BROWN FORMAN CORP BF.B
CL B · Common Stock · CUSIP 115637209 · ISIN US1156372096
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 ($12.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $65.68. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($9.3m notional), 4 hold puts ($4.1m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 664 |
| Q4 2022 | 679 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $8.6m | $2.5m | 0.29 |
| Q4 2022 | $9.3m | $4.1m | 0.44 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +735.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +568.1k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Added | +500.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | New | +333.6k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | Added | +297.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +291.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +287.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +272.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +255.6k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Added | +237.1k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -849.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -371.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -323.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -320.4k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -314.1k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA | Reduced | -304.2k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -296.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -257.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -219.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Reduced | -215.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.5m114.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $887.0k13.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $472.9k7.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $446.6k6.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $26.0k500 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.3m35.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $1.5m22.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $354.0k5.4k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (4.4%, 2026-05-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.2m $1.5bn | Added +255.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.6m $1.1bn | Reduced -849.3k |
| Fundsmith LLP 3.64% of their portfolio | 12.1m $797.8m | Reduced -79.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.5m $689.6m | Added +272.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.2m $273.9m | Added +80.6k |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 4.31% of their portfolio | 3.9m $258.9m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.4m $220.1m | Added +287.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $186.9m | Added +735.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.8m $183.9m | Reduced -323.8k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.5m $167.0m | Added +297.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $152.5m | Added +37.3k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 2.3m $148.8m | Added +120.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $148.0m | Added +47.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $131.2m | Added +194.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $127.1m | Reduced -50.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $121.2m | Reduced -257.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $100.6m | Reduced -33.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $98.9m | Added +133.0k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.5m $96.5m | Reduced -20.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $89.4m | Reduced -219.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $82.7m | Reduced -83.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $81.0m | Reduced -371.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $79.7m | Added +237.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $76.3m | Reduced -34.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $75.0m | Added +73.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.4m | Added +18.7k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 3.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $70.6m | Added +500.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $67.8m | Added +56.0k |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 1.0m $66.8m | Added +16.9k |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 998.6k $65.6m | Reduced -34.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 945.5k $62.1m | Added +65.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 894.7k $58.8m | Added +15.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 867.8k $57.0m | Added +10.5k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 821.0k $53.9m | Added +24.9k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 813.5k $53.4m | Reduced -215.4k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.08% of their portfolio | 803.0k $52.7m | Reduced -304.2k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 764.2k $50.2m | Reduced -51.8k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 704.0k $46.2m | Added +27.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 694.1k $45.6m | Added +86.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 692.2k $45.5m | Added +212.0k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 642.8k $42.5m | Added +63.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 639.8k $42.0m | Added +568.1k |
| Glenview Trust Co 1.28% of their portfolio | 589.7k $38.7m | Added +1.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 564.5k $37.0m | Added +291.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 562.7k $36.9m | Added +114.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 549.9k $36.1m | Reduced -5.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 541.7k $35.6m | Added +477 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 511.5k $33.6m | Reduced -65.7k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 474.2k $31.1m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 471.0k $30.9m | Added +6.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 459.4k $30.2m | Reduced -7.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 438.8k $28.8m | Reduced -296.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 430.1k $28.2m | Added +17.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 426.8k $28.0m | Added +40.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 424.1k $27.9m | Reduced -25.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 421.9k $27.7m | Added +400 |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 416.0k $27.3m | Reduced -36.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 403.7k $26.5m | Added +13.4k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.07% of their portfolio | 370.6k $24.3m | Added +140.5k |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 4.78% of their portfolio | 367.8k $24.2m | Unchanged |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 358.6k $23.6m | Reduced -28.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 356.7k $23.4m | Added +113.8k |
| Tandem Investment Advisors, Inc. 1.16% of their portfolio | 341.0k $22.4m | Added +23.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 339.4k $22.3m | Added +65.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 336.2k $22.1m | First filing |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 333.6k $21.9m | New |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 318.7k $20.9m | Reduced -14.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.1k $19.9m | Added +80.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 296.6k $19.5m | Reduced -91.4k |
| Lindsell Train Ltd 0.36% of their portfolio | 290.3k $19.1m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 287.4k $18.7m | Added +30.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 282.2k $18.5m | Reduced -694 |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 277.7k $18.2m | Added +434 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.10% of their portfolio | 274.9k $18.1m | Added +47.3k |
| BEACON INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.92% of their portfolio | 273.0k $17.9m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 272.0k $17.9m | Added +15.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.05% of their portfolio | 262.3k $17.3m | Reduced -26.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 261.6k $17.2m | Reduced -112.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 253.1k $16.6m | Reduced -10.9k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 0.29% of their portfolio | 250.0k $16.4m | Unchanged |
| Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 245.6k $16.1m | Added +31.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 234.8k $15.4m | Reduced -86.1k |
| Fort Baker Capital Management LP 4.74% of their portfolio | 217.7k $14.3m | Added +168.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 212.1k $13.9m | Added +9.7k |
| Cerity Partners OCIO LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 211.8k $13.9m | Reduced -3.5k |
| GAM Holding AG 1.12% of their portfolio | 211.7k $13.9m | Added +1 |
| RBO & CO LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 209.9k $13.8m | Added +234 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 200.8k $13.2m | Added +14.2k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 1.07% of their portfolio | 198.2k $13.0m | Reduced -398 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 197.5k $13.0m | Added +52 |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 183.7k $12.1m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 183.2k $12.0m | Reduced -169.0k |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co 0.18% of their portfolio | 181.7k $11.9m | Unchanged |
| ABSHER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.18% of their portfolio | 181.3k $11.9m | Added +520 |
| AXA S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 179.0k $11.8m | Reduced -314.1k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.04% of their portfolio | 178.9k $11.8m | Unchanged |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.7k $11.6m | Reduced -16.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 174.1k $11.4m | Reduced -320.4k |
| Bath Savings Trust Co 1.46% of their portfolio | 171.8k $11.3m | Added +1.8k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 170.7k $11.2m | Reduced -90.4k |