Boston Beer Company Inc-a (SAM) Smart Money Holdings (13F, Q2 2026)

SAM ranks #1891 out of 37501 tracked stocks by institutional interest — one of the most closely watched names in our coverage.

SAM is a disclosed holding of Cliff Asness (AQR Capital Management), one of the tracked superinvestors on AlphaSMO — it makes up 0.0% of that fund's own 13F portfolio.

332 institutions disclose a position in SAM, but none treat it as a major bet — even Southernsun Asset Management, LLC, its most concentrated holder, allocates just 3.1% of its own portfolio to it.

Israel Englander has added to its SAM position for two straight quarters, increasing it by $39.1M to reach $50.2M today.

Fidelity has trimmed its SAM position for two straight quarters, cutting it by $59.7M while still holding $10.7M.

SAM is up 0.3% today, and institutions have been net buyers of $431.0M this quarter — today's price move and the underlying institutional flow are pointing the same direction.

SAM reported a net loss of $70.1M over the trailing twelve months.

• Not yet profitable — net loss of $70.1M over the trailing twelve months
• Revenue declined 5.6% year over year
• Net income declined year over year, from $71.5M to -$70.1M
• Generated $270.2M in positive operating cash flow
• Current ratio of 1.65x — enough short-term assets to cover short-term liabilities
• Liabilities run 0.41x equity — within a conventional range