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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

637 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.7B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 146 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.94%27.54% (+0.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8080 (0)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.4B → $28.7B (-$1.77B)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 759637 (-122)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 102

82% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 146

Holders
637
Holders Change
-122
Holders Change %
-16.07%
% of All Funds
17.78%
Holding in Top 10
80
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
2.23%
New
26
Increased
78
Reduced
102
Closed
146
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$5.7B +$2.27M +11 +0%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$3.26B
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$2.95B -$136M -662 -4%
RCG
4
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$1.84B -$11.1M -54 -0.6%
Norges Bank
5
Norges Bank
Norway
$985M -$63.3M -307 -6%
GRQ
6
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$983M -$13.8M -67 -1%
DSA
7
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$919M -$166M -804 -15%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$686M +$9.07M +44 +1%
First Eagle Investment Management
9
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$673M -$11.7M -57 -2%
BBHC
10
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$640M -$24.1M -117 -3%
LC
11
Lourd Capital
California
$516M
IVA
12
International Value Advisers
$441M +$18.5M +90 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$406M -$1.65M -8 -0.4%
WM
14
WS Management
Florida
$373M
Legal & General Group
15
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$365M +$4.33M +21 +1%
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$289M -$5.97M -29 -2%
EHC
17
Everett Harris & Co
California
$282M
California Public Employees Retirement System
18
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$271M -$7.21M -35 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$239M -$43.1M -209 -15%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
20
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$232M
TBC
21
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$229M -$824K -4 -0.3%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$226M +$618K +3 +0.3%
SWITC
23
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$223M
WT
24
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$215M
MG
25
Markel Group
Virginia
$211M +$206K +1 +0.1%

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

637 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $28.7B — down 5.8% from $30.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 146 funds closed out of BRK.A and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 120 holders — while 102 trimmed existing stakes and 78 added.

The largest buyer was Frontier Wealth Management, adding an estimated $1.15B. The largest seller was Invesco, exiting entirely with an estimated $171M sold.

  • 637 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q3 2015, down from 759 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $28.7B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q3 2015, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q3 2015 and 146 closed out, a net change of -120 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q3 2015 was Frontier Wealth Management, an estimated $1.15B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q3 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $171M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.