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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

944 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.1B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 139 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 35

65.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.22%97.73% (+66%)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $43.9B → $48.1B (+$4.22B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 918944 (+26)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 103101 (-2)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 139

Holders
944
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+2.83%
% of All Funds
18.6%
Holding in Top 10
101
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.94%
% of All Funds
1.99%
New
71
Increased
100
Reduced
139
Closed
35
Calls
$376K
Puts
Net Calls
+$376K
Net Calls Change
+$376K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$10.4B +$87.9M +270 +0.9%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$8.27B +$292M +895 +4%
First Manhattan
3
First Manhattan
New York
$5.34B +$473M +1,451 +10%
Norges Bank
4
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.42B +$15.6M +48 +0.7%
GRQ
5
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.31B -$24.8M -76 -2%
DSA
6
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$1.06B -$38.8M -119 -4%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$895M +$3.26M +10 +0.4%
EIG
8
EdgePoint Investment Group
Ontario, Canada
$802M
RCG
9
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$649M -$100M -307 -14%
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$580M -$651K -2 -0.1%
PFO
11
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$506M -$6.51M -20 -12%
EHC
12
Everett Harris & Co
California
$491M
Legal & General Group
13
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$456M +$2.28M +7 +0.5%
WT
14
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$441M
US Bancorp
15
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$441M -$326K -1 -0.1%
BlackRock
16
BlackRock
New York
$428M +$7.82M +24 +2%
First Eagle Investment Management
17
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$412M -$2.61M -8 -0.7%
AA
18
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$378M
MG
19
Markel Group
Virginia
$375M +$2.93M +9 +0.8%
TBC
20
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$353M -$1.95M -6 -0.6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
21
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$344M -$11.1M -34 -3%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$326M -$2.93M -9 -0.9%
HTI
23
Hikari Tsushin Inc
Japan
$301M +$26.4M +81 +10%
IVA
24
International Value Advisers
$296M -$37.1M -114 -12%
Swedbank
25
Swedbank
Sweden
$294M +$19.5M +60 +7%

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

944 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $48.1B — up 9.6% from $43.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 139 trimmed.

The largest buyer was M&T Bank, adding an estimated $150B. The largest seller was Donaldson Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.97B.

  • 944 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q4 2019, up from 918 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $48.1B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q4 2019, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q4 2019 and 35 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q4 2019 was M&T Bank, an estimated $150B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q4 2019 was Donaldson Capital Management, an estimated $1.97B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.