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Brown Forman (BF/A): which funds own it

Consumer Staples →Data as of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026) · updated on Nov 5, 2026

A 13F shows the portfolio at quarter-end and is filed up to 45 days later: these are not real-time positions and they may have changed.

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4 concentrated managers hold it with a median weight of 0.4%.

Who owns Brown Forman?

Holders that filed a Schedule 13D or 13G with the SEC for owning more than 5% of the Class A shares: Wolf Pen Branch (13D/A filed Jun 3, 2026). As of Jun 30, 2026, the largest holders of Class A reported on Form 13F were Lindsell Train (1.3% of Class A), Vanguard Portfolio Management (1.2%) and BlackRock (1.0%).

Which institutions hold the most Brown Forman shares?

Per Form 13F filings as of Jun 30, 2026, as a share of Class A:

  1. 1. Lindsell Train: 1.3%
  2. 2. Vanguard Portfolio Management: 1.2%
  3. 3. BlackRock: 1.0%
  4. 4. Gardner Russo & Quinn: 0.9%
  5. 5. Vanguard Capital Management: 0.8%
  6. 6. Geode Capital Management: 0.5%
  7. 7. Gabelli Funds: 0.5%
  8. 8. Markel Group: 0.5%
  9. 9. Dimensional Fund Advisors: 0.4%
  10. 10. Bank of New York Mellon: 0.4%

How much of Brown Forman do institutions own?

The 209 institutions that file 13F reported 11.3% of the Class A shares as of Jun 30, 2026.

Sources:13D/A by Wolf Pen Branch (Jun 3, 2026) ↗All of the company's proxy statements on EDGAR ↗

13F percentages divide the shares each institution reports by the Class A shares outstanding on the cover of the company's latest report before the quarter end (Jun 9, 2026). Entities of the same group file separately and are not added up. With more than one share class, a 13D or 13G counts shares convertible from another class as owned, so we do not show its percentage. We hold 13D and 13G filings made since Dec 23, 2024: a holder above 5% that has not filed since then does not appear here.

Brown Forman revenue

Brown Forman reported annual revenue of $3.93 billion for fiscal year 2026 (year ended April 30, 2026), according to its Form 10-K filed with the SEC (XBRL data).

Well-known investors holding it

Tom Gayner 13F (Q2 2026)

Concentrated managers
4
All 13F: 209
Consensus
—
No score: it needs 5 or more concentrated managers
Price at Jun 30, 2026 (per 13F)
$27.36
+2.1% in the quarter · reported value ÷ shares, not the quote · See current quote ↗

Quarter flow (concentrated managers)

Change in managers (4 → 4): 0 opened · 0 exited = 0

Net flow in the quarter: −$13.8M (−505 K shares) · bought $0 and sold $13.8MShares concentrated managers added minus those they cut, valued at the 13F quarter-end implied price, not each trade's price. It is a different measure from the change in managers: the two can have opposite signs.

Concentrated managers holding it

Up to 15, sorted by position value. The percentage is the weight in each manager's portfolio.

Largest holders of BF/A (all 13F filers)

The 10 13F filers with the most shares as of Jun 30, 2026, whatever their type (index firms usually come first). “Change”: shares added or cut versus the previous quarter, split-adjusted; “no data” = there is no comparable portfolio for the previous quarter (no filing, or a filing with its holdings under confidential treatment). “% of the company” only where shares outstanding are up to date. Entities of the same group file separately and some 13F filings include other managers: there may be double counting. With a free account: the top 25, the largest buyers and the largest sellers.

Fundamentals

12-month figures to Jul 31, 2026 · balance sheet as of Jul 31, 2026.

Profitability
Operating margin
25.4%
Net margin
18.4%
ROE
18.2%
Growth
Revenue (TTM)
$3.9 bn
Revenue growth
-0.8%
Net income (TTM)
$721M
Balance sheet
Net debt / EBITDA
2.0x
Free cash flow (TTM)
$925M
Quality vs sector
55/100

Figures from the statements the company filed with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures; empty if the company does not report capex. “Quality vs sector”: 0 to 100, the average of its percentiles in ROE, operating margin, free-cash-flow margin, revenue and earnings growth and net debt / EBITDA (at least 3 needed) against companies in its sector above $300M. How each figure is calculated

Shares outstanding: buybacks and dilution

Diluted shares by fiscal year (split-adjusted)

2026: 466.7 M

488.1 M0
20172026
1 year
−1.3%
3 years
−2.9%
5 years
−2.9%
Buybacks (FY 2026)
$400M
Share issuance
no data
Stock-based compensation
$32.0M0.8% of revenue
Dividends paid
$427M

From the statements the company filed with the SEC (10-K). The change compares average diluted shares of each fiscal year, on today's basis: negative = it bought back more than it issued; positive = dilution. “No data” = the company does not report that item under a tag we can read; it does not mean zero.

Earnings quality and debt

Operating cash flow ÷ net income (12 months)
1.40
Interest coverage (operating income ÷ interest)
9.7 timesfiscal 2026
Debt due within 12 months
$358M1.19 times cash and investments
Debt maturities by year (note as of Apr 30, 2026)
  • Year 1$351M
  • Year 2$0
  • Year 3$405M
  • Year 4$0
  • Year 5$0
  • Later$1.7 bn

From the figures the company filed with the SEC. Cash flow over net income near or above 1 means earnings are collected in cash; far below, that part is accounting. Coverage says how many times operating income pays the latest fiscal year's interest. Maturities come from the debt note of the latest annual report, counted from its closing date. “No data” never means zero.

Insiders (Form 4)

Officers and directors who bought (6 m)
0
Amount (6 m)
$0
CEO/CFO bought (12 m)
No

10% owners who bought (6 m): 0

Open-market purchases, excluding 10b5-1 plans. Officers and directors only; joint filers of the same purchase count as one. 10% owners with no role are shown separately. 0 = nobody bought; “no data” = we do not have its Form 4 filings.

Each of the company's Form 4 filings, on EDGAR ↗Latest trades, with date and filing →

Above 5% (13D/13G)

Disclosed stakes, with their amendments. A filing is not always a purchase: there are also reductions and changes of filing entity.

This list may be incomplete: we hold 13D and 13G filings made since Dec 23, 2024. A holder above 5% that has not filed anything since then is not shown here.

  • Wolf Pen Branch60.3%13D · amendmentfiling ↗Event: Jun 3, 2026 · filed: Jun 3, 2026

Above 5% over time (13D/13G)

Each holder with its filings in order. History since December 2024.

Flagged material events (8-K)

  • Jul 13, 2026Routinefiling ↗

    Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

    «Brown-Forman Announces President & CEO»

  • Mar 16, 2026Routinefiling ↗

    Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

    «Brown-Forman Names Jim Peters Chief Financial Officer»

Alert items the company itself flagged in its 8-K filings with the SEC, most serious first. It is the form's label, with no interpretation from us: Item 5.02 covers routine appointments as well as a chief executive's departure; open the filing. The quoted headline is the original press release's.

All material events (8-K)

Earnings, agreements, financing, management changes and announcements from the last year, with a filter by type and a link to each filing.

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