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Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A

1,072 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.9B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 142 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 36

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,078 → 1,072 (-6)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 127 → 124 (-3)

2.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 25.52% → 22.72% (-2.8%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $51.8B → $48.9B (-$2.9B)

62% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 142

Holders
1,072
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-0.56%
% of All Funds
17.08%
Holding in Top 10
124
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.36%
% of All Funds
1.98%
New
47
Increased
54
Reduced
142
Closed
36
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EWA
EP Wealth Advisors
California
+$706M
2
VLKIM
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
+$57M
3
VAM
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
+$55.6M
4
AWA
Artemis Wealth Advisors
New York
+$46.7M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
-$5.45B
2
First Manhattan
First Manhattan
New York
-$1.83B
3
GQG Partners
GQG Partners
Florida
-$372M
4
TIA
Traphagen Investment Advisors
New Jersey
-$286M
5
PFO
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
-$116M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Legal & General Group
26
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$281M -$8.4M -18 -3%
BIM
27
Baldwin Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$265M – – –
NA
28
Nordwand Advisors
Pennsylvania
$238M -$20.5M -44 -8%
VAM
29
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
$223M +$55.6M +119 +37%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
30
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$203M +$24.7M +53 +14%
GHC
31
Graham Holdings Company
Virginia
$196M – – –
CG
32
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$189M -$45.8M -98 -19%
AH
33
Allen Holding
New York
$175M – – –
HHAA
34
Henry H. Armstrong Associates
Pennsylvania
$162M -$2.8M -6 -2%
PCM
35
Punch Card Management
Florida
$162M – – –
TAM
36
Timucuan Asset Management
Florida
$162M – – –
State Street
37
State Street
Massachusetts
$158M -$2.33M -5 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$150M -$2.33M -5 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
39
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$143M +$1.4M +3 +1%
IFLIT
40
Investmentaktiengesellschaft Fuer Langfristige Investoren TGV
Germany
$140M – – –
CH
41
Canton Hathaway
Rhode Island
$135M – – –
BIM
42
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$132M -$1.4M -3 -1%
WM
43
WS Management
Florida
$122M – – –
BBHC
44
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$122M +$7.94M +17 +7%
PFO
45
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$121M -$116M -249 -49%
WT
46
Whittier Trust
California
$121M -$2.33M -5 -2%
Corient Private Wealth
47
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$108M -$5.45B -11,673 -75%
WG
48
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$101M – – –
RW
49
Rede Wealth
Virginia
$101M – – –
Northern Trust
50
Northern Trust
Illinois
$97.8M -$23.3M -50 -19%
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BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

1,072 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $48.9B — down 5.6% from $51.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 142 trimmed.

The largest buyer was EP Wealth Advisors, adding an estimated $706M. The largest seller was Corient Private Wealth, cutting an estimated $5.45B.

  • 1,072 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q1 2023, down from 1,078 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $48.9B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q1 2023, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q1 2023 and 36 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q1 2023 was EP Wealth Advisors, an estimated $706M added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q1 2023 was Corient Private Wealth, an estimated $5.45B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.