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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

566 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.6B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 28

5.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.12%26.78% (+5.7%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 568566 (-2)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28.2B → $27.6B (-$530M)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.58M | Put options by funds: $6.81M

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6763 (-4)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 94

Holders
566
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.35%
% of All Funds
18.35%
Holding in Top 10
63
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.97%
% of All Funds
2.04%
New
32
Increased
58
Reduced
94
Closed
28
Calls
$6.58M
Puts
$6.81M
Net Calls
-$227K
Net Calls Change
-$6.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$5.02B -$63.3M -366 -1%
First Manhattan
2
First Manhattan
New York
$3.14B -$5.54M -32 -0.2%
DSA
3
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.94B -$6.4M -37 -0.3%
RCG
4
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$1.83B -$2.25M -13 -0.1%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$1.57B -$512M -2,960 -24%
Norges Bank
6
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.1B +$35.1M +203 +3%
GRQ
7
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$844M +$10.7M +62 +1%
BBHC
8
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$734M -$9.69M -56 -1%
SAC
9
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$682M
First Eagle Investment Management
10
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$650M +$4.5M +26 +0.7%
Vanguard Group
11
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$612M -$18.5M -107 -3%
LC
12
Lourd Capital
California
$484M -$2.42M -14 -0.5%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$483M -$25.1M -145 -5%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$469M -$8.82M -51 -2%
Legal & General Group
15
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$375M -$3.81M -22 -1%
IVA
16
International Value Advisers
$352M -$56.4M -326 -14%
WM
17
WS Management
Florida
$325M
EHC
18
Everett Harris & Co
California
$252M +$173K +1 +0.1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
19
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$243M -$5.02M -29 -2%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$229M +$9M +52 +4%
SWITC
21
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$227M
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$223M -$6.4M -37 -3%
Mackenzie Financial
23
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$213M -$18.2M -105 -8%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
24
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$202M
TBC
25
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$202M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

566 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $27.6B — down 1.9% from $28.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Busey Bank, adding an estimated $8.87B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $512M.

  • 566 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q3 2013, down from 568 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $27.6B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q3 2013, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q3 2013 and 28 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q3 2013 was Busey Bank, an estimated $8.87B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q3 2013 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $512M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.