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Brown-Forman Class B

591 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.3B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 206 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

362% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.1M | Put options by funds: $2.41M

90% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 42

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.44B → $10.3B (+$836M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 558591 (+33)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.85%49.25% (+0.4%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 206

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 129 (-3)

Holders
591
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+5.91%
% of All Funds
11.65%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
80
Increased
185
Reduced
206
Closed
42
Calls
$11.1M
Puts
$2.41M
Net Calls
+$8.73M
Net Calls Change
-$326K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.5B +$14.5M +222,823 +1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.05B +$30.4M +467,518 +3%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$748M -$15.3M -235,016 -2%
Fundsmith LLP
4
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$651M +$25.2M +387,421 +4%
Brown Advisory
5
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$429M +$14.7M +226,711 +4%
BBHC
6
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$382M -$2.49M -38,394 -0.7%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$242M +$17.3M +265,981 +8%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$173M -$3.18M -48,967 -2%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$165M +$2.53M +39,024 +2%
Principal Financial Group
10
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$164M -$1.02M -15,731 -0.6%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$161M +$33M +507,731 +27%
California Public Employees Retirement System
12
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$138M -$775K -11,937 -0.6%
APG Asset Management
13
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$133M -$5.93M -91,380 -4%
Legal & General Group
14
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$129M +$6.58M +101,371 +6%
BP
15
BBR Partners
New York
$128M -$573K -8,831 -0.5%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$119M -$4.03M -62,118 -3%
GRQ
17
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$116M -$5.3M -81,640 -5%
ProShare Advisors
18
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$114M -$3.05M -46,976 -3%
Franklin Resources
19
Franklin Resources
California
$114M +$868K +13,363 +0.8%
P
20
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$107M -$1.36M -20,936 -1%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$103M +$2.95M +45,503 +3%
Janus Henderson Group
22
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$93.2M +$28M +430,612 +45%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$91.5M +$441K +6,786 +0.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
24
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$90M +$86.5K +1,332 +0.1%
Baird Financial Group
25
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$89M +$2.63M +40,469 +3%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

591 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $10.3B — up 8.9% from $9.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new BF.B positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 185 added to existing stakes and 206 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgeway Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $43.5M. The largest seller was Champlain Investment Partners, cutting an estimated $40.5M.

  • 591 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q4 2019, up from 558 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $10.3B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q4 2019, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q4 2019 and 42 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q4 2019 was Bridgeway Capital Management, an estimated $43.5M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q4 2019 was Champlain Investment Partners, an estimated $40.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.