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Brown-Forman Class B

612 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.39B invested in Brown-Forman Class B in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 256 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.7M | Put options by funds: $10.2M

0.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.99%53.6% (+0.61%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 68

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 615612 (-3)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.27B → $8.39B (-$875M)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 256

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
612
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.49%
% of All Funds
8.82%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
68
Increased
182
Reduced
256
Closed
68
Calls
$19.7M
Puts
$10.2M
Net Calls
+$9.48M
Net Calls Change
-$2.25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.62B -$17.9M -321,001 -1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$792M -$1.03M -18,499 -0.1%
Fundsmith LLP
3
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$592M -$10.8M -193,926 -2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$585M -$2.25M -40,493 -0.4%
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$215M +$5.07M +91,048 +2%
FIS
6
Fundsmith Investment Services
Mauritius
$207M
CIP
7
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$188M +$9.17M +164,745 +5%
ProShare Advisors
8
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$162M +$17.9M +322,071 +11%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$154M +$18.8M +336,971 +13%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$141M -$159M -2,853,706 -51%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$137M +$7.19M +129,149 +5%
Principal Financial Group
12
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$136M +$5.64M +101,332 +4%
Macquarie Group
13
Macquarie Group
Australia
$133M +$621K +11,155 +0.4%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$104M -$6.11M -109,809 -5%
Legal & General Group
15
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$98.4M -$111K -2,002 -0.1%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$95.1M +$170K +3,050 +0.2%
ATO
17
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
$82.6M
Wellington Management Group
18
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$78.5M +$5.65M +101,550 +7%
LCOV
19
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$73.7M +$1.01M +18,207 +1%
Franklin Resources
20
Franklin Resources
California
$73.1M -$1.07M -19,220 -1%
Charles Schwab
21
Charles Schwab
California
$72.5M +$926K +16,624 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$70.2M -$2.52M -45,318 -3%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$64.9M +$27.6M +495,969 +65%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
24
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$64.7M +$6.56M +117,854 +10%
UBS AM
25
UBS AM
Illinois
$62.4M -$1.44M -25,858 -2%

BF.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

612 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $8.39B — down 9.4% from $9.27B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BF.B was balanced in Q1 2024: 68 funds opened new positions, 68 closed out, 182 added to existing stakes and 256 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $27.6M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $159M.

  • 612 institutional investors held Brown-Forman Class B (BF.B) as of Q1 2024, down from 615 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $8.39B of Brown-Forman Class B stock for Q1 2024, down 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new Brown-Forman Class B positions in Q1 2024 and 68 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B buyer in Q1 2024 was Bank of America, an estimated $27.6M added.
  • The largest Brown-Forman Class B seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $159M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.