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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

803 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.1B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

106% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 34

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7585 (+10)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32B → $36.1B (+$4.16B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 773803 (+30)

1.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.5%26.17% (-1.3%)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 113

Holders
803
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+3.88%
% of All Funds
20.07%
Holding in Top 10
85
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
2.13%
New
70
Increased
74
Reduced
113
Closed
34
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
26
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$240M +$66.9M +290 +42%
DZ Bank
27
DZ Bank
Germany
$226M +$214M +925 New
ClearBridge Investments
28
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$209M +$462K +2 +0.2%
HSBC Holdings
29
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$204M -$1.15M -5 -0.6%
BA
30
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$195M +$692K +3 +0.4%
EIG
31
EdgePoint Investment Group
Ontario, Canada
$190M +$9.69M +42 +6%
Wolverine Trading
32
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$183M +$172M +747 +74,700%
HTI
33
Hikari Tsushin Inc
Japan
$177M
Morgan Stanley
34
Morgan Stanley
New York
$175M -$2.31M -10 -1%
SI
35
Sentry Investments
Ontario, Canada
$173M -$1.38M -6 -0.8%
HP
36
Hikari Power
Japan
$171M
BIM
37
Baldwin Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$153M -$2.31M -10 -2%
State Street
38
State Street
Massachusetts
$149M -$8.77M -38 -6%
Invesco
39
Invesco
Georgia
$130M +$123M +532 New
IFLIT
40
Investmentaktiengesellschaft Fuer Langfristige Investoren TGV
Germany
$127M
Wells Fargo
41
Wells Fargo
California
$125M +$692K +3 +0.6%
AH
42
Allen Holding
New York
$122M
EVM
43
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$120M
IGIM
44
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$115M
HHAA
45
Henry H. Armstrong Associates
Pennsylvania
$112M -$462K -2 -0.4%
NU
46
Northwestern University
Illinois
$111M
Renaissance Technologies
47
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$104M +$14.8M +64 +18%
Bank of Montreal
48
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$104M -$231K -1 -0.2%
WIM
49
Weitz Investment Management
Nebraska
$101M -$2.54M -11 -3%
TAM
50
Timucuan Asset Management
Florida
$95.7M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

803 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $36.1B — up 13% from $32B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hirtle Callaghan & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.55B. The largest seller was Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, cutting an estimated $2.84B.

  • 803 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q4 2016, up from 773 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $36.1B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q4 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q4 2016 and 34 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q4 2016 was Hirtle Callaghan & Co, an estimated $6.55B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q4 2016 was Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, an estimated $2.84B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.