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 ($40.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $66.69. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($1.6m notional), 5 hold puts ($573.6k).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 664 |
| Q4 2022 | 679 |
| Q1 2023 | 663 |
| Q2 2023 | 656 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 272 | 290 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.6m | $573.6k | 0.36 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +4.7m |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | New | +2.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +966.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +683.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +571.8k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | Added | +437.4k |
| Cerity Partners LLC | Added | +312.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +312.2k |
| Point72 Europe (London) LLP | Added | +262.4k |
| KBC Group NV | Added | +250.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -2.7m |
| OSSIAM | Reduced | -952.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -582.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -500.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ | Reduced | -498.7k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Reduced | -400.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -343.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -338.6k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -334.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -311.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.1m16.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $427.4k6.4k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | New | $26.7k400 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $13.0k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $307.2k4.6k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | New | $133.6k2.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $86.8k1.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $46.0k700 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $169.9k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | Holland Augusta Brown Director · Holland Family Trust | Sold | $10.0k150 shares |
| 2023-06-22 | Hawley Kirsten M EVP, Chief Ppl/Places/Comm | Sold | $159.8k2.4k 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 27.0m $1.8bn | Added +4.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.5m $1.0bn | Added +90.8k |
| Fundsmith LLP 3.42% of their portfolio | 12.2m $814.4m | Reduced -34.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.7m $714.2m | Added +94.2k |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 3.91% of their portfolio | 4.0m $268.1m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $263.9m | Reduced -277.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.5m $234.7m | Added +35.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 2.7m $179.8m | Added +131.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $168.4m | Added +98.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $166.4m | Reduced -130.1k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 2.4m $157.9m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $145.6m | Reduced -26.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $140.3m | Reduced -170.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $135.9m | Added +43.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.0m $130.3m | Added +35.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $127.5m | Added +47.3k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.6m $108.9m | Reduced -343.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $100.7m | Reduced -39.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $96.2m | Reduced -90.7k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.4m $91.3m | Reduced -91.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $85.6m | Added +571.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $74.8m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $77.5m | Reduced -5.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $77.1m | Added +3.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.8m | Added +157.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.8m | Reduced -110.6k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $67.6m | Reduced -17.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.6m | Added +966.8k |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 1.67% of their portfolio | 1.0m $69.9m | Added +3.5k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $68.9m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 2.20% of their portfolio | 975.0k $65.1m | Reduced -400.0k |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 967.0k $64.6m | Reduced -24.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 880.7k $58.8m | Added +159.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 858.6k $57.3m | Added +507 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 784.2k $52.4m | Added +437.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 765.0k $51.1m | Reduced -311.7k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 742.6k $49.6m | Reduced -10.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 741.8k $49.5m | Added +683.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 704.6k $47.1m | Reduced -193.2k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 647.0k $43.2m | Reduced -55.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 617.9k $41.3m | Reduced -2.7m |
| Tandem Investment Advisors, Inc. 1.79% of their portfolio | 608.7k $40.6m | Added +36.9k |
| Glenview Trust Co 1.03% of their portfolio | 585.7k $37.6m | Unchanged |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 574.5k $38.4m | Added +229.1k |
| KBC Group NV 0.15% of their portfolio | 550.7k $36.8m | Added +250.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 539.5k $36.0m | Reduced -7.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 537.8k $35.9m | Added +40.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 518.2k $34.6m | Added +100.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 517.5k $34.6m | Reduced -16.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 507.6k $33.9m | Reduced -10.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 495.6k $33.1m | Added +133.3k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 474.2k $31.7m | Unchanged |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 462.6k $30.9m | Reduced -498.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 461.3k $30.8m | Reduced -8.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 459.9k $30.7m | Reduced -184.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 451.7k $30.2m | Added +34.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 447.8k $29.9m | Reduced -1.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 443.4k $29.4m | Added +13.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 424.1k $28.3m | Added +125.4k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 402.8k $26.9m | Added +68.8k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 396.1k $26.5m | Reduced -149.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 392.3k $26.2m | Reduced -334.6k |
| Point72 Europe (London) LLP 3.81% of their portfolio | 391.1k $26.1m | Added +262.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 380.4k $25.5m | Added +176.5k |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 4.52% of their portfolio | 367.8k $24.6m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 358.8k $24.0m | Reduced -57.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 355.4k $23.7m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 322.4k $21.5m | Added +312.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 322.2k $21.5m | Added +33.0k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 320.7k $21.4m | Added +312.4k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 1.55% of their portfolio | 306.1k $20.4m | Reduced -17.4k |
| Fort Baker Capital Management LP 2.81% of their portfolio | 297.0k $19.8m | Added +212.1k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 296.3k $19.8m | Added +97.9k |
| Lindsell Train Ltd 0.35% of their portfolio | 290.3k $19.4m | Unchanged |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 284.2k $19.0m | Added +131.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 277.1k $18.5m | Reduced -243.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 276.6k $18.5m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 275.5k $18.4m | Reduced -57 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 267.5k $17.9m | Added +17.8k |
| BEACON INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.80% of their portfolio | 261.0k $17.4m | Reduced -10.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 247.6k $16.6m | Reduced -12.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 245.7k $16.4m | Reduced -8.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.5k $16.1m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.04% of their portfolio | 237.8k $15.9m | Reduced -35.9k |
| Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 233.8k $15.6m | Reduced -4.5k |
| GAM Holding AG 1.07% of their portfolio | 232.1k $15.5m | Reduced -1.7k |
| ABSHER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.53% of their portfolio | 229.3k $15.3m | Added +2.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 220.7k $14.7m | Reduced -21.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 217.8k $14.6m | Added +193.8k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 213.2k $14.2m | Added +37.1k |
| RBO & CO LLC 2.42% of their portfolio | 213.1k $14.2m | Reduced -113 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 212.5k $14.2m | Reduced -66.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.8k $13.9m | Added +23.1k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 1.10% of their portfolio | 205.5k $13.7m | Added +7.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 205.1k $13.7m | Reduced -12.2k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 199.6k $13.3m | Reduced -190.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 197.3k $13.2m | Added +112.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 194.4k $13.0m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 190.5k $12.7m | Added +3.7k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 188.1k $12.4m | Added +37.3k |