Brady Corp
191 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.02B invested in Brady Corp in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
1,743% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $682K | Put options by funds: $37K
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.82B → $2.02B (+$201M)
3.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.8% → 88.84% (+3%)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 72
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 201 → 191 (-10)
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 25
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$140M |
| 2 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$23.4M |
| 3 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.4M |
| 4 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$15.1M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$11.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$31.2M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$19M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$15.5M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$11.1M |
| 5 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.93M |
BRC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
191 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Brady Corp (BRC) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.02B — up 11% from $1.82B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of BRC and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 72 trimmed existing stakes and 78 added.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $31.2M.
- 191 institutional investors held Brady Corp (BRC) as of Q1 2019, down from 201 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $2.02B of Brady Corp stock for Q1 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Brady Corp positions in Q1 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Brady Corp buyer in Q1 2019 was State Street, an estimated $140M added.
- The largest Brady Corp seller in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $31.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.