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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

989 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.6B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 154 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 50

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.6B → $41.6B (+$3B)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 100103 (+3)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 993989 (-4)

9.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.98%20.86% (-9.1%)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 154

Holders
989
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-0.4%
% of All Funds
17.37%
Holding in Top 10
103
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3%
% of All Funds
1.81%
New
55
Increased
77
Reduced
154
Closed
50
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$12.3B +$262M +714 +2%
First Manhattan
2
First Manhattan
New York
$5.54B -$60.1M -164 -1%
Norges Bank
3
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.54B -$332M -906 -12%
GRQ
4
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.26B -$60.1M -164 -5%
DSA
5
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$952M -$41.4M -113 -4%
HighTower Advisors
6
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$847M -$19.1M -52 -2%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$806M -$59.8M -163 -7%
PNC Financial Services Group
8
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$608M -$11.4M -31 -2%
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$559M +$44.4M +121 +9%
EHC
10
Everett Harris & Co
California
$554M -$1.83M -5 -0.3%
US Bancorp
11
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$452M -$1.1M -3 -0.3%
Legal & General Group
12
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$446M +$8.8M +24 +2%
WT
13
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$430M -$67.8M -185 -14%
MG
14
Markel Group
Virginia
$430M
HTI
15
Hikari Tsushin Inc
Japan
$406M +$4.4M +12 +1%
AA
16
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$403M -$20.5M -56 -5%
Swedbank
17
Swedbank
Sweden
$398M +$41.8M +114 +12%
First Eagle Investment Management
18
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$397M -$27.1M -74 -7%
TBC
19
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$384M -$1.1M -3 -0.3%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$356M +$2.57M +7 +0.8%
California Public Employees Retirement System
21
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$337M -$5.5M -15 -2%
RCG
22
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$311M -$69.3M -189 -19%
HP
23
Hikari Power
Japan
$302M
ClearBridge Investments
24
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$275M -$26.8M -73 -9%
TAM
25
Troy Asset Management
United Kingdom
$255M -$10.6M -29 -4%

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

989 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $41.6B — up 7.8% from $38.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 154 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $262M. The largest seller was Windsor Creek Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.37B.

  • 989 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q1 2021, down from 993 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $41.6B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q1 2021, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q1 2021 and 50 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q1 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $262M added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q1 2021 was Windsor Creek Advisors, an estimated $1.37B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.