Boston Beer
326 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.22B invested in Boston Beer in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 97
0.93% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.08% → 73.15% (-0.93%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 341 → 326 (-15)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.59B → $2.22B (-$373M)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 57
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $55.3M | Put options by funds: $95.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$36.3M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$18.8M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$14M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$13.3M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$12.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$134M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$44.7M |
| 3 |
CCM
Candlestick Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$43.2M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$21.6M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$17.8M |
SAM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
326 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Beer (SAM) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $2.22B — down 14% from $2.59B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 57 funds closed out of SAM and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 117 added.
The largest buyer was Marshall Wace, adding an estimated $36.3M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $134M.
- 326 institutional investors held Boston Beer (SAM) as of Q1 2024, down from 341 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $2.22B of Boston Beer stock for Q1 2024, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new Boston Beer positions in Q1 2024 and 57 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest Boston Beer buyer in Q1 2024 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $36.3M added.
- The largest Boston Beer seller in Q1 2024 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $134M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.