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Brown-Forman (Class B) (BF-B) Institutional Ownership & Insider Trading History

Top BF-B institutional shareholders, filing changes, and Form 4 insider activity with filters for buys, sales, option exercises, gifts, and tax withholding.

Section freshness

Prices as of Oct 2, 4:00 PM EDT · Fundamentals checked Oct 3, 5:01 PM EDT · Statement period ended Jul 31, 2026

Ownership read

BF-B insider transaction activity: Net selling.

Vanguard Capital Management LLC is the largest institutional holder. 2 sales and 0 purchases appear in the recent Form 4 filings. Use the filters below to separate open-market activity from option exercises, gifts, awards, and tax withholding.

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Insider flow

BF-B

Purchases0
Sales28.43K

Directional bars ignore awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding rows.

Top holder

14.60M

Vanguard Capital Management LLC

Insider transaction activity

Net selling

$881.21K sold / $0.0000 bought

Observations shown

26

10 holder / 16 insider

Holder rows
10
Yahoo Finance · Filing dates shown per row
Increased / initiated
4
6 decreased · provider-reported changes
Insider rows
16
Yahoo Finance · Filing dates shown per row

Ownership concentration and transaction activity

Top 10 reported holders
35.57% outstanding
Changes with share-count history
Prior-position data unavailable
New / exited positions
0 / 0 explicitly reported
Largest increase with share-count history
Prior share counts unavailable

Reported-holder cohort only; absence from a limited provider list does not establish an exit. Changes are provider-reported and are only comparable quarter over quarter when the position periods match.

Net shares sold: 28,426

Sale-code S shares minus purchase-code P shares in this sample. Includes disclosed plans and unknown plan status; excludes grants, gifts, exercises and withholding. This is activity, not sentiment.

  • Grant: 11
  • Other / unclassified: 1
  • Purchase / sale; plan unknown: 2
  • Gift: 2

Top 10 institutional holders

Brown-Forman (Class B) (BF-B) institutional ownership

Ranked by reported share count, with position changes and separate position and filing dates where ownership data supplies them.

Brown-Forman (Class B) (BF-B) institutional ownership
#Institution% heldSharesChange %Position / filing date
1
Vanguard Capital Management LLC
5.03%14.60M-0.51%Position as of Jun 30, 2026Filing date unknown
2
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC
4.61%13.40M+0.53%Position as of Jun 30, 2026Filing date unknown
3
FMR, LLC
4.33%12.58M-1.58%Position as of Jun 30, 2026Filing date unknown
4
Blackrock Inc.
4.19%12.16M+0.77%Position as of Jun 30, 2026Filing date unknown
5
Van Eck Associates Corporation
4.17%12.10M-2.13%Position as of Jun 30, 2026Filing date unknown
6
State Street Corporation
3.36%9.75M-2.47%Position as of Jun 30, 2026Filing date unknown
7
Invesco Ltd.
2.95%8.56M-4.59%Position as of Jun 30, 2026Filing date unknown
8
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
2.55%7.40M+15.38%Position as of Jun 30, 2026Filing date unknown
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
2.43%7.05M+49.06%Position as of Jun 30, 2026Filing date unknown
10
ProShare Advisors, LLC
1.95%5.66M-5.46%Position as of Jun 30, 2026Filing date unknown
Showing 10 of 10 matching institutional rows.

Recent insider transactions

Brown-Forman (Class B) (BF-B) Form 4 filings

Action codes are translated so open-market buys and sales are separate from awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding.

Brown-Forman (Class B) (BF-B) Form 4 insider transactions
#Insider% companyActionSharesTransaction date
1
MASICK MICHAEL ANDREW
Officer
<0.01%Stock Award(Grant)Provider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment.
Transaction context
Classification:
Grant
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

611May 27, 2026
2
PAFILIS YIANNIS
Officer
<0.01%Stock Award(Grant)Provider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment.
Transaction context
Classification:
Grant
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

508May 27, 2026
3
CARR MICHAEL E JR
General Counsel
<0.01%Stock Award(Grant)Provider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment.
Transaction context
Classification:
Grant
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

611May 27, 2026
4
NGUYEN DIANE F
Officer
<0.01%Stock Award(Grant)Provider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment.
Transaction context
Classification:
Grant
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

1.35KMay 27, 2026
5
GRAVEN CHRISTINA M
Officer
<0.01%Stock Award(Grant)Provider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment.
Transaction context
Classification:
Grant
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

1.35KMay 27, 2026
6
ENYARD ANGELA S.
Officer
<0.01%OtherProvider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment.
Transaction context
Classification:
Other / unclassified
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

884Apr 30, 2026
7
WHITING LAWSON E
Chief Executive Officer
<0.01%SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Transaction context
Classification:
Purchase / sale; plan unknown
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

4.79KDec 4, 2025
8
FARRER MARSHALL B
Director
<0.01%Stock GiftProvider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment.
Transaction context
Classification:
Gift
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

2.72KOct 8, 2025
9
WHITING LAWSON E
Chief Executive Officer
<0.01%SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Transaction context
Classification:
Purchase / sale; plan unknown
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

23.64KJul 23, 2025
10
BROWN CAMPBELL P
Director
0.08%Stock GiftProvider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment.
Transaction context
Classification:
Gift
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

390.00KJul 9, 2025
11
MASICK MICHAEL ANDREW
Officer
<0.01%Stock Award(Grant)Provider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment.
Transaction context
Classification:
Grant
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

286Jun 2, 2025
12
PAFILIS YIANNIS
Officer
<0.01%Stock Award(Grant)Provider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment.
Transaction context
Classification:
Grant
10b5-1:
Unknown; not supplied by provider
Holdings after:
Not reported
Position sold:
Not calculable
Filed:
Not reported

Position sold = shares sold ÷ (shares sold + holdings after). Separate accounts or security classes may not represent total beneficial ownership.

164Jun 2, 2025
Showing 12 of 16 matching Form 4 rows. Percent of company uses current shares outstanding.

Frequently asked

Common questions.

Who are the largest BF-B shareholders?

Vanguard Capital Management LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of BF-B, with 14.60 million shares, or about 5.03% of shares outstanding.

What does the institutional filing activity show for BF-B?

Brown-Forman (Class B) has 10 institutional rows on file: 4 increased or initiated positions and 6 reduced them.

What insider transactions are available for BF-B?

TECHi shows 16 dated BF-B insider transactions through May 27, 2026, with transaction types kept separate so administrative actions are not presented as open-market trades.

Are BF-B insiders buying or selling?

The displayed BF-B activity reads Net selling: 2 sales and 0 purchases. Other transaction types remain separate.

Who is the most active reported BF-B insider?

BROWN CAMPBELL P has the largest absolute share movement in the displayed BF-B filing rows, totaling 390,000 shares. The action labels provide the transaction context.

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