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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

784 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.8B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 160 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,099.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.07%3,126.47% (+3,099%)

627% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 160 | Existing positions closed: 22

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 653784 (+131)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.6B → $31.8B (+$2.17B)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8284 (+2)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 106

Holders
784
Holders Change
+131
Holders Change %
+20.06%
% of All Funds
20.88%
Holding in Top 10
84
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.44%
% of All Funds
2.24%
New
160
Increased
73
Reduced
106
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAM
76
Chou Associates Management
Ontario, Canada
$32.1M -$29.9M -150 -50%
BO
77
BRR OpCo
Ohio
$31.2M
UBS AM
78
UBS AM
Illinois
$30.1M -$200K -1 -0.7%
ZIG
79
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$28.8M -$1.4M -7 -5%
WDL
80
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$28.4M +$1.2M +6 +5%
SB
81
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$26.9M -$200K -1 -0.8%
VF
82
Virtu Financial
New York
$25.2M -$24.7M -124 -51%
VKH
83
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$25M -$18.8M -94 -45%
BGDI
84
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$25M +$23.3M +117 New
SOMRS
85
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$24.8M
DAM
86
Davis Asset Management
California
$24.5M +$2M +10 +10%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
87
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$24.5M -$24.9M -125 -52%
GAI
88
General American Investors
New York
$23.5M
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
89
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$22M +$599K +3 +3%
SMI
90
Shelter Mutual Insurance
Missouri
$21.6M
M2MC
91
Matthew 25 Management Corp
Pennsylvania
$21.3M -$5.99M -30 -23%
Commonwealth Equity Services
92
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$20.7M +$200K +1 +1%
LNWWM
93
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$20.5M +$200K +1 +1%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
94
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$20.3M
BC
95
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$20.1M -$399K -2 -2%
HK
96
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$19.6M -$200K -1 -1%
NO
97
Ninety One
South Africa
$19.5M
SAIG
98
Semper Augustus Investments Group
Colorado
$18.4M
RJA
99
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$17.9M +$16.8M +84 New
LWCA
100
Locust Wood Capital Advisers
New York
$17.7M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

784 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $31.8B — up 7.3% from $29.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 160 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 138 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $4.92T. The largest seller was Frontier Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $12.1B.

  • 784 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q1 2016, up from 653 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $31.8B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q1 2016, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 160 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q1 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of +138 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $4.92T added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q1 2016 was Frontier Wealth Management, an estimated $12.1B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.