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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
KFS
2901
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$176K +$12.1K +50 +8%
KFP
2902
KB Financial Partners
New Jersey
$174K +$165K +680 New
APW
2903
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$173K +$54.6K +225 +50%
FA
2904
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$172K – – –
SIA
2905
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$168K – – –
MFA
2906
McClarren Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$167K – – –
HS
2907
Horan Securities
United States
$167K +$64.6K +266 +69%
FWC
2908
First Washington Corp
Washington
$166K – – –
MIM
2909
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$166K – – –
ASBI
2910
American State Bank (Iowa)
Iowa
$157K – – –
IBOK
2911
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$155K -$2.43K -10 -2%
WPA
2912
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$152K -$364K -1,500 -72%
RWG
2913
Regal Wealth Group
California
$152K +$2.91K +12 +2%
SGAM
2914
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$151K +$7.53K +31 +6%
OSNBOA
2915
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$148K – – –
WAM
2916
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$147K -$548K -2,255 -80%
AIG
2917
American International Group
New York
$144K -$6.87M -28,306 -5%
LD
2918
Lipe & Dalton
New York
$141K -$12.1K -50 -8%
ACM
2919
Adalta Capital Management
New York
$141K +$134K +553 New
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
2920
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$138K – – –
CBT
2921
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$134K -$3.64K -15 -3%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
2922
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$133K +$73.1K +301 +136%
CP
2923
Cumberland Partners
Ontario, Canada
$131K -$128K -528 -51%
TFA
2924
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$130K +$9.71K +40 +9%
SAM
2925
Sycomore Asset Management
France
$129K – – –
115 116
117
118 119

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.