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Brown-Forman Class B

653 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.8B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 220 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

106% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 49

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.92B → $10.8B (+$839M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 612653 (+41)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 220 | Existing positions reduced: 205

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.79M | Put options by funds: $2.75M

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.08%48.95% (-0.13%)

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 52 (-3)

Holders
653
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+6.7%
% of All Funds
10.05%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
101
Increased
220
Reduced
205
Closed
49
Calls
$2.79M
Puts
$2.75M
Net Calls
+$44K
Net Calls Change
+$362K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.54B +$1.61M +22,572 +0.1%
Fundsmith LLP
2
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$1.13B +$73.3M +1,030,683 +7%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.1B +$22.7M +318,534 +2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$760M +$22.5M +316,396 +3%
Brown Advisory
5
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$407M +$12.3M +172,704 +3%
Geode Capital Management
6
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$266M +$5.48M +77,010 +2%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$199M +$8.76M +123,214 +5%
First Trust Advisors
8
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$188M +$16.8M +236,584 +10%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$165M +$708K +9,958 +0.4%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$162M -$3.29M -46,309 -2%
ProShare Advisors
11
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$157M +$11.6M +163,201 +8%
Legal & General Group
12
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$148M -$1.78M -24,992 -1%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$122M -$2.58M -36,285 -2%
P
14
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$116M +$2.03M +28,572 +2%
PAMS
15
Pictet Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$112M +$16.7M +235,463 +18%
LCOV
16
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$109M -$4.4M -61,805 -4%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$109M -$6.71M -94,389 -6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
18
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$102M -$2.61M -36,699 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$101M +$2.27M +31,912 +2%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$97.9M -$7.21M -101,379 -7%
UBS AM
21
UBS AM
Illinois
$92.8M +$6.84M +96,113 +8%
Principal Financial Group
22
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$89M -$19.2M -270,520 -18%
Swiss National Bank
23
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$85.8M -$3.36M -47,300 -4%
APG Asset Management
24
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$83.2M -$56M -787,625 -38%
GRQ
25
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$79.6M -$2.86M -40,236 -4%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

653 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $10.8B — up 8.5% from $9.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 101 funds opened new BF.B positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 220 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fundsmith LLP, adding an estimated $73.3M. The largest seller was BBR Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $118M sold.

  • 653 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q4 2021, up from 612 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $10.8B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q4 2021, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 101 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q4 2021 and 49 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q4 2021 was Fundsmith LLP, an estimated $73.3M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q4 2021 was BBR Partners, an estimated $118M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.