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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

809 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.7B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 140 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 25

9.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.17%35.27% (+9.1%)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8588 (+3)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 803809 (+6)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.1B → $35.7B (-$367M)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 140

Holders
809
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+0.75%
% of All Funds
20.14%
Holding in Top 10
88
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.53%
% of All Funds
2.19%
New
41
Increased
74
Reduced
140
Closed
25
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AO
151
Allen Operations
New York
$10.2M
HIM
152
Hillhouse Investment Management
Cayman Islands
$9.99M +$10M +40 New
LAM
153
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$9.74M -$502K -2 -5%
FNBOO
154
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$9.74M -$251K -1 -3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
155
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$9.74M
SJL
156
Shayne & Jacobs LLC
Tennessee
$9.74M
Neuberger Berman Group
157
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$9.49M -$502K -2 -5%
ESBC
158
E.S. Barr & Co
Kentucky
$9.49M
CAG
159
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$9.21M +$1.51M +6 +19%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
160
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$9.06M +$251K +1 +3%
BM
161
Bislett Management
California
$8.74M
HPC
162
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$8.74M
SC
163
Saybrook Capital
North Carolina
$8.74M
Fifth Third Bancorp
164
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$8.49M -$251K -1 -3%
WTC
165
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$8.49M
WJA
166
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$8.49M +$251K +1 +3%
SDIC
167
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$8.24M
HAI
168
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$8M +$251K +1 +3%
CA
169
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$7.75M -$502K -2 -6%
GG
170
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$7.75M
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
171
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$7.75M +$7.78M +31 New
ANTB
172
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$7.5M
ACM
173
Aquamarine Capital Management
New York
$7.5M
MFAM
174
Motley Fool Asset Management
Virginia
$7.5M
PA
175
Perennial Advisors
New York
$7.5M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

809 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $35.7B — down 1% from $36.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 140 trimmed.

The largest buyer was MML Investors Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.6B. The largest seller was Hirtle Callaghan & Co, cutting an estimated $7.12B.

  • 809 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q1 2017, up from 803 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $35.7B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q1 2017, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q1 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q1 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $19.6B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q1 2017 was Hirtle Callaghan & Co, an estimated $7.12B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.