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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

917 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.3B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 132 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 24

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42B → $44.3B (+$2.27B)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 915917 (+2)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10098 (-2)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 132

286.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 318.26%32.22% (-286%)

Holders
917
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.22%
% of All Funds
19.92%
Holding in Top 10
98
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2%
% of All Funds
2.13%
New
33
Increased
76
Reduced
132
Closed
24
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$9.58B +$69M +222 +0.7%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$7.46B +$493M +1,586 +7%
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$4.54B -$18M -58 -0.4%
Norges Bank
4
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.08B +$99.2M +319 +5%
GRQ
5
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.27B -$29.8M -96 -2%
DSA
6
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.07B -$15.5M -50 -1%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$838M -$19.6M -63 -2%
EIG
8
EdgePoint Investment Group
Ontario, Canada
$754M +$83.3M +268 +13%
RCG
9
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$718M -$4.97M -16 -0.7%
LC
10
Lourd Capital
California
$668M
PNC Financial Services Group
11
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$545M -$6.53M -21 -1%
EHC
12
Everett Harris & Co
California
$461M -$311K -1 -0.1%
US Bancorp
13
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$433M +$622K +2 +0.1%
Legal & General Group
14
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$432M -$13.4M -43 -3%
WT
15
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$414M
BlackRock
16
BlackRock
New York
$396M +$7.15M +23 +2%
First Eagle Investment Management
17
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$391M -$2.18M -7 -0.6%
AA
18
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$355M -$9.33M -30 -3%
MG
19
Markel Group
Virginia
$349M
IVA
20
International Value Advisers
$338M -$19.6M -63 -6%
TBC
21
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$327M -$622K -2 -0.2%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$325M -$13.1M -42 -4%
WM
23
WS Management
Florida
$313M -$146M -468 -32%
BBHC
24
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$298M -$8.08M -26 -3%
ClearBridge Investments
25
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$277M -$3.73M -12 -1%

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

917 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $44.3B — up 5.4% from $42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 132 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BRR OpCo, adding an estimated $4.43B. The largest seller was Naman Capital, cutting an estimated $622B.

  • 917 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q2 2019, up from 915 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $44.3B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q2 2019, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q2 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q2 2019 was BRR OpCo, an estimated $4.43B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q2 2019 was Naman Capital, an estimated $622B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.