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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

754 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.4B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.03%24.11% (+2.1%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 768754 (-14)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9086 (-4)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.3B → $32.4B (-$1.88B)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 114

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 32

Holders
754
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-1.82%
% of All Funds
20.09%
Holding in Top 10
86
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.44%
% of All Funds
2.29%
New
22
Increased
82
Reduced
114
Closed
32
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ClearBridge Investments
26
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$199M -$12.8M -58 -6%
Invesco
27
Invesco
Georgia
$181M -$52.8M -239 -22%
HTI
28
Hikari Tsushin Inc
Japan
$162M
BIM
29
Baldwin Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$148M -$442K -2 -0.3%
State Street
30
State Street
Massachusetts
$146M -$4.86M -22 -3%
US Bancorp
31
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$145M -$663K -3 -0.4%
BA
32
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$139M +$58.4M +264 +70%
Mackenzie Financial
33
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$138M
HP
34
Hikari Power
Japan
$131M +$1.77M +8 +0.1%
IGIM
35
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$116M
WIM
36
Weitz Investment Management
Nebraska
$114M +$100M +454 +658%
EVM
37
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$113M +$442K +2 +0.4%
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$113M +$884K +4 +0.8%
IFLIT
39
Investmentaktiengesellschaft Fuer Langfristige Investoren TGV
Germany
$111M
AH
40
Allen Holding
New York
$109M
AWG
41
Alpha Wave Global
New York
$104M
HHAA
42
Henry H. Armstrong Associates
Pennsylvania
$99.2M -$1.33M -6 -1%
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
43
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$98.5M -$221K -1 -0.2%
SI
44
Sentry Investments
Ontario, Canada
$92.9M +$1.33M +6 +1%
Northern Trust
45
Northern Trust
Illinois
$87.4M -$1.33M -6 -1%
TAM
46
Timucuan Asset Management
Florida
$87.4M +$2.21M +10 +3%
PCM
47
Punch Card Management
Florida
$81.1M
HSBC Holdings
48
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$80.6M +$884K +4 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
49
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$76.1M -$1.99M -9 -3%
WPP
50
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
$75.3M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

754 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $32.4B — down 5.5% from $34.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of BRK.A and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 114 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Advisors, adding an estimated $5.32B. The largest seller was Northside Capital Management, cutting an estimated $505M.

  • 754 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q1 2015, down from 768 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $32.4B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q1 2015, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q1 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q1 2015 was Cambridge Advisors, an estimated $5.32B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q1 2015 was Northside Capital Management, an estimated $505M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.