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180 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.89B invested in Boston Beer in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.5M | Put options by funds: $13.1M

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.8B → $1.89B (+$94.9M)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 62

0.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.13% → 84.19% (+0.06%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 23

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181 → 180 (-1)

Holders
180
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.55%
% of All Funds
5.2%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
65
Reduced
62
Closed
23
Calls
$18.5M
Puts
$13.1M
Net Calls
+$5.47M
Net Calls Change
+$38M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
+$75.9M
2
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$34.5M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$15.1M
4
SONJCPFA
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund A
New Jersey
+$10.4M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$8.81M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$24.8M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$24.8M
3
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
-$16.7M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$6.12M
5
GF
Gerstein Fisher
New York
-$6.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PIM
51
Profit Investment Management
Maryland
$3.57M – – –
TA
52
Teton Advisors
New York
$3.45M -$137K -600 -4%
VAM
53
Visium Asset Management
New York
$3.34M +$3.11M +13,628 New
NI
54
Nepsis Inc
Minnesota
$3.25M +$57K +250 +2%
BG
55
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$3.23M -$143K -626 -5%
UMA
56
USA Mutuals Advisors
Texas
$3.18M +$684K +3,000 +30%
WSA
57
Wall Street Associates
California
$3.14M +$1.61M +7,073 +123%
RhumbLine Advisers
58
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.96M -$93.2K -409 -3%
GC
59
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.75M +$575K +2,522 +29%
IA
60
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$2.72M +$2.53M +11,100 New
NFA
61
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.71M -$25.3K -111 -1%
Bank of America
62
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.69M -$73.2K -321 -3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
63
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.67M -$2.63M -11,540 -51%
Swiss National Bank
64
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.45M +$501K +2,200 +28%
Citadel Advisors
65
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.26M +$1.32M +5,776 +167%
AAM
66
AMI Asset Management
California
$2.2M +$95.7K +420 +5%
TPSF
67
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.19M -$55.2K -242 -3%
ProShare Advisors
68
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$2.09M +$1.95M +8,542 New
American Century Companies
69
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.05M -$217K -952 -10%
AIP
70
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$2.03M +$1.89M +8,290 New
WB
71
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$1.96M – – –
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
72
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.93M -$274K -1,200 -13%
CS
73
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.93M -$407K -1,785 -18%
Comerica Bank
74
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.79M -$33K -145 -2%
Millennium Management
75
Millennium Management
New York
$1.75M +$891K +3,910 +121%
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SAM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

180 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Beer (SAM) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.89B — up 5.3% from $1.8B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in SAM was balanced in Q1 2014: 23 funds opened new positions, 23 closed out, 65 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Kornitzer Capital Management, adding an estimated $75.9M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $24.8M sold.

  • 180 institutional investors held Boston Beer (SAM) as of Q1 2014, down from 181 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.89B of Boston Beer stock for Q1 2014, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Boston Beer positions in Q1 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Boston Beer buyer in Q1 2014 was Kornitzer Capital Management, an estimated $75.9M added.
  • The largest Boston Beer seller in Q1 2014 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $24.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.