +$13.5M +279,119 +20%
ProShare Advisors
19
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$84.9M +$1.86M +38,417 +2%
P
20
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$84.3M +$1.5M +30,916 +2%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$80M +$9M +185,469 +14%
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$79M +$13.1M +270,771 +22%
California Public Employees Retirement System
23
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$76.7M +$12.4M +255,688 +21%
Janus Henderson Group
24
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$76.1M -$40.6M -837,043 -37%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$72.9M -$1.11M -22,786 -2%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

537 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $7.45B — up 21% from $6.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new BF.B positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 204 added to existing stakes and 159 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brown Advisory, adding an estimated $241M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $40.6M.

  • 537 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q1 2019, up from 507 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $7.45B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q1 2019, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q1 2019 and 32 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q1 2019 was Brown Advisory, an estimated $241M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q1 2019 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $40.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.