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Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A

773 hedge funds and large institutions have $32B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 35

7.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.67% → 27.5% (+7.8%)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 74 → 75 (+1)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31.5B → $32B (+$488M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 780 → 773 (-7)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 102

Holders
773
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-0.9%
% of All Funds
20.62%
Holding in Top 10
75
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.35%
% of All Funds
2%
New
39
Increased
69
Reduced
102
Closed
35
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CAM
Columbia Asset Management
Michigan
+$6.64B
2
LS
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
+$2.7B
3
LC
Lourd Capital
California
+$519M
4
SRP
Saddle Road Partners
Nebraska
+$304M
5
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$266M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCG
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
-$204M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$70.6M
3
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$42.1M
4
IVA
International Value Advisers
-$26.1M
5
BBHC
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
-$25.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TU
76
TDAM USA
Ontario, Canada
$33.1M – – –
HighTower Advisors
77
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$33.1M +$23.7M +108 +240%
BO
78
BRR OpCo
Ohio
$32.9M +$439K +2 +1%
CAM
79
Chou Associates Management
Ontario, Canada
$32.4M – – –
BIM
80
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$31.6M -$439K -2 -1%
UBS AM
81
UBS AM
Illinois
$30.7M – – –
ZIG
82
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$30.5M – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
83
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$28.5M +$2.63M +12 +10%
SB
84
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$26.6M +$439K +2 +2%
DAM
85
Davis Asset Management
California
$25.3M – – –
SOMRS
86
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$25.1M – – –
GAI
87
General American Investors
New York
$23.8M – – –
IR
88
IAT Reinsurance
New York
$22.9M +$21.1M +96 +960%
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
89
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$21.4M -$219K -1 -1%
BIM
90
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$21.4M +$439K +2 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
91
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$21.2M – – –
LNWWM
92
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$20.8M – – –
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
93
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$20.5M – – –
BC
94
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$20.1M – – –
HK
95
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$19.9M – – –
NO
96
Ninety One
South Africa
$19.8M – – –
Goldman Sachs
97
Goldman Sachs
New York
$19.5M +$2.19M +10 +13%
SAIG
98
Semper Augustus Investments Group
Colorado
$18.6M – – –
SMI
99
Shelter Mutual Insurance
Missouri
$18.4M – – –
M2MC
100
Matthew 25 Management Corp
Pennsylvania
$17.9M -$1.54M -7 -8%
2 3
4
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BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

773 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $32B — up 1.6% from $31.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Columbia Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.64B. The largest seller was Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, cutting an estimated $204M.

  • 773 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q3 2016, down from 780 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $32B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q3 2016, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q3 2016 and 35 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q3 2016 was Columbia Asset Management, an estimated $6.64B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q3 2016 was Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, an estimated $204M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.