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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

653 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.6B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 117 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 26

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 637653 (+16)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8082 (+2)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28.7B → $29.6B (+$951M)

0.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.54%27.07% (-0.47%)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 117

Holders
653
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+2.51%
% of All Funds
17.13%
Holding in Top 10
82
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.5%
% of All Funds
2.15%
New
50
Increased
67
Reduced
117
Closed
26
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$5.78B -$805K -4 -0%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$3.21B -$94.6M -470 -3%
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$2.95B -$38.6M -192 -1%
RCG
4
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$1.82B -$40.7M -202 -2%
Norges Bank
5
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.01B +$17.3M +86 +2%
GRQ
6
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1,000M +$4.03M +20 +0.4%
DSA
7
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$874M -$58M -288 -6%
SAC
8
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$791M
Vanguard Group
9
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$697M +$2.21M +11 +0.3%
First Eagle Investment Management
10
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$654M -$28M -139 -4%
BBHC
11
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$600M -$48.9M -243 -7%
LC
12
Lourd Capital
California
$523M -$403K -2 -0.1%
IVA
13
International Value Advisers
$443M -$3.62M -18 -0.8%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$405M -$6.04M -30 -1%
WM
15
WS Management
Florida
$378M
Legal & General Group
16
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$367M -$2.82M -14 -0.7%
EHC
17
Everett Harris & Co
California
$286M +$201K +1 +0.1%
BG
18
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$286M -$6.84M -34 -2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
19
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$266M -$8.45M -42 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$254M +$11.3M +56 +5%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
21
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$235M
TBC
22
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$231M -$201K -1 -0.1%
WT
23
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$227M +$10.1M +50 +5%
SWITC
24
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$226M
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$225M -$3.62M -18 -2%

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

653 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $29.6B — up 3.3% from $28.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 117 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Obermeyer Wealth Partners, adding an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Frontier Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $442M.

  • 653 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q4 2015, up from 637 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $29.6B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q4 2015, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q4 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q4 2015 was Obermeyer Wealth Partners, an estimated $139M added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q4 2015 was Frontier Wealth Management, an estimated $442M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.