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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

754 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.4B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.03%24.11% (+2.1%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 768754 (-14)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9086 (-4)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.3B → $32.4B (-$1.88B)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 114

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 32

Holders
754
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-1.82%
% of All Funds
20.09%
Holding in Top 10
86
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.44%
% of All Funds
2.29%
New
22
Increased
82
Reduced
114
Closed
32
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$6.36B -$884K -4 -0%
First Manhattan
2
First Manhattan
New York
$3.45B -$26.3M -119 -0.7%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$3.34B +$440M +1,991 +15%
RCG
4
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$2.07B -$72.3M -327 -3%
Norges Bank
5
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.25B +$28.5M +129 +2%
DSA
6
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.23B -$194M -878 -13%
GRQ
7
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.1B +$884K +4 +0.1%
First Eagle Investment Management
8
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$770M +$4.64M +21 +0.6%
BBHC
9
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$769M -$42.2M -191 -5%
Vanguard Group
10
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$758M
LC
11
Lourd Capital
California
$575M -$14.8M -67 -2%
IVA
12
International Value Advisers
$473M -$2.43M -11 -0.5%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$452M -$24.8M -112 -5%
WM
14
WS Management
Florida
$416M
Legal & General Group
15
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$400M -$13M -59 -3%
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$331M +$13.7M +62 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$322M
California Public Employees Retirement System
18
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$317M
EHC
19
Everett Harris & Co
California
$315M -$663K -3 -0.2%
SWITC
20
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$290M
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$258M +$2.21M +10 +0.8%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
22
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$258M
TBC
23
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$256M -$442K -2 -0.2%
WT
24
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$239M +$4.42M +20 +2%
MG
25
Markel Group
Virginia
$234M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

754 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $32.4B — down 5.5% from $34.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of BRK.A and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 114 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Advisors, adding an estimated $5.32B. The largest seller was Northside Capital Management, cutting an estimated $505M.

  • 754 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q1 2015, down from 768 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $32.4B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q1 2015, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q1 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q1 2015 was Cambridge Advisors, an estimated $5.32B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q1 2015 was Northside Capital Management, an estimated $505M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.