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181 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.8B invested in Boston Beer in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 14

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 54

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 169 → 181 (+12)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.84B → $1.8B (-$44.2M)

1.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.9% → 84.13% (-1.8%)

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.51M | Put options by funds: $41M

Holders
181
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+7.1%
% of All Funds
5.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
26
Increased
69
Reduced
54
Closed
14
Calls
$8.51M
Puts
$41M
Net Calls
-$32.5M
Net Calls Change
+$6.58M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TG
TCW Group
California
+$10.3M
2
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
+$8.52M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.01M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$3.52M
5
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$3.51M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$21.1M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$18.8M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$15.5M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$8.85M
5
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$7.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Invesco
26
Invesco
Georgia
$12.9M +$3.32M +13,811 +35%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$12M +$3.52M +14,647 +42%
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$11.2M -$6.68M -27,823 -37%
PNC Financial Services Group
29
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$10.5M +$1.06M +4,397 +11%
TA
30
Teachers Advisors
New York
$10.4M +$1.74M +7,233 +20%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10.3M +$255K +1,062 +3%
Geode Capital Management
32
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.1M +$805K +3,353 +9%
GF
33
Gabelli Funds
New York
$9.79M -$504K -2,100 -5%
TCIM
34
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$8.02M -$175K -729 -2%
PPA
35
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$7.78M +$3.51M +14,614 +83%
EAM
36
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$6.75M – – –
BIM
37
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$6.62M -$103K -429 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
38
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$6.35M +$368K +1,535 +6%
GF
39
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$6.12M +$712K +2,968 +100%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
40
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$6.06M -$72K -300 -1%
Wells Fargo
41
Wells Fargo
California
$5.96M +$122K +508 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
42
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.85M -$240K -1,000 -4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
43
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$5.58M +$248K +1,035 +5%
JRP
44
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$5.16M – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
45
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$5.14M +$72K +300 +1%
Charles Schwab
46
Charles Schwab
California
$5.14M +$196K +815 +4%
Prudential Financial
47
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$4.87M +$36K +150 +0.7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
48
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$4.81M – – –
TI
49
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$4.59M -$2.88M -12,000 -39%
AllianceBernstein
50
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$4.08M – – –
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SAM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

181 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Beer (SAM) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $1.8B — down 2.4% from $1.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new SAM positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TCW Group, adding an estimated $10.3M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $21.1M.

  • 181 institutional investors held Boston Beer (SAM) as of Q4 2013, up from 169 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.8B of Boston Beer stock for Q4 2013, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Boston Beer positions in Q4 2013 and 14 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Boston Beer buyer in Q4 2013 was TCW Group, an estimated $10.3M added.
  • The largest Boston Beer seller in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $21.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.