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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

1,072 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.9B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 142 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 36

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0781,072 (-6)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 127124 (-3)

2.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 25.52%22.72% (-2.8%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $51.8B → $48.9B (-$2.9B)

62% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 142

Holders
1,072
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-0.56%
% of All Funds
17.08%
Holding in Top 10
124
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.36%
% of All Funds
1.98%
New
47
Increased
54
Reduced
142
Closed
36
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$14.9B +$19.1M +41 +0.1%
First Manhattan
2
First Manhattan
New York
$8.59B -$1.83B -3,913 -17%
Norges Bank
3
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.76B +$6.54M +14 +0.2%
GRQ
4
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$1.2B -$9.8M -21 -0.8%
HighTower Advisors
5
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$954M -$33.1M -71 -3%
DSA
6
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$948M -$34.1M -73 -3%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$788M +$6.07M +13 +0.8%
EHC
8
Everett Harris & Co
California
$664M
PNC Financial Services Group
9
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$627M -$14.9M -32 -2%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$561M +$14.5M +31 +3%
HTI
11
Hikari Tsushin Inc
Japan
$525M
MG
12
Markel Group
Virginia
$519M
US Bancorp
13
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$493M +$1.4M +3 +0.3%
Swedbank
14
Swedbank
Sweden
$480M
PA
15
Paralel Advisors
Colorado
$479M
First Eagle Investment Management
16
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$450M -$28.9M -62 -6%
BlackRock
17
BlackRock
New York
$417M -$6.54M -14 -2%
WT
18
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$396M
GHCMRT
19
Graham Holdings Co Master Retirement Trust
Virginia
$386M
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$382M -$13.1M -28 -3%
HP
21
Hikari Power
Japan
$365M
UB
22
UMB Bank
Missouri
$331M -$12.1M -26 -4%
TBC
23
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$317M -$1.4M -3 -0.4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
24
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$306M -$57.9M -124 -16%
ClearBridge Investments
25
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$282M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

1,072 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $48.9B — down 5.6% from $51.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new BRK.A positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 142 trimmed.

The largest buyer was EP Wealth Advisors, adding an estimated $706M. The largest seller was Corient Private Wealth, cutting an estimated $5.45B.

  • 1,072 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q1 2023, down from 1,078 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $48.9B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q1 2023, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q1 2023 and 36 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q1 2023 was EP Wealth Advisors, an estimated $706M added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q1 2023 was Corient Private Wealth, an estimated $5.45B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.