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Brown-Forman Class B

581 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.48B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 225 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

59% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.98M | Put options by funds: $5.03M

0.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.25%49.48% (+0.24%)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 73

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 591581 (-10)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 (-1)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.3B → $8.48B (-$1.79B)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 225

Holders
581
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-1.69%
% of All Funds
12.8%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
68
Increased
180
Reduced
225
Closed
73
Calls
$7.98M
Puts
$5.03M
Net Calls
+$2.95M
Net Calls Change
-$5.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.27B +$40.6M +630,713 +3%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$852M -$9.3M -144,615 -0.9%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$613M -$1.75M -27,173 -0.2%
Fundsmith LLP
4
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$546M +$13.8M +214,024 +2%
Brown Advisory
5
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$394M +$48.4M +753,099 +12%
BBHC
6
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$319M +$5.64M +87,665 +2%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$193M -$6.04M -93,889 -3%
Norges Bank
8
Norges Bank
Norway
$138M +$6.9M +107,370 +4%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$134M -$1.04M -16,209 -0.7%
Principal Financial Group
10
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$132M -$2.38M -37,048 -2%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$124M -$21.5M -334,793 -13%
APG Asset Management
12
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$118M -$5.4M -84,013 -4%
Janus Henderson Group
13
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$111M +$40.1M +622,878 +45%
Legal & General Group
14
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$108M +$2.61M +40,547 +2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
15
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$106M +$48.8M +759,469 +66%
BP
16
BBR Partners
New York
$103M -$2.38M -37,053 -2%
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$93.8M +$253K +3,940 +0.2%
GRQ
18
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$90.7M -$5.66M -88,067 -5%
P
19
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$87.6M -$143K -2,226 -0.1%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$84.7M -$85.5K -1,330 -0.1%
LCOV
21
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$82.7M +$29.1M +451,966 +44%
ProShare Advisors
22
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$80.6M -$15.4M -239,225 -14%
California Public Employees Retirement System
23
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$79M -$40.1M -623,306 -30%
Swiss National Bank
24
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$77.5M +$16M +248,500 +22%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$76.2M +$1.25M +19,461 +1%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

581 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $8.48B — down 17% from $10.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of BF.B and 68 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 225 trimmed existing stakes and 180 added.

The largest buyer was Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, adding an estimated $48.8M. The largest seller was California Public Employees Retirement System, cutting an estimated $40.1M.

  • 581 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q1 2020, down from 591 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $8.48B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q1 2020, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q1 2020 and 73 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q1 2020 was Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, an estimated $48.8M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q1 2020 was California Public Employees Retirement System, an estimated $40.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.