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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
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$6.05B +$200K +1 +0%
First Manhattan
2
First Manhattan
New York
$3.51B -$3.8M -19 -0.1%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$2.77B +$293M +1,465 +12%
RCG
4
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$2.12B -$47.6M -238 -2%
DSA
5
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.67B +$599K +3 +0%
Norges Bank
6
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.14B -$1.1B -5,515 -50%
GRQ
7
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.05B +$2M +10 +0.2%
BBHC
8
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$882M +$1.8M +9 +0.2%
First Eagle Investment Management
9
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$781M -$34.8M -174 -4%
Vanguard Group
10
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$723M +$400K +2 +0.1%
LC
11
Lourd Capital
California
$564M -$1.4M -7 -0.3%
IVA
12
International Value Advisers
$452M +$4.2M +21 +1%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$451M -$111M -558 -20%
Legal & General Group
14
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$406M -$18.4M -92 -4%
WM
15
WS Management
Florida
$396M
JWA
16
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$393M
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$322M +$9.19M +46 +3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
18
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$301M +$1.2M +6 +0.4%
EHC
19
Everett Harris & Co
California
$299M -$1.2M -6 -0.4%
SWITC
20
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$276M
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$269M -$11.2M -56 -4%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$259M -$14.4M -72 -5%
Mackenzie Financial
23
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$247M +$200K +1 +0.1%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
24
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$245M
TBC
25
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$244M

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.