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Brown-Forman Class B

622 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.2B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 192 increasing their positions, 249 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.69%51.38% (+0.69%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 654622 (-32)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.5B → $9.2B (-$1.29B)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 249

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 68

47% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.08M | Put options by funds: $9.5M

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
622
Holders Change
-32
Holders Change %
-4.89%
% of All Funds
9.87%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
43
Increased
192
Reduced
249
Closed
68
Calls
$5.08M
Puts
$9.5M
Net Calls
-$4.42M
Net Calls Change
-$5.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.81B +$296M +4,453,103 +17%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$893M +$949K +14,268 +0.1%
Fundsmith LLP
3
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$697M -$7.27M -109,346 -0.9%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$635M +$20.5M +307,923 +3%
FIS
5
Fundsmith Investment Services
Mauritius
$232M
Geode Capital Management
6
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$230M +$2.75M +41,368 +1%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$196M -$8.38M -125,977 -4%
ProShare Advisors
8
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$152M -$4.29M -64,547 -2%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$146M +$118K +1,767 +0.1%
Macquarie Group
10
Macquarie Group
Australia
$142M +$33.7M +506,874 +26%
CIP
11
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$138M +$1.96M +29,470 +1%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$133M -$12.1M -181,273 -7%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$128M +$7.34M +110,387 +5%
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$122M +$129M +1,942,378 +1,117%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$116M -$1.23M -18,451 -0.9%
Legal & General Group
16
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$109M -$1.49M -22,330 -1%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$92.7M +$6.55M +98,459 +7%
Franklin Resources
18
Franklin Resources
California
$82.7M -$49.6M -746,323 -34%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$81.8M -$1.53M -22,960 -2%
LCOV
20
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$80.1M +$1.42M +21,362 +2%
Charles Schwab
21
Charles Schwab
California
$76.2M +$11.1M +166,389 +14%
UBS AM
22
UBS AM
Illinois
$70.1M +$3.39M +50,954 +4%
Wellington Management Group
23
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$67.4M +$6.38M +95,976 +9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
24
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$65.8M -$1.37M -20,550 -2%
DWA
25
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$63.4M +$3.48M +52,315 +5%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

622 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $9.2B — down 12% from $10.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of BF.B and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 25 holders — while 249 trimmed existing stakes and 192 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $296M. The largest seller was Los Angeles Capital Management, cutting an estimated $56.6M.

  • 622 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q3 2023, down from 654 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $9.2B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q3 2023, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q3 2023 and 68 closed out, a net change of -25 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q3 2023 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $296M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q3 2023 was Los Angeles Capital Management, an estimated $56.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.