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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

809 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.7B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 140 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 25

9.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.17%35.27% (+9.1%)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8588 (+3)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 803809 (+6)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.1B → $35.7B (-$367M)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 140

Holders
809
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+0.75%
% of All Funds
20.14%
Holding in Top 10
88
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.53%
% of All Funds
2.19%
New
41
Increased
74
Reduced
140
Closed
25
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$7.3B +$8.28M +33 +0.1%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$4.55B -$846M -3,373 -16%
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$3.65B -$18.6M -74 -0.5%
Norges Bank
4
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.43B +$79.5M +317 +6%
GRQ
5
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.22B -$7.53M -30 -0.6%
DSA
6
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.07B -$17.6M -70 -2%
RCG
7
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$1.02B -$175M -698 -15%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$879M +$502K +2 +0.1%
BBHC
9
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$650M -$32.6M -130 -5%
LC
10
Lourd Capital
California
$561M -$2.01M -8 -0.4%
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$554M +$550M +2,192 +9,133%
IVA
12
International Value Advisers
$487M -$3.01M -12 -0.6%
WM
13
WS Management
Florida
$474M -$753K -3 -0.2%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$465M -$7.28M -29 -2%
Legal & General Group
15
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$433M -$18.8M -75 -4%
First Eagle Investment Management
16
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$386M +$8.03M +32 +2%
EHC
17
Everett Harris & Co
California
$358M -$1M -4 -0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$328M -$1M -4 -0.3%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$310M -$1M -4 -0.3%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
20
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$296M
WT
21
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$287M
SWITC
22
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$286M
California Public Employees Retirement System
23
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$279M -$7.78M -31 -3%
TBC
24
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$272M
MG
25
Markel Group
Virginia
$272M +$1M +4 +0.4%

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

809 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $35.7B — down 1% from $36.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 140 trimmed.

The largest buyer was MML Investors Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.6B. The largest seller was Hirtle Callaghan & Co, cutting an estimated $7.12B.

  • 809 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q1 2017, up from 803 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $35.7B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q1 2017, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q1 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q1 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $19.6B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q1 2017 was Hirtle Callaghan & Co, an estimated $7.12B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.