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Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B

3,914 hedge funds and large institutions have $312B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 414 funds opening new positions, 1,530 increasing their positions, 1,401 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

393% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 414 | Existing positions closed: 84

57% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.58B | Put options by funds: $4.2B

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,644 → 3,914 (+270)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $297B → $312B (+$15.6B)

2.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.85% → 67.01% (+2.2%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,530 | Existing positions reduced: 1,401

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 703 → 659 (-44)

Holders
3,914
Holders Change
+270
Holders Change %
+7.41%
% of All Funds
57.06%
Holding in Top 10
659
Holding in Top 10 Change
-44
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.26%
% of All Funds
9.61%
New
414
Increased
1,530
Reduced
1,401
Closed
84
Calls
$6.58B
Puts
$4.2B
Net Calls
+$2.38B
Net Calls Change
-$191M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.45B
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$783M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$434M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$434M
5
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
+$353M

Top Sellers

1
Gates Foundation Trust
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
-$917M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$432M
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$369M
4
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$282M
5
AT
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
-$234M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAF
226
Första AP-fonden
Sweden
$107M +$316K +900 +0.3%
M&T Bank
227
M&T Bank
New York
$106M -$4.57M -13,021 -4%
EWM
228
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$105M -$357K -1,016 -0.3%
SJL
229
Shayne & Jacobs LLC
Tennessee
$105M +$269K +766 +0.3%
TAF
230
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$104M -$1.75M -5,000 -2%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
231
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$103M +$22.4M +63,881 +28%
Calamos Advisors
232
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$103M -$1.32M -3,761 -1%
KBC Group
233
KBC Group
Belgium
$103M +$3.79M +10,785 +4%
MIP
234
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$102M -$2.63M -7,484 -3%
BFS
235
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$101M +$2.64M +7,527 +3%
Macquarie Group
236
Macquarie Group
Australia
$101M +$4.73M +13,481 +5%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
237
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$100M -$26.6M -75,907 -21%
SIG
238
Stonegate Investment Group
Alabama
$99.4M +$2.09M +5,946 +2%
RI
239
RWWM Inc
California
$98.8M -$1.24M -3,542 -1%
AWM
240
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$98.5M +$20M +56,875 +29%
RRAM
241
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$98.1M -$24.3M -69,284 -20%
SEI Investments
242
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$98M +$2.64M +7,530 +3%
WJWM
243
Williams Jones Wealth Management
New York
$97.9M +$4.31M +12,284 +5%
ICG
244
InterOcean Capital Group
Tennessee
$96.7M +$4.48M +12,774 +5%
JFL
245
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
$96.6M -$960K -2,735 -1%
CC
246
Cannell & Co
New York
$96.4M -$349K -995 -0.4%
DADC
247
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$95.7M +$608K +1,733 +0.6%
YCM
248
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$95M -$3.75M -10,697 -4%
TRCT
249
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$94.6M +$62.1M +176,965 +201%
Nisa Investment Advisors
250
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$94.1M -$159K -453 -0.2%
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BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

3,914 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $312B — up 5.3% from $297B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 414 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 84 closed out — a net gain of 330 holders — while 1,530 added to existing stakes and 1,401 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.45B. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $917M.

  • 3,914 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q4 2023, up from 3,644 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $312B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q4 2023, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 414 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q4 2023 and 84 closed out, a net change of +330 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.45B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q4 2023 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $917M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.