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Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B

3,017 hedge funds and large institutions have $225B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 183 funds opening new positions, 1,154 increasing their positions, 1,248 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

158% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 183 | Existing positions closed: 71

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.83B | Put options by funds: $3.53B

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $209B → $225B (+$15.6B)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 439 → 460 (+21)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,938 → 3,017 (+79)

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.71% → 66.22% (+0.51%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,154 | Existing positions reduced: 1,248

Holders
3,017
Holders Change
+79
Holders Change %
+2.69%
% of All Funds
52.98%
Holding in Top 10
460
Holding in Top 10 Change
+21
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.78%
% of All Funds
8.08%
New
183
Increased
1,154
Reduced
1,248
Closed
71
Calls
$4.83B
Puts
$3.53B
Net Calls
+$1.3B
Net Calls Change
-$133M

Top Buyers

1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$818M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$759M
3
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$413M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$259M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$249M

Top Sellers

1
Gates Foundation Trust
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
-$1.21B
2
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
-$751M
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$629M
4
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
-$586M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$574M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TPSF
226
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$81.3M -$6.01M -24,744 -7%
Fifth Third Bancorp
227
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$81.2M -$5.52M -22,738 -7%
William Blair & Company
228
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$78.5M -$12.4M -50,961 -14%
CC
229
Cannell & Co
New York
$77.4M -$2.45M -10,093 -3%
DMIC
230
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel
British Columbia, Canada
$77.3M +$179K +737 +0.2%
EWM
231
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$77.1M +$792K +3,261 +1%
HP
232
Hosking Partners
United Kingdom
$77M -$2.84M -11,714 -4%
SL
233
Summitry LLC
California
$76.4M +$9.12M +37,572 +14%
GA
234
Greenhaven Associates
New York
$75.9M -$23.9M -98,279 -25%
E
235
Ergoteles
New York
$75.9M -$8.92M -36,723 -11%
PI
236
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$75.5M +$13.4M +55,062 +23%
TBC
237
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$75.4M -$2.54M -10,456 -3%
Schroder Investment Management Group
238
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$75.3M +$5.35M +22,051 +8%
KeyBank National Association
239
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$74.3M +$685K +2,822 +1%
KAS
240
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$74.1M -$6.55M -26,953 -9%
Los Angeles Capital Management
241
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$74.1M +$34.5M +142,025 +96%
SJIC
242
St. James Investment Company
Texas
$74M -$9.48M -39,026 -12%
VF
243
Virtu Financial
New York
$73.9M +$70.2M +289,094 New
BHIA
244
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$73.4M +$550K +2,264 +0.8%
URS
245
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$72.5M -$2.51M -10,343 -4%
AWM
246
Arbor Wealth Management
Florida
$72.5M +$17.9M +73,884 +35%
Mariner
247
Mariner
Kansas
$72.4M +$3.23M +13,312 +5%
SJL
248
Shayne & Jacobs LLC
Tennessee
$71.7M -$330K -1,358 -0.5%
PCH
249
Polar Capital Holdings
United Kingdom
$71.5M -$2.1M -8,640 -3%
PAG
250
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$71M -$1.2M -4,941 -2%
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BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

3,017 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $225B — up 7.4% from $209B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 183 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 112 holders — while 1,154 added to existing stakes and 1,248 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $818M. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $1.21B.

  • 3,017 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q1 2021, up from 2,938 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $225B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q1 2021, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 183 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q1 2021 and 71 closed out, a net change of +112 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q1 2021 was State Street, an estimated $818M added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q1 2021 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.21B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.