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Brown-Forman Class B

658 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.83B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 222 increasing their positions, 240 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 56 (+1)

0.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.19%49.4% (+0.21%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.93B → $9.83B (-$100M)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 240

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 678658 (-20)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 59

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.55M | Put options by funds: $2.07M

Holders
658
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-2.95%
% of All Funds
10.49%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
52
Increased
222
Reduced
240
Closed
59
Calls
$1.55M
Puts
$2.07M
Net Calls
-$521K
Net Calls Change
-$5.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.43B +$3.94M +60,685 +0.3%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$988M -$76.8M -1,181,876 -7%
Fundsmith LLP
3
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$786M +$5.41M +83,252 +0.7%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$681M +$6.56M +101,008 +1%
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$272M +$4.14M +63,706 +2%
FIS
6
Fundsmith Investment Services
Mauritius
$258M +$4.71M +72,592 +2%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$224M +$8.3M +127,858 +4%
First Trust Advisors
8
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$212M +$191M +2,941,534 +825%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$168M -$14.6M -224,136 -8%
ProShare Advisors
10
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$165M +$1.14M +17,547 +0.7%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$156M +$6.6M +101,606 +4%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$146M +$1.15M +17,677 +0.8%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$142M +$13.5M +208,568 +10%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$128M +$3.64M +56,097 +3%
Los Angeles Capital Management
15
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$127M -$19M -291,884 -13%
Macquarie Group
16
Macquarie Group
Australia
$123M +$26.6M +410,001 +27%
Legal & General Group
17
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$120M +$1.08M +16,589 +0.9%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$99.4M +$12.1M +185,682 +14%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$98.4M -$90.9K -1,399 -0.1%
LCOV
20
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$93.7M -$756K -11,634 -0.8%
CCM
21
Candlestick Capital Management
Connecticut
$88.4M +$19.5M +300,000 +28%
Swiss National Bank
22
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$79.1M -$1.91M -29,400 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
23
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$74.9M +$320K +4,926 +0.4%
UBS AM
24
UBS AM
Illinois
$74.8M +$1.43M +22,085 +2%
Charles Schwab
25
Charles Schwab
California
$74M +$1.18M +18,151 +2%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

658 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $9.83B — down 1% from $9.93B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 59 funds closed out of BF.B and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 240 trimmed existing stakes and 222 added.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Brown Advisory, cutting an estimated $164M.

  • 658 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q1 2023, down from 678 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $9.83B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q1 2023, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q1 2023 and 59 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q1 2023 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q1 2023 was Brown Advisory, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.