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Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B

1,771 hedge funds and large institutions have $116B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 117 funds opening new positions, 777 increasing their positions, 627 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 117 | Existing positions closed: 77

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 777 | Existing positions reduced: 627

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.2B | Put options by funds: $1B

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 301 → 346 (+45)

2.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.9% → 69.41% (+2.5%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,748 → 1,771 (+23)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $117B → $116B (-$1.25B)

Holders
1,771
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+1.32%
% of All Funds
47.19%
Holding in Top 10
346
Holding in Top 10 Change
+45
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.95%
% of All Funds
9.22%
New
117
Increased
777
Reduced
627
Closed
77
Calls
$1.2B
Puts
$1B
Net Calls
+$193M
Net Calls Change
+$69.7M

Top Buyers

1
Royal London Asset Management
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$5.23B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$518M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$220M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$156M
5
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
+$145M

Top Sellers

1
Gates Foundation Trust
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
-$663M
2
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$470M
3
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$322M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$245M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$210M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PP
251
Prospector Partners
Connecticut
$35.3M -$504K -3,800 -2%
Rafferty Asset Management
252
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$34.8M +$10.7M +80,876 +49%
RI
253
RWWM Inc
California
$34.5M +$635K +4,792 +2%
ISL
254
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$34.4M +$81.5K +615 +0.3%
IRF
255
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$34.4M -$27.8M -209,675 -47%
CIBC Asset Management
256
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$34.1M +$673K +5,073 +2%
LWCA
257
Locust Wood Capital Advisers
New York
$34.1M +$9.19M +69,352 +41%
EWM
258
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$34M -$780K -5,882 -2%
NIPH
259
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$33.6M +$31.4M +237,054 New
Calamos Advisors
260
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$33.1M +$1.82M +13,763 +6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
261
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$32.9M +$1.54M +11,638 +5%
SMDAM
262
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$32.9M +$4.21M +31,729 +16%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
263
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$32.9M +$792K +5,975 +3%
B
264
BP
United Kingdom
$32.6M – – –
HNB
265
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$32.6M +$95.6K +721 +0.3%
RIG
266
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$32.4M +$11.4M +85,768 +60%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
267
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$32.3M +$30.2M +227,900 New
AIM
268
Allen Investment Management
New York
$32.3M +$17.3M +130,472 +134%
HPC
269
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$32.3M -$130K -979 -0.4%
GT
270
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$32.2M +$438K +3,304 +1%
MOACM
271
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$32.2M +$687K +5,183 +2%
DI
272
Dalton Investments
Nevada
$31.8M +$199K +1,500 +0.7%
DL
273
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$31.7M -$3.97M -29,978 -12%
SWA
274
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
$31.3M +$25.5M +192,401 +683%
HI
275
Honeywell International
North Carolina
$31.2M -$7.41M -55,900 -20%
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BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

1,771 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $116B — down 1.1% from $117B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 117 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 777 added to existing stakes and 627 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $5.23B. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $663M.

  • 1,771 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q1 2016, up from 1,748 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $116B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q1 2016, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 117 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q1 2016 and 77 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $5.23B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q1 2016 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $663M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.