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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

780 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.5B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 95 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 37

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 784780 (-4)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31.8B → $31.5B (-$323M)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 95

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8474 (-10)

3,106.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 3,126.47%19.67% (-3,107%)

Holders
780
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-0.51%
% of All Funds
20.81%
Holding in Top 10
74
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.9%
% of All Funds
1.97%
New
40
Increased
88
Reduced
95
Closed
37
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$6.34B
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$4.34B
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$3.21B -$9.01M -42 -0.3%
RCG
4
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$1.5B -$359M -1,676 -20%
Norges Bank
5
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.14B +$26.6M +124 +2%
GRQ
6
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.08B -$3M -14 -0.3%
DSA
7
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.02B -$37.1M -173 -4%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$761M -$6M -28 -0.8%
BBHC
9
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$653M -$18.9M -88 -3%
IVA
10
International Value Advisers
$485M +$17.4M +81 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
11
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$429M -$9.86M -46 -2%
Legal & General Group
12
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$418M +$17.8M +83 +5%
WM
13
WS Management
Florida
$415M
BG
14
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$333M +$6.22M +29 +2%
First Eagle Investment Management
15
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$329M +$643K +3 +0.2%
EHC
16
Everett Harris & Co
California
$313M -$643K -3 -0.2%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$301M +$4.93M +23 +2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
18
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$278M -$28.1M -131 -9%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
19
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$257M
TBC
20
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$254M
WT
21
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$250M
SWITC
22
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$248M
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$242M +$2.14M +10 +0.9%
MG
24
Markel Group
Virginia
$235M
ClearBridge Investments
25
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$186M -$1.5M -7 -0.8%

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

780 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $31.5B — down 1% from $31.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 88 added to existing stakes and 95 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aspiriant LLC, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.29T.

  • 780 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q2 2016, down from 784 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $31.5B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q2 2016, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q2 2016 and 37 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q2 2016 was Aspiriant LLC, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $5.29T sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.