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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

759 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.4B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 116 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 31

2.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.11%26.94% (+2.8%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 754759 (+5)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32.4B → $30.4B (-$1.96B)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8680 (-6)

44% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 116

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $12.6M

Holders
759
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+0.66%
% of All Funds
20.45%
Holding in Top 10
80
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.98%
% of All Funds
2.16%
New
41
Increased
65
Reduced
116
Closed
31
Calls
Puts
$12.6M
Net Calls
-$12.6M
Net Calls Change
-$12.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$5.98B -$8.15M -38 -0.1%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$3.42B +$282M +1,313 +9%
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$3.23B -$21.9M -102 -0.6%
RCG
4
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$1.94B -$6.22M -29 -0.3%
DSA
5
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.13B -$27.7M -129 -2%
Norges Bank
6
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.1B -$86M -401 -7%
GRQ
7
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.05B +$8.15M +38 +0.8%
First Eagle Investment Management
8
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$718M -$8.37M -39 -1%
Vanguard Group
9
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$711M -$3.86M -18 -0.5%
BBHC
10
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$695M -$30.2M -141 -4%
LC
11
Lourd Capital
California
$542M
IVA
12
International Value Advisers
$444M -$1.93M -9 -0.4%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$427M +$1.93M +9 +0.4%
WM
14
WS Management
Florida
$392M
Legal & General Group
15
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$378M +$1.29M +6 +0.3%
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$309M -$2.57M -12 -0.8%
EHC
17
Everett Harris & Co
California
$296M
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$294M -$9.44M -44 -3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
19
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$292M -$1.29M -6 -0.4%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
20
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$243M
TBC
21
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$241M
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$236M -$7.72M -36 -3%
SWITC
23
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$234M -$41M -191 -14%
WT
24
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$225M
MG
25
Markel Group
Virginia
$221M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

759 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $30.4B — down 6.1% from $32.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 116 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Frontier Wealth Management, adding an estimated $12.3B. The largest seller was Cambridge Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.97B.

  • 759 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q2 2015, up from 754 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $30.4B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q2 2015, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q2 2015 and 31 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q2 2015 was Frontier Wealth Management, an estimated $12.3B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q2 2015 was Cambridge Advisors, an estimated $4.97B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.