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 ($22.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $64.25. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($1.5m notional), 4 hold puts ($2.1m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 664 |
| Q4 2022 | 679 |
| Q1 2023 | 663 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 304 | 273 |
| Q1 2023 | 274 | 298 |
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 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.5m | $2.1m | 1.34 |
Biggest buyers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +2.9m |
| OSSIAM | Added | +986.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +729.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +720.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +676.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ | Added | +534.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Added | +410.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +322.6k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Added | +308.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +308.5k |
Biggest sellers
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -748.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -704.0k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | Reduced | -474.1k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA | Reduced | -457.6k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -291.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -277.7k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP | Sold out | -250.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -248.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.2m18.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $353.5k5.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $25.0k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.5m23.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $533.4k8.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $32.0k500 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 Q1 2023
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.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $29.9k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-28 | Shepherd Jeremy J EVP, Pres, USA & Canada | Sold | $29.9k473 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.3m $1.4bn | Added +60.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.4m $987.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Fundsmith LLP 3.39% of their portfolio | 12.2m $786.0m | Added +83.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.6m $681.4m | Added +101.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.2m $272.0m | Added +63.7k |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 3.97% of their portfolio | 4.0m $258.0m | Added +72.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.5m $223.6m | Added +127.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.3m $212.0m | Added +2.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $168.5m | Reduced -224.1k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.6m $164.6m | Added +17.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $155.7m | Added +101.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $146.0m | Added +17.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $141.8m | Added +208.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $128.0m | Added +56.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 2.0m $126.9m | Reduced -291.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.9m $123.0m | Added +410.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $119.7m | Added +16.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.4m | Added +185.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $98.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.5m $93.7m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 2.98% of their portfolio | 1.4m $88.4m | Added +300.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $79.1m | Reduced -29.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $74.9m | Added +4.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $74.8m | Added +22.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $74.0m | Added +18.2k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $66.4m | Reduced -91.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $69.2m | Added +131.2k |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 1.0m $67.0m | Added +26.1k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $66.4m | Added +433 |
| OSSIAM 1.33% of their portfolio | 997.4k $64.1m | Added +986.0k |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 991.7k $63.7m | Reduced -6.9k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 962.4k $61.9m | Added +322.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 961.3k $61.8m | Added +534.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 897.7k $57.7m | Added +3.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 858.1k $55.1m | Reduced -9.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 756.2k $48.6m | Added +729.1k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 752.9k $48.4m | Reduced -11.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 726.9k $46.7m | Added +288.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 720.8k $46.3m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 709.8k $45.6m | Added +17.6k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 702.6k $45.2m | Reduced -110.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 676.6k $43.5m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 644.8k $41.4m | Added +308.5k |
| Glenview Trust Co 1.13% of their portfolio | 585.7k $37.6m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Tandem Investment Advisors, Inc. 1.76% of their portfolio | 571.7k $36.7m | Added +230.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 547.3k $35.2m | Added +5.6k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 545.9k $34.4m | Reduced -96.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 534.1k $34.3m | Reduced -15.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 520.8k $33.4m | Reduced -41.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 518.2k $33.3m | Added +6.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 497.0k $31.9m | Reduced -67.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 485.5k $31.2m | Reduced -748.2k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.39% of their portfolio | 474.2k $30.5m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 469.4k $30.2m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 449.6k $28.9m | Reduced -9.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 430.0k $27.3m | Reduced -56 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 417.9k $26.9m | Reduced -4.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 416.8k $26.8m | Added +13.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 416.4k $26.8m | Reduced -277.7k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 390.2k $25.1m | Added +308.5k |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 4.54% of their portfolio | 367.8k $23.6m | Unchanged |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 367.1k $23.6m | Added +48.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 362.3k $23.3m | Reduced -53.6k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 346.8k $22.3m | Reduced -474.1k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 345.4k $22.2m | Reduced -457.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 334.0k $21.5m | Added +59.1k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 1.81% of their portfolio | 323.5k $20.8m | Added +265.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 301.1k $19.4m | Added +4.6k |
| KBC Group NV 0.08% of their portfolio | 300.0k $19.3m | Added +133.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.06% of their portfolio | 298.7k $19.2m | Reduced -59.8k |
| Lindsell Train Ltd 0.33% of their portfolio | 290.3k $18.7m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 289.2k $18.6m | Added +1.8k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 282.2k $18.1m | Reduced -2.5m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 278.7k $17.9m | Added +6.7k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 275.5k $17.7m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.05% of their portfolio | 273.7k $17.6m | Reduced -96.9k |
| BEACON INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.85% of their portfolio | 271.1k $17.4m | Reduced -1.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 260.1k $16.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 254.3k $16.3m | Added +1.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 249.7k $16.1m | Reduced -89.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 245.9k $15.8m | Reduced -36.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 241.7k $15.5m | Reduced -91.8k |
| Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 238.3k $15.3m | Reduced -7.3k |
| GAM Holding AG 1.04% of their portfolio | 233.8k $15.0m | Added +22.1k |
| ABSHER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.52% of their portfolio | 226.8k $14.6m | Added +45.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 217.3k $14.0m | Added +16.4k |
| RBO & CO LLC 2.39% of their portfolio | 213.2k $13.7m | Added +3.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 208.4k $14.5m | Reduced -3.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 203.9k $13.1m | Reduced -96.2k |
| NATIXIS 0.12% of their portfolio | 198.7k $12.8m | Added +119.8k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 1.11% of their portfolio | 198.5k $12.8m | Added +297 |
| AVIVA PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 198.4k $12.8m | Added +30.7k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 198.3k $12.7m | Added +30.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 197.3k $12.7m | Reduced -245 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 187.2k $12.0m | Reduced -74.4k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 186.9k $12.0m | Added +16.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 184.7k $11.9m | Added +8.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 183.1k $11.8m | Added +33.4k |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co 0.16% of their portfolio | 181.7k $11.7m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 180.1k $11.6m | Reduced -54.8k |