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Boston Beer

238 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.4B invested in Boston Beer in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 22

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.15B → $1.4B (+$249M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 219238 (+19)

6.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.86%100.1% (+6.2%)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $29.3M | Put options by funds: $32M

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 84

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
238
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+8.68%
% of All Funds
5.93%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
41
Increased
69
Reduced
84
Closed
22
Calls
$29.3M
Puts
$32M
Net Calls
-$2.69M
Net Calls Change
+$33.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NI
26
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$12M +$9.93M +67,961 +781%
AC
27
Armistice Capital
New York
$10.9M +$10.2M +70,000 New
BTW
28
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$10.3M +$18.6K +127 +0.2%
RAM
29
RK Asset Management
Michigan
$10.2M -$395K -2,705 -4%
D.E. Shaw & Co
30
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$8.52M +$7.49M +51,237 +1,557%
SGCIA
31
Smith Graham & Co Investment Advisors
Texas
$8.45M +$1M +6,870 +15%
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$8.43M -$536K -3,667 -6%
Franklin Resources
33
Franklin Resources
California
$8.39M +$307K +2,100 +4%
BA
34
Broadview Advisors
Wisconsin
$8.04M -$87.7K -600 -1%
Wells Fargo
35
Wells Fargo
California
$8M -$1.7M -11,665 -19%
HCS
36
Harvest Capital Strategies
California
$7.81M +$7.3M +50,000 New
Millennium Management
37
Millennium Management
New York
$7.51M +$2.7M +18,449 +62%
BGIM
38
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$7.04M -$274K -1,878 -4%
Principal Financial Group
39
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$6.06M -$147K -1,007 -3%
AC
40
Apertura Capital
Texas
$5.31M +$4.97M +34,000 New
TCIM
41
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$5.29M -$762K -5,214 -13%
Barclays
42
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4.93M -$292K -1,997 -6%
CIM
43
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$4.9M +$73.8K +505 +2%
Citadel Advisors
44
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.69M -$7.62M -52,177 -63%
NAP
45
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$4.67M +$4.37M +29,911 New
O
46
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$4.43M -$10.7M -73,569 -72%
UBS Group
47
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.18M +$1.4M +9,564 +56%
CIM
48
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$4.17M +$87.5K +599 +2%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
49
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$4.14M +$356K +2,438 +10%
GI
50
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$4.02M +$29.2K +200 +0.8%

SAM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

238 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Beer (SAM) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.4B — up 22% from $1.15B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new SAM positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $23.1M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $32.1M.

  • 238 institutional investors held Boston Beer (SAM) as of Q3 2017, up from 219 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.4B of Boston Beer stock for Q3 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Boston Beer positions in Q3 2017 and 22 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Boston Beer buyer in Q3 2017 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $23.1M added.
  • The largest Boston Beer seller in Q3 2017 was Norges Bank, an estimated $32.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.