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Brown-Forman Ownership | Who Owns Brown-Forman?

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Brown-Forman Ownership Summary

Brown-Forman is owned by 41.52% institutional investors, 2.88% insiders, and 55.60% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 6.27% of BF-B shares.

BF-B Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockBrown-Forman41.52%2.88%55.60%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 51.48%16.38%32.14%
IndustryBeverages - Wineries & Distilleries Stocks 34.64%12.47%52.89%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group29.62M6.27%$1.12B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de14.72M3.11%$396.05M
Blackrock13.88M2.92%$599.49M
State street12.42M2.63%$474.59M
Invesco4.74M1.00%$179.87M
Geode capital management4.29M0.91%$162.68M
Charles schwab investment management3.86M0.82%$146.45M
Proshare advisors3.85M0.82%$146.40M
Black creek investment management3.70M0.78%$99.62M
Wellington management group llp3.38M0.71%$128.35M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Black cypress capital management239.60K5.27%$6.45M
Rk asset management183.80K4.77%$4.94M
Black creek investment management3.70M4.60%$99.62M
Grace & white inc /ny436.70K3.10%$16.59M
Eubel brady & suttman asset management909.72K3.09%$24.48M
Manitou investment management355.33K2.67%$13.50M
Hillman capital management175.79K2.58%$4.73M
Absher wealth management723.39K2.41%$19.47M
Banyan capital management165.00K2.28%$4.44M
Hahn capital management169.29K2.15%$4.56M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Equity investment3.35M1.97%3.35M
Black creek investment management3.70M4.60%2.41M
Norges bank2.32M0.01%2.32M
Madison investment advisors1.61M0.69%1.61M
Man group1.34M0.13%1.28M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Fundsmith llp---9.64M
Van eck associates1.06M0.03%-5.09M
Fundsmith investment services---2.86M
Champlain investment partners---2.63M
Madison asset management---1.89M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Equity investment3.35M1.97%3.35M$90.10M
Norges bank2.32M0.01%2.32M$88.12M
Madison investment advisors1.61M0.69%1.61M$61.19M
Grantham, mayo, van otterloo932.78K0.08%932.78K$25.10M
Sprucegrove investment management249.80K0.68%249.80K$9.49M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Opal wealth advisors-1.00
Creekmur asset management-2.00
Fairman group-6.00
Voisard asset management group-8.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-9.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 2025637-0.93%196,245,0520.69%412.44%333-6.98%2108.25%
Mar 31, 2025636-0.93%195,007,5895.59%412.70%35313.14%193-17.17%
Dec 31, 20246221.47%184,035,871-0.64%382.54%299-9.39%22726.11%
Sep 30, 20246073.76%184,640,6356.32%392.93%32616.85%179-17.51%
Jun 30, 2024581-4.60%173,620,1527.93%363.18%27611.29%216-14.96%

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Jul 23, 2025Whiting Lawson E President & CEOSell$732.87K
Jun 30, 2023Holland Augusta Brown-Sell$10.04K
Jun 22, 2023Hawley Kirsten M EVP, Chief Ppl/Places/CommSell$159.83K
Mar 28, 2023Shepherd Jeremy J EVP, Pres, USA & CanadaSell$29.88K
Sep 09, 2021Hamel Matthew E EVP, Gen Counsel and SecretaryBuy$24.98K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2024 Q2--
2024 Q1--
2023 Q4--
2023 Q3--
2023 Q2-2

BF-B Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Brown-Forman?

Brown-Forman shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 41.52%, followed by 2.88% insiders and 55.60% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Brown-Forman's industry, Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries Stocks , is 34.64%, which Brown-Forman exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Brown-Forman?

Brown-Forman’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (29.62M shares, 6.27%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (14.72M shares, 3.11%), and Blackrock (13.88M shares, 2.92%). Together, they hold 12.30% of Brown-Forman’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Brown-Forman?

Yes, BlackRock owns 2.92% of Brown-Forman, totaling 13.88M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 599.49M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -1.468M shares, a -9.56% change.

Who is Brown-Forman’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Black cypress capital management is Brown-Forman’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 5.27% of its assets in 239.6K Brown-Forman shares, valued at 6.45M$.

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