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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

714 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.3B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 122 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 95 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

917% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 122 | Existing positions closed: 12

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 610714 (+104)

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7481 (+7)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.6B → $32.3B (+$1.77B)

2.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 23.94%21.83% (-2.1%)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 95

Holders
714
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+17.05%
% of All Funds
20.71%
Holding in Top 10
81
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.46%
% of All Funds
2.35%
New
122
Increased
78
Reduced
95
Closed
12
Calls
$1.78M
Puts
Net Calls
+$1.78M
Net Calls Change
+$1.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Neuberger Berman Group
101
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$16.6M -$4.4M -22 -22%
V
102
Veritable
Delaware
$16.3M
AAM
103
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$16M -$999K -5 -6%
FDCC
104
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$15.5M
BMO
105
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$15.3M
DAM
106
Davis Asset Management
California
$15.3M +$400K +2 +3%
AMCA
107
Arthur M. Cohen & Associates
Illinois
$14.3M +$10.4M +52 New
AVC
108
Arlington Value Capital
Utah
$14.3M -$8.79M -44 -39%
CC
109
Cannell & Co
New York
$14.3M
WIM
110
Weitz Investment Management
Nebraska
$14.3M
TM
111
Tikvah Management
North Carolina
$14.1M
AL
112
Agran Libbie
California
$13.9M -$400K -2 -3%
DWA
113
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$13.7M -$200K -1 -1%
HCM
114
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$13M
SAM
115
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$12.6M +$400K +2 +3%
SHA
116
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$12.4M +$3M +15 +33%
EPIM
117
Equinox Partners Investment Management
Connecticut
$12M -$8.79M -44 -43%
AMI
118
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$11.6M
FNBOO
119
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$11.2M -$1.2M -6 -10%
GT
120
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$11.2M +$200K +1 +2%
CCM
121
Check Capital Management
California
$11M
ST
122
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$11M
HAI
123
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$11M +$999K +5 +10%
Comerica Bank
124
Comerica Bank
Texas
$10.8M -$400K -2 -4%
ACM
125
AKRE Capital Management
Virginia
$10.8M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

714 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $32.3B — up 5.8% from $30.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 122 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 110 holders — while 78 added to existing stakes and 95 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $293M. The largest seller was BRR OpCo, cutting an estimated $3.37B.

  • 714 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q3 2014, up from 610 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $32.3B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q3 2014, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 122 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q3 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +110 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q3 2014 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $293M added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q3 2014 was BRR OpCo, an estimated $3.37B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.