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266 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.57B invested in Boston Beer in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 30

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.07B → $2.57B (+$501M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 250 → 266 (+16)

0.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 100.05% → 100.29% (+0.24%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 92

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $42.6M | Put options by funds: $67.7M

Holders
266
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+6.4%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
48
Increased
76
Reduced
92
Closed
30
Calls
$42.6M
Puts
$67.7M
Net Calls
-$25.1M
Net Calls Change
-$11.7M

Top Buyers

1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$29.6M
2
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$18.7M
3
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
+$15.8M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$15.5M
5
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
+$15.4M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$21.6M
2
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$16.1M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$14.2M
4
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
-$12.8M
5
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$9.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFO
101
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$1.68M +$1.56M +5,711 New
Prudential Financial
102
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.66M -$1.08M -3,937 -41%
CSS
103
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.61M +$894K +3,268 +148%
KCM
104
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$1.6M -$765K -2,795 -34%
KBC Group
105
KBC Group
Belgium
$1.54M – – –
SCM
106
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.52M +$482K +1,762 +52%
SRAM
107
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$1.52M +$622K +2,273 +79%
Canada Life
108
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.49M -$80.7K -295 -6%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
109
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.47M +$492K +1,800 +56%
Citigroup
110
Citigroup
New York
$1.47M -$53.6K -196 -4%
MLICM
111
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.46M +$7.39K +27 +0.5%
EVM
112
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.42M – – –
MSA
113
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.36M +$33.9K +124 +3%
SEI Investments
114
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.35M +$521K +1,905 +71%
Mackenzie Financial
115
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$1.27M +$525K +1,919 +80%
EA
116
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$1.26M -$4.1K -15 -0.4%
AFA
117
Abacus FCF Advisors
Florida
$1.26M -$112K -408 -9%
DCM
118
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$1.18M – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
119
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.14M -$345K -1,263 -25%
AG
120
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.12M -$204K -746 -16%
Fifth Third Bancorp
121
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.11M – – –
Comerica Bank
122
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.05M -$6.29K -23 -0.6%
LPL Financial
123
LPL Financial
California
$1.05M -$41K -150 -4%
ECM
124
Element Capital Management
New York
$1.03M +$958K +3,504 New
OPERF
125
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.01M – – –
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5
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SAM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

266 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Beer (SAM) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.57B — up 24% from $2.07B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new SAM positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 92 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $29.6M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $21.6M.

  • 266 institutional investors held Boston Beer (SAM) as of Q1 2019, up from 250 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.57B of Boston Beer stock for Q1 2019, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new Boston Beer positions in Q1 2019 and 30 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Boston Beer buyer in Q1 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $29.6M added.
  • The largest Boston Beer seller in Q1 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $21.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.