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Boston Beer

246 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.48B invested in Boston Beer in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 100 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 96.75%99.89% (+3.1%)

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95.1M | Put options by funds: $94M

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.53B → $2.48B (-$52.5M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 252246 (-6)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 29

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 100

75% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 41 (-3)

Holders
246
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.38%
% of All Funds
5.62%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-75%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
24
Increased
71
Reduced
100
Closed
29
Calls
$95.1M
Puts
$94M
Net Calls
+$1.18M
Net Calls Change
-$3.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$394M +$102M +339,939 +33%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$273M +$2.61M +8,682 +0.9%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$260M +$13.1M +43,545 +5%
Fisher Asset Management
4
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$89.1M -$731K -2,433 -0.8%
AQR Capital Management
5
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$87.4M +$12.7M +42,137 +16%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$83M +$551K +1,835 +0.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$64.9M +$300K +1,000 +0.4%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$64.7M +$14.3M +47,635 +27%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$57.9M -$26.1M -86,837 -30%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$57.1M -$843K -2,808 -1%
Macquarie Group
11
Macquarie Group
Australia
$56.5M +$4.21M +14,006 +8%
JIM
12
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
$51.6M +$15.1M +50,418 +39%
PAM
13
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$46.7M +$2.29M +7,634 +5%
Wellington Management Group
14
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$46.7M +$38M +126,568 +353%
CIP
15
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$40.6M -$8.87M -29,530 -17%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$39.9M +$722K +2,405 +2%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$33M +$993K +3,306 +3%
Two Sigma Advisers
18
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$32.3M -$9.79M -32,600 -22%
AL
19
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$31.8M +$9.68M +32,231 +41%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$26.5M -$2.76M -9,196 -9%
Deutsche Bank
21
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$24.9M +$9.59M +31,944 +59%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$24.2M +$9.64M +32,093 +62%
Man Group
23
Man Group
United Kingdom
$21.8M -$2.82M -9,394 -11%
Charles Schwab
24
Charles Schwab
California
$19.4M -$2.33M -7,759 -10%
Renaissance Technologies
25
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$17.2M +$17.9M +59,659 New

SAM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

246 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Beer (SAM) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.48B — down 2.1% from $2.53B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of SAM and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 100 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $102M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, cutting an estimated $31.7M.

  • 246 institutional investors held Boston Beer (SAM) as of Q3 2018, down from 252 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.48B of Boston Beer stock for Q3 2018, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Boston Beer positions in Q3 2018 and 29 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Boston Beer buyer in Q3 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $102M added.
  • The largest Boston Beer seller in Q3 2018 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $31.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.