We are live on ! Find out more
BRK.A icon

Berkshire Hathaway Class A

872 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.4B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 115 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 24

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8795 (+8)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40B → $43.4B (+$3.41B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 821872 (+51)

0.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.65%23.55% (+0.9%)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 115

Holders
872
Holders Change
+51
Holders Change %
+6.21%
% of All Funds
19.77%
Holding in Top 10
95
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.2%
% of All Funds
2.15%
New
84
Increased
75
Reduced
115
Closed
24
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$8.69B -$12.2M -43 -0.1%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$6.6B +$191M +672 +3%
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$4.35B +$29.3M +103 +0.7%
Norges Bank
4
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.03B +$13.7M +48 +0.7%
GRQ
5
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.39B -$38.4M -135 -3%
DSA
6
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.23B -$17.7M -62 -1%
RCG
7
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$1.1B -$42.2M -148 -4%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.02B -$29.6M -104 -3%
LC
9
Lourd Capital
California
$639M -$19.9M -70 -3%
BBHC
10
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$577M -$118M -415 -18%
IVA
11
International Value Advisers
$559M -$5.41M -19 -1%
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$550M -$1.14M -4 -0.2%
WM
13
WS Management
Florida
$527M -$35.9M -126 -7%
Legal & General Group
14
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$471M -$5.7M -20 -1%
First Eagle Investment Management
15
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$469M -$1.99M -7 -0.4%
EHC
16
Everett Harris & Co
California
$425M
EIG
17
EdgePoint Investment Group
Ontario, Canada
$409M +$17.7M +62 +5%
WT
18
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$372M
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$359M -$7.97M -28 -2%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
20
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$353M
BlackRock
21
BlackRock
New York
$341M +$3.42M +12 +1%
SWITC
22
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$340M
California Public Employees Retirement System
23
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$330M -$2.28M -8 -0.7%
MG
24
Markel Group
Virginia
$324M
TBC
25
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$319M -$4.56M -16 -1%

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

872 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $43.4B — up 8.5% from $40B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 84 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 75 added to existing stakes and 115 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Silchester International Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.18B. The largest seller was Financial Advisory Group, cutting an estimated $1.96B.

  • 872 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q4 2017, up from 821 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $43.4B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q4 2017, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q4 2017 and 24 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q4 2017 was Silchester International Investors, an estimated $2.18B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q4 2017 was Financial Advisory Group, an estimated $1.96B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.