Boston Beer
SAM
380 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.75B invested in Boston Beer in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 103 increasing their positions, 133 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
16% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 69
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 374 → 380 (+6)
4.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.53% → 74.85% (-4.7%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.13B → $3.75B (-$386M)
17% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $374M | Put options by funds: $451M
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 103 | Existing positions reduced: 133
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$198M |
| 2 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$57.7M |
| 3 |
CCM
Candlestick Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$53.7M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$53.7M |
| 5 |
AC
Armistice Capital
New York
|
+$24M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$133M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$90.5M |
| 3 |
DCP
Durable Capital Partners
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$84.6M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$79.6M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$43.8M |
SAM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
380 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Beer (SAM) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $3.75B — down 9.3% from $4.13B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new SAM positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 103 added to existing stakes and 133 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $198M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $133M.
- 380 institutional investors held Boston Beer (SAM) as of Q4 2021, up from 374 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $3.75B of Boston Beer stock for Q4 2021, down 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new Boston Beer positions in Q4 2021 and 69 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Boston Beer buyer in Q4 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $198M added.
- The largest Boston Beer seller in Q4 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $133M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.