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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

773 hedge funds and large institutions have $32B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 35

7.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.67%27.5% (+7.8%)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7475 (+1)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31.5B → $32B (+$488M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 780773 (-7)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 102

Holders
773
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-0.9%
% of All Funds
20.62%
Holding in Top 10
75
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.35%
% of All Funds
2%
New
39
Increased
69
Reduced
102
Closed
35
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$6.31B -$7.24M -33 -0.1%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$4.58B +$266M +1,211 +6%
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$3.2B -$1.97M -9 -0.1%
RCG
4
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$1.29B -$204M -932 -13%
Norges Bank
5
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.12B +$36.6M +167 +3%
GRQ
6
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.08B -$3.29M -15 -0.3%
DSA
7
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1B -$12.9M -59 -1%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$760M +$1.97M +9 +0.3%
BBHC
9
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$626M -$25.4M -116 -4%
LC
10
Lourd Capital
California
$512M +$519M +2,368 New
IVA
11
International Value Advisers
$457M -$26.1M -119 -5%
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$417M -$10.7M -49 -2%
WM
13
WS Management
Florida
$414M
Legal & General Group
14
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$403M -$13.4M -61 -3%
First Eagle Investment Management
15
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$327M -$1.1M -5 -0.3%
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$327M -$5.05M -23 -1%
EHC
17
Everett Harris & Co
California
$311M -$439K -2 -0.1%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$293M -$7.24M -33 -2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
19
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$277M
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
20
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$256M
WT
21
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$249M
SWITC
22
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$247M
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$237M -$3.95M -18 -2%
TBC
24
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$236M -$17.1M -78 -7%
MG
25
Markel Group
Virginia
$234M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

773 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $32B — up 1.6% from $31.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Columbia Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.64B. The largest seller was Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, cutting an estimated $204M.

  • 773 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q3 2016, down from 780 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $32B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q3 2016, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q3 2016 and 35 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q3 2016 was Columbia Asset Management, an estimated $6.64B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q3 2016 was Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, an estimated $204M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.