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Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A

1,005 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.9B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 140 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 27

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.6B → $46.9B (+$5.35B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 989 → 1,005 (+16)

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 103 → 102 (-1)

1.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.86% → 19.37% (-1.5%)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 140

Holders
1,005
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+1.62%
% of All Funds
17.49%
Holding in Top 10
102
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-0.97%
% of All Funds
1.78%
New
55
Increased
70
Reduced
140
Closed
27
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Manhattan
First Manhattan
New York
+$1.87B
2
BDF
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
+$462M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$182M
4
NAMM
NorthStar Asset Management (Massachusetts)
Massachusetts
+$168M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$65.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BO
BRR OpCo
Ohio
-$5.91B
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$197M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$104M
4
VCP
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
-$70.2M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ClearBridge Investments
26
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$288M -$11.3M -27 -4%
EVM
27
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$264M +$17.2M +41 +7%
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$255M -$3.78M -9 -1%
BIM
29
Baldwin Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$240M -$1.26M -3 -0.5%
Northern Trust
30
Northern Trust
Illinois
$230M -$11.3M -27 -5%
TAM
31
Troy Asset Management
United Kingdom
$226M -$50.4M -120 -18%
VAM
32
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
$212M +$43.3M +103 +26%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
33
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$175M – – –
CG
34
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$168M – – –
AH
35
Allen Holding
New York
$157M – – –
TAM
36
Timucuan Asset Management
Florida
$152M -$3.36M -8 -2%
HHAA
37
Henry H. Armstrong Associates
Pennsylvania
$150M +$420K +1 +0.3%
SVCF
38
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
California
$147M -$4.62M -11 -3%
PCM
39
Punch Card Management
Florida
$146M – – –
WM
40
WS Management
Florida
$145M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
41
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$145M +$2.94M +7 +2%
HCA
42
Hyperion Capital Advisors
New York
$140M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$136M +$841K +2 +0.6%
BIM
44
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$126M -$841K -2 -0.7%
IFLIT
45
Investmentaktiengesellschaft Fuer Langfristige Investoren TGV
Germany
$126M – – –
CH
46
Canton Hathaway
Rhode Island
$123M – – –
SW
47
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$109M -$420K -1 -0.4%
WT
48
Whittier Trust
California
$108M – – –
Wells Fargo
49
Wells Fargo
California
$106M -$66M -157 -38%
HIC
50
Hartline Investment Corp
Illinois
$105M – – –
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BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

1,005 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $46.9B — up 13% from $41.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 140 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Manhattan, adding an estimated $1.87B. The largest seller was BRR OpCo, cutting an estimated $5.91B.

  • 1,005 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q2 2021, up from 989 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $46.9B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q2 2021, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q2 2021 and 27 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q2 2021 was First Manhattan, an estimated $1.87B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q2 2021 was BRR OpCo, an estimated $5.91B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.