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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

803 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.1B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

106% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 34

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7585 (+10)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32B → $36.1B (+$4.16B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 773803 (+30)

1.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.5%26.17% (-1.3%)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 113

Holders
803
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+3.88%
% of All Funds
20.07%
Holding in Top 10
85
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
2.13%
New
70
Increased
74
Reduced
113
Closed
34
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$7.12B
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$5.27B +$93.2M +404 +2%
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$3.58B -$26.5M -115 -0.8%
Norges Bank
4
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.32B -$1.62M -7 -0.1%
GRQ
5
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.2B -$16.6M -72 -1%
RCG
6
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$1.17B -$272M -1,178 -20%
DSA
7
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.06B -$69M -299 -6%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$859M +$462K +2 +0.1%
BBHC
9
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$667M -$37.4M -162 -6%
LC
10
Lourd Capital
California
$550M -$26.1M -113 -5%
IVA
11
International Value Advisers
$479M -$35.1M -152 -7%
WM
12
WS Management
Florida
$464M -$3.23M -14 -0.7%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$461M -$8.77M -38 -2%
Legal & General Group
14
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$442M -$12.5M -54 -3%
First Eagle Investment Management
15
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$370M +$231K +1 +0.1%
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$369M -$692K -3 -0.2%
EHC
17
Everett Harris & Co
California
$351M -$923K -4 -0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$321M -$8.54M -37 -3%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$304M +$33.9M +147 +13%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
20
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$290M
WT
21
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$281M
California Public Employees Retirement System
22
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$280M -$31.4M -136 -11%
SWITC
23
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$279M
TBC
24
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$266M -$692K -3 -0.3%
MG
25
Markel Group
Virginia
$265M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

803 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $36.1B — up 13% from $32B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hirtle Callaghan & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.55B. The largest seller was Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, cutting an estimated $2.84B.

  • 803 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q4 2016, up from 773 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $36.1B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q4 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q4 2016 and 34 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q4 2016 was Hirtle Callaghan & Co, an estimated $6.55B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q4 2016 was Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, an estimated $2.84B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.