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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

867 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.2B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.09%137.14% (+110%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 873867 (-6)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 37

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42.7B → $40.2B (-$2.45B)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9988 (-11)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 113

Holders
867
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-0.69%
% of All Funds
19.84%
Holding in Top 10
88
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
2.01%
New
35
Increased
77
Reduced
113
Closed
37
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Swedbank
26
Swedbank
Sweden
$239M
ClearBridge Investments
27
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$234M -$3.81M -13 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
28
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$231M -$586K -2 -0.2%
HTI
29
Hikari Tsushin Inc
Japan
$205M
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$205M +$879K +3 +0.4%
HP
31
Hikari Power
Japan
$201M +$293K +1 +0.1%
HSBC Holdings
32
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$175M -$14.6M -50 -7%
BIM
33
Baldwin Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$168M
WIM
34
Weitz Investment Management
Nebraska
$159M
CI Investments Inc
35
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$157M +$163M +557 New
State Street
36
State Street
Massachusetts
$151M -$2.05M -7 -1%
TAM
37
Troy Asset Management
United Kingdom
$140M
EVM
38
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$139M -$144M -492 -50%
AH
39
Allen Holding
New York
$134M
Wells Fargo
40
Wells Fargo
California
$134M +$3.52M +12 +3%
NU
41
Northwestern University
Illinois
$128M
HHAA
42
Henry H. Armstrong Associates
Pennsylvania
$124M -$879K -3 -0.7%
TAM
43
Timucuan Asset Management
Florida
$120M
Bank of Montreal
44
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$119M -$293K -1 -0.2%
Aviva
45
Aviva
United Kingdom
$116M -$11.4M -39 -9%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
46
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$113M -$21.1M -72 -15%
JP Morgan Chase
47
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$113M -$4.1M -14 -3%
PCM
48
Punch Card Management
Florida
$105M
Royal Bank of Canada
49
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$105M +$2.05M +7 +2%
BIM
50
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$102M -$1.46M -5 -1%

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

867 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $40.2B — down 5.8% from $42.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of BRK.A and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 113 trimmed existing stakes and 77 added.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Wealth Management, adding an estimated $249B. The largest seller was Truepoint Inc, cutting an estimated $786M.

  • 867 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q2 2018, down from 873 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $40.2B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q2 2018, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q2 2018 and 37 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q2 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $249B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q2 2018 was Truepoint Inc, an estimated $786M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.