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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

867 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.2B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.09%137.14% (+110%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 873867 (-6)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 37

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42.7B → $40.2B (-$2.45B)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9988 (-11)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 113

Holders
867
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-0.69%
% of All Funds
19.84%
Holding in Top 10
88
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
2.01%
New
35
Increased
77
Reduced
113
Closed
37
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$8.26B +$5.86M +20 +0.1%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$6.66B +$531M +1,813 +8%
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$4.03B -$76.7M -262 -2%
Norges Bank
4
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.84B -$93.1M -318 -5%
GRQ
5
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.3B -$13.2M -45 -1%
DSA
6
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.09B -$26.1M -89 -2%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$899M -$28.4M -97 -3%
RCG
8
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$828M -$128M -436 -13%
PNC Financial Services Group
9
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$522M +$1.17M +4 +0.2%
IVA
10
International Value Advisers
$501M -$22.6M -77 -4%
EIG
11
EdgePoint Investment Group
Ontario, Canada
$481M +$41.3M +141 +9%
WM
12
WS Management
Florida
$480M -$3.52M -12 -0.7%
BBHC
13
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$469M -$55.4M -189 -10%
First Eagle Investment Management
14
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$443M -$1.17M -4 -0.3%
Legal & General Group
15
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$418M -$8.49M -29 -2%
EHC
16
Everett Harris & Co
California
$408M -$293K -1 -0.1%
US Bancorp
17
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$384M -$20.2M -69 -5%
WT
18
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$353M
BlackRock
19
BlackRock
New York
$342M +$13.2M +45 +4%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$335M -$10.5M -36 -3%
AA
21
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$323M +$335M +1,144 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
22
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$313M -$1.46M -5 -0.4%
MG
23
Markel Group
Virginia
$309M +$586K +2 +0.2%
TBC
24
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$295M -$5.86M -20 -2%
DZ Bank
25
DZ Bank
Germany
$270M +$162M +553 +137%

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

867 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $40.2B — down 5.8% from $42.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of BRK.A and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 113 trimmed existing stakes and 77 added.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Wealth Management, adding an estimated $249B. The largest seller was Truepoint Inc, cutting an estimated $786M.

  • 867 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q2 2018, down from 873 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $40.2B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q2 2018, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q2 2018 and 37 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q2 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $249B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q2 2018 was Truepoint Inc, an estimated $786M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.