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199 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.4B invested in Boston Beer in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 56

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 206199 (-7)

3.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.58%87.66% (-3.9%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.59B → $1.4B (-$191M)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 28

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.4M | Put options by funds: $24.1M

Holders
199
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.4%
% of All Funds
5.31%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
24
Increased
82
Reduced
56
Closed
28
Calls
$17.4M
Puts
$24.1M
Net Calls
-$6.72M
Net Calls Change
+$859K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Two Sigma Advisers
26
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$11.1M -$1.1M -6,800 -9%
Bank of America
27
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.8M -$208K -1,282 -2%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
28
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$10.4M +$2.22M +13,739 +29%
Geode Capital Management
29
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.4M +$79K +488 +0.8%
BIM
30
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$9.67M +$351K +2,170 +4%
KCM
31
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$9.63M -$5.66M -34,989 -38%
DC
32
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$8.57M +$8.12M +50,135 New
AP
33
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$7.96M -$930K -5,742 -11%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
34
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$7.1M
MFAM
35
Motley Fool Asset Management
Virginia
$6.81M
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$6.68M +$275K +1,698 +5%
Principal Financial Group
37
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$5.95M +$516K +3,186 +10%
EAM
38
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$5.68M -$356K -2,200 -6%
RAM
39
RK Asset Management
Michigan
$5.4M -$52.9K -327 -1%
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.3M +$69.6K +430 +1%
BGIM
41
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$5.25M +$4.97M +30,713 New
TCIM
42
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$5.24M +$270K +1,666 +6%
CPIM
43
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$4.95M -$796K -4,914 -15%
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$4.81M -$1.78M -10,972 -28%
Morgan Stanley
45
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.64M +$745K +4,603 +20%
SO
46
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$4.45M +$113K +700 +3%
Deutsche Bank
47
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.4M +$1.76M +10,895 +73%
PPA
48
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.32M -$25.7K -159 -0.6%
GF
49
Gabelli Funds
New York
$4.28M -$64.8K -400 -2%
GI
50
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$4.25M +$311K +1,920 +8%

SAM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

199 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Beer (SAM) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.4B — down 12% from $1.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of SAM and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 56 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.

The largest buyer was Manikay Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $34M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $107M.

  • 199 institutional investors held Boston Beer (SAM) as of Q2 2016, down from 206 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.4B of Boston Beer stock for Q2 2016, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Boston Beer positions in Q2 2016 and 28 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Boston Beer buyer in Q2 2016 was Manikay Partners, an estimated $34M added.
  • The largest Boston Beer seller in Q2 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $107M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.