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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
SF
76
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$55.7M -$3.78M -9 -6%
PB
77
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$54.4M – – –
Goldman Sachs
78
Goldman Sachs
New York
$51.9M +$420K +1 +0.8%
Creative Planning
79
Creative Planning
Kansas
$51.5M -$34.5M -82 -40%
BCC
80
Biglari Capital Corp
Texas
$51.1M -$2.1M -5 -4%
DAM
81
Davis Asset Management
California
$50.2M – – –
WDL
82
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$49.8M -$841K -2 -2%
SOMRS
83
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$48.6M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
84
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$47.7M -$197M -469 -80%
MCPPUI
85
MIC Capital Partners (Public) (US) IM
United Arab Emirates
$46M – – –
GAI
86
General American Investors
New York
$46M – – –
BPCE
87
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
$44.4M – – –
Baird Financial Group
88
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$44M -$2.94M -7 -6%
Millennium Management
89
Millennium Management
New York
$42.3M +$1.26M +3 +3%
CAM
90
Chou Associates Management
Ontario, Canada
$41.9M – – –
Franklin Resources
91
Franklin Resources
California
$41M -$420K -1 -1%
DWA
92
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$41M – – –
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
93
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$39.8M -$1.26M -3 -3%
Truist Financial
94
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$39.8M +$1.26M +3 +3%
BMSSC
95
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co
Germany
$38.5M – – –
NO
96
Ninety One
South Africa
$38.1M – – –
IGYL
97
I.G.Y. Ltd
United Kingdom
$37.7M – – –
Russell Investments Group
98
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$36.4M +$7.57M +18 +26%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
99
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$36M +$3.78M +9 +12%
SAIG
100
Semper Augustus Investments Group
Colorado
$35.6M – – –
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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.