BROWN FORMAN CORP BF.A
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 115637100
American-owned spirit and wine producer and distributor
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryBeverages
- HeadquartersLouisville, KY
- Founded1870
- Websitebrown-forman.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($208.5k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $65.87. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($480.0k notional), 2 hold puts ($295.9k).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 212 |
| Q4 2022 | 217 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $270.0k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q4 2022 | $480.0k | $295.9k | 0.62 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +131.9k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | Added | +54.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +39.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +28.9k |
| American Investment Services, Inc. | New | +26.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +18.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +17.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +10.0k |
| STOCK YARDS BANK & TRUST CO | Added | +9.8k |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +8.9k |
Biggest sellers
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | Reduced | -221.8k |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC | Reduced | -146.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -79.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | Reduced | -16.2k |
| Lindsell Train Ltd | Reduced | -15.7k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -15.3k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | Reduced | -14.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -12.3k |
| Mariner, LLC | Reduced | -8.7k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC | Reduced | -7.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $256.5k3.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $223.6k3.4k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $295.9k4.5k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Wolf Pen Branch, LP 13D · may seek influence filed 2026-06-03 | 60.3% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsell Train Ltd 3.66% of their portfolio | 2.9m $192.4m | Reduced -15.7k |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 1.80% of their portfolio | 2.5m $162.9m | Reduced -146.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $148.2m | Added +131.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.5m | Added +39.7k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.5m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.75% of their portfolio | 843.0k $55.4m | Unchanged |
| Glenview Trust Co 1.11% of their portfolio | 509.8k $33.5m | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 449.5k $29.6m | Reduced -975 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 326.0k $21.4m | Added +18.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 322.3k $21.2m | Reduced -221.8k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.22% of their portfolio | 313.5k $20.6m | Reduced -14.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 245.3k $16.1m | Added +238 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 245.1k $16.1m | Added +28.9k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 238.9k $15.7m | Added +54.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.1k $15.1m | Added +1.6k |
| Cerity Partners OCIO LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 185.8k $12.2m | Added +192 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.8k $9.8m | Added +3.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.0k $9.4m | Reduced -138 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.2k $9.0m | Added +4.5k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.8k $6.8m | Unchanged |
| HARVEY INVESTMENT CO LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 102.0k $6.7m | Unchanged |
| STOCK YARDS BANK & TRUST CO 0.26% of their portfolio | 101.7k $6.7m | Added +9.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.8k $6.6m | Added +2.4k |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 1.26% of their portfolio | 96.6k $6.3m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.8k $6.2m | Reduced -5.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.2k $6.1m | Reduced -12.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.0k $5.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.1k $5.2m | Added +1.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.5k $4.4m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 56.6k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.4k $3.7m | Added +10.0k |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.5k $2.9m | Unchanged |
| Kennon-Green & Company, LLC 2.79% of their portfolio | 42.6k $2.8m | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.9k $2.6m | Added +2.6k |
| TCV Trust & Wealth Management, Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 37.2k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.3k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.0k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| STRS OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.4k $2.3m | Added +8.9k |
| Veritable, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 34.8k $2.3m | Reduced -34 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.9k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| SCHULHOFF & CO INC 0.99% of their portfolio | 32.8k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 32.4k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.5k $2.1m | Reduced -2.5k |
| American Investment Services, Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 26.1k $1.7m | New |
| Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO 0.88% of their portfolio | 26.1k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.0k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $1.7m | Added +22 |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.0k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 25.0k $1.6m | Added +12 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.8k $1.6m | Reduced -16.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $1.6m | Added +1.8k |
| DAYMARK WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 24.3k $1.6m | First filing |
| Stephens Consulting, LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 23.5k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.3k $1.5m | Added +489 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.7k $1.5m | Reduced -29 |
| Atlas Brown,Inc. 0.66% of their portfolio | 20.4k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| PRIVATE TRUST CO NA 0.20% of their portfolio | 20.2k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.7k $1.3m | Added +250 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.5k $1.3m | Reduced -599 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $1.2m | Added +195 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.9k $1.2m | New |
| PARTHENON LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 17.2k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| Kessler Investment Group, LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 16.6k $1.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| PATHSTONE FAMILY OFFICE, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.2k $2.9m | Added +91 |
| HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 15.0k $989.5k | Unchanged |
| Malaga Cove Capital, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 14.7k $966.3k | Added +3.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.7k $968.0k | Added +3.6k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.6k $957.0k | Reduced -8.7k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 0.08% of their portfolio | 14.5k $951.7k | Reduced -996 |
| PITCAIRN CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 14.4k $946.8k | Reduced -47 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $909.1k | Reduced -393 |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.6k $896.0k | Unchanged |
| OSSIAM 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.6k $895.6k | Added +1.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.5k $888.3k | Added +9 |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 13.4k $881.4k | Unchanged |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $851.7k | Reduced -969 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.7k $837.1k | Reduced -1.7k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.4k $813.4k | Unchanged |
| Ethic Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.0k $791.7k | Reduced -2.6k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.0k $789.0k | Unchanged |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $759.9k | Added +66 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $716.0k | Reduced -1.0k |
| Sippican Capital Advisors 0.67% of their portfolio | 10.7k $704.0k | Reduced -212 |
| Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.4k $681.7k | Reduced -2.1k |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.2k $672.7k | Added +78 |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $640.2k | Added +1.7k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.9k $584.2k | Added +3 |
| ROPES WEALTH ADVISORS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.7k $569.4k | Reduced -137 |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.4k $553.0k | Unchanged |
| Regent Investment Management LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 8.4k $552.0k | Reduced -660 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.4k $551.5k | Reduced -954 |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.0k $528.7k | Unchanged |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.0k $523.5k | Reduced -53 |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.9k $521.1k | Unchanged |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.5k $495.7k | Reduced -1.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.2k $475.6k | Reduced -42 |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.0k $457.7k | Reduced -11 |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.8k $445.9k | Reduced -15.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.4k $423.8k | Added +1.9k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.4k $420.9k | Added +1.0k |