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Brown-Forman Class B

615 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.27B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 219 increasing their positions, 206 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

278% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16M | Put options by funds: $4.22M

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

1.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.38%52.99% (+1.6%)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 219 | Existing positions reduced: 206

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.2B → $9.27B (+$72.4M)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 73

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 622615 (-7)

Holders
615
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-1.13%
% of All Funds
8.97%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
73
Increased
219
Reduced
206
Closed
73
Calls
$16M
Puts
$4.22M
Net Calls
+$11.7M
Net Calls Change
+$16.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.81B +$17.3M +302,642 +1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$877M -$6.28M -109,628 -0.7%
Fundsmith LLP
3
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$665M -$24.8M -433,465 -4%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$649M +$19.9M +347,671 +3%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$319M +$188M +3,277,105 +142%
Geode Capital Management
6
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$233M +$5.07M +88,474 +2%
FIS
7
Fundsmith Investment Services
Mauritius
$229M
CIP
8
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$199M +$62.1M +1,083,670 +45%
ProShare Advisors
9
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$161M +$10.9M +189,979 +7%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$151M -$42.3M -739,249 -22%
Macquarie Group
11
Macquarie Group
Australia
$146M +$6.06M +105,733 +4%
Principal Financial Group
12
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$144M +$115M +2,007,970 +387%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$144M +$150K +2,612 +0.1%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$121M -$4.85M -84,684 -4%
Legal & General Group
15
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$109M +$1.19M +20,752 +1%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$105M -$10.2M -177,989 -9%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$93.1M +$1.32M +23,128 +1%
ATO
18
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
$91.3M +$91.6M +1,600,000 New
Franklin Resources
19
Franklin Resources
California
$82M +$129K +2,256 +0.2%
Wellington Management Group
20
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$81.1M +$14.4M +252,267 +22%
LCOV
21
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$80.5M +$1.22M +21,271 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$80.3M -$643K -11,228 -0.8%
Charles Schwab
23
Charles Schwab
California
$79.2M +$3.79M +66,090 +5%
Janus Henderson Group
24
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$71.7M +$18.1M +315,245 +34%
UBS AM
25
UBS AM
Illinois
$70.5M +$1.12M +19,540 +2%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

615 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $9.27B — up 0.79% from $9.2B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BF.B was balanced in Q4 2023: 73 funds opened new positions, 73 closed out, 219 added to existing stakes and 206 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $121M sold.

  • 615 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q4 2023, down from 622 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $9.27B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q4 2023, up 0.79% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 73 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q4 2023 and 73 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $188M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q4 2023 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $121M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.