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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

915 hedge funds and large institutions have $42B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 126 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

290.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.77%318.26% (+290%)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 44

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 915915 (0)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.1B → $42B (-$2.1B)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 115100 (-15)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 126

Holders
915
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
19.8%
Holding in Top 10
100
Holding in Top 10 Change
-15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.04%
% of All Funds
2.16%
New
55
Increased
82
Reduced
126
Closed
44
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$9B +$77.8M +257 +0.9%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$6.58B -$156M -514 -2%
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$4.32B -$25.4M -84 -0.6%
Norges Bank
4
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.87B +$63M +208 +3%
GRQ
5
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.23B -$96.6M -319 -7%
DSA
6
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.02B -$35.7M -118 -3%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$811M -$61.8M -204 -7%
RCG
8
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$684M -$58.1M -192 -8%
LC
9
Lourd Capital
California
$632M -$20.9M -69 -3%
EIG
10
EdgePoint Investment Group
Ontario, Canada
$632M +$43.6M +144 +7%
PNC Financial Services Group
11
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$522M -$5.15M -17 -1%
WM
12
WS Management
Florida
$437M -$23M -76 -5%
EHC
13
Everett Harris & Co
California
$436M +$1.21M +4 +0.3%
Legal & General Group
14
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$422M -$13.3M -44 -3%
US Bancorp
15
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$409M +$606K +2 +0.1%
WT
16
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$392M +$15.1M +50 +4%
First Eagle Investment Management
17
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$372M -$77.2M -255 -17%
BlackRock
18
BlackRock
New York
$367M +$5.75M +19 +2%
AA
19
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$345M
IVA
20
International Value Advisers
$339M -$18.2M -60 -5%
MG
21
Markel Group
Virginia
$330M
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$320M -$15.4M -51 -5%
TBC
23
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$310M -$3.03M -10 -1%
Swedbank
24
Swedbank
Sweden
$302M
BBHC
25
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$290M -$18.2M -60 -6%

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

915 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $42B — down 4.7% from $44.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 126 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Naman Capital, adding an estimated $606B. The largest seller was Capital International Investors, cutting an estimated $660M.

  • 915 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q1 2019, unchanged from Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $42B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q1 2019, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q1 2019 and 44 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q1 2019 was Naman Capital, an estimated $606B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q1 2019 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $660M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.