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Brown-Forman Class B

599 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.51B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 190 increasing their positions, 235 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

241% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.5M | Put options by funds: $2.5M

46% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 46

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.48B → $9.51B (+$1.03B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 581599 (+18)

1.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.48%48.4% (-1.1%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 87 (-1)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 190 | Existing positions reduced: 235

Holders
599
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+3.1%
% of All Funds
12.28%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
67
Increased
190
Reduced
235
Closed
46
Calls
$8.5M
Puts
$2.5M
Net Calls
+$6.01M
Net Calls Change
+$3.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.43B -$24.1M -378,004 -2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$949M -$27.7M -434,070 -3%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$680M -$22.2M -347,530 -3%
Fundsmith LLP
4
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$628M +$1.29M +20,210 +0.2%
Brown Advisory
5
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$476M +$24.6M +385,532 +5%
BBHC
6
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$322M -$43.1M -675,910 -12%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$208M -$13.9M -217,688 -6%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$160M +$62.5M +980,627 +64%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$154M +$71.4K +1,119 +0%
Principal Financial Group
10
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$148M -$3.49M -54,765 -2%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$144M +$2.43M +38,042 +2%
APG Asset Management
12
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$127M +$7.82M +122,600 +6%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$121M -$37.9M -593,935 -24%
LCOV
14
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$119M +$24.5M +384,254 +26%
BP
15
BBR Partners
New York
$119M
Franklin Resources
16
Franklin Resources
California
$115M +$447K +7,013 +0.4%
Legal & General Group
17
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$114M -$9.85M -154,457 -8%
P
18
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$101M +$41.8K +656 +0%
GRQ
19
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$91.2M -$12.8M -201,172 -12%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$90.7M +$3.28M +51,439 +4%
Swiss National Bank
21
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$89.8M +$855K +13,400 +1%
ProShare Advisors
22
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$84.5M -$8M -125,510 -9%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$80.8M -$4.56M -71,485 -5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
24
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$78M -$1.89M -29,683 -2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
25
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$76.9M -$44.5M -697,360 -37%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

599 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $9.51B — up 12% from $8.48B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new BF.B positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 190 added to existing stakes and 235 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $62.5M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $81.1M.

  • 599 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q2 2020, up from 581 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $9.51B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q2 2020, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 67 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q2 2020 and 46 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q2 2020 was Invesco, an estimated $62.5M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q2 2020 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $81.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.