Boston Beer
177 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.74B invested in Boston Beer in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 57
0.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.19% → 84.76% (+0.57%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 180 → 177 (-3)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.89B → $1.74B (-$148M)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 20
60% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.2M | Put options by funds: $67.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$24.7M |
| 2 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$23.1M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$17.1M |
| 4 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$13.7M |
| 5 |
RIG
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
|
+$9.65M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$37M |
| 2 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
-$8.7M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.7M |
| 4 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$6.38M |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.52M |
SAM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
177 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Beer (SAM) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $1.74B — down 7.8% from $1.89B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of SAM and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $24.7M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $37M sold.
- 177 institutional investors held Boston Beer (SAM) as of Q2 2014, down from 180 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $1.74B of Boston Beer stock for Q2 2014, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Boston Beer positions in Q2 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Boston Beer buyer in Q2 2014 was American Century Companies, an estimated $24.7M added.
- The largest Boston Beer seller in Q2 2014 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $37M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.