Brady Corp
143 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.16B invested in Brady Corp in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 47
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.07B → $1.16B (+$83M)
3.35% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.27% → 85.62% (+3.4%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 147 → 143 (-4)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 17
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$29.6M |
| 2 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$9.83M |
| 3 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.15M |
| 4 |
AI
Ariel Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.86M |
| 5 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
+$7.86M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$19.3M |
| 2 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
-$9.38M |
| 3 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.87M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$3.04M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.09M |
BRC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
143 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brady Corp (BRC) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.16B — up 7.7% from $1.07B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of BRC and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $29.6M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $19.3M.
- 143 institutional investors held Brady Corp (BRC) as of Q1 2015, down from 147 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.16B of Brady Corp stock for Q1 2015, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Brady Corp positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Brady Corp buyer in Q1 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $29.6M added.
- The largest Brady Corp seller in Q1 2015 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $19.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.