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Brown-Forman Class B

639 hedge funds and large institutions have $10B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 198 increasing their positions, 250 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

303% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.28M | Put options by funds: $2.3M

19% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 52

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 633639 (+6)

0.85% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.21%48.36% (-0.85%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.1B → $10B (-$2.05B)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 250

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 86 (-2)

Holders
639
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+0.95%
% of All Funds
11.22%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
62
Increased
198
Reduced
250
Closed
52
Calls
$9.28M
Puts
$2.3M
Net Calls
+$6.97M
Net Calls Change
-$1.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.56B -$41.6M -567,130 -2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.1B -$17.2M -235,002 -1%
Fundsmith LLP
3
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$775M +$71.5M +975,848 +10%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$665M -$21.9M -298,559 -3%
Brown Advisory
5
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$518M +$4.21M +57,465 +0.8%
Geode Capital Management
6
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$229M +$3.9M +53,214 +2%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$169M -$16.1M -219,238 -8%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$159M +$2.67M +36,437 +2%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$157M -$1.57M -21,403 -0.9%
APG Asset Management
10
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$143M -$12M -163,481 -6%
Principal Financial Group
11
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$140M -$13.7M -187,055 -8%
Legal & General Group
12
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$135M +$1.29M +17,595 +0.9%
BP
13
BBR Partners
New York
$122M -$5.39M -73,566 -4%
Franklin Resources
14
Franklin Resources
California
$117M -$1.06M -14,437 -0.8%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$116M -$3.34M -45,631 -3%
LCOV
16
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$111M +$1.92M +26,196 +2%
P
17
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$109M -$115K -1,568 -0.1%
ProShare Advisors
18
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$108M +$12.4M +168,781 +12%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
19
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$97.8M -$696K -9,499 -0.7%
Swiss National Bank
20
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$95.5M +$1.61M +22,000 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$95.4M -$1.94M -26,493 -2%
UBS AM
22
UBS AM
Illinois
$86.8M +$3.19M +43,519 +4%
GRQ
23
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$82.5M -$4.67M -63,722 -5%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
24
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$76.2M -$30.3M -413,457 -27%
PPA
25
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$71.7M +$176K +2,402 +0.2%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

639 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $10B — down 17% from $12.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new BF.B positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 198 added to existing stakes and 250 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fundsmith LLP, adding an estimated $71.5M. The largest seller was California Public Employees Retirement System, cutting an estimated $49.2M.

  • 639 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q1 2021, up from 633 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $10B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q1 2021, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q1 2021 and 52 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q1 2021 was Fundsmith LLP, an estimated $71.5M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q1 2021 was California Public Employees Retirement System, an estimated $49.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.