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Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B

1,517 hedge funds and large institutions have $111B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 576 increasing their positions, 567 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 36

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 233 → 269 (+36)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $99.9B → $111B (+$10.9B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,484 → 1,517 (+33)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 576 | Existing positions reduced: 567

0.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.74% → 66.32% (-0.41%)

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.06B | Put options by funds: $1.29B

Holders
1,517
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+2.22%
% of All Funds
44.02%
Holding in Top 10
269
Holding in Top 10 Change
+36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.45%
% of All Funds
7.81%
New
77
Increased
576
Reduced
567
Closed
36
Calls
$1.06B
Puts
$1.29B
Net Calls
-$237M
Net Calls Change
-$300M

Top Buyers

1
Gates Foundation Trust
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
+$1.54B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$351M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$287M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$158M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$128M

Top Sellers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$608M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$193M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$120M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$110M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$107M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LS
326
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$20.9M -$1.6M -12,000 -7%
OI
327
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$20.9M -$20.5M -153,629 -50%
BCM
328
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$20.9M -$448K -3,360 -2%
CC
329
Curian Capital
Colorado
$20.8M +$94K +706 +0.5%
CAN
330
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$20.8M -$2.6M -19,527 -11%
GCM
331
Gabalex Capital Management
New York
$20.7M – – –
COPPSERS
332
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$20.5M +$609K +4,572 +3%
BBI
333
Baxter Bros Inc
Connecticut
$20.3M -$81.5K -612 -0.4%
DILH
334
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$20.3M +$3.9M +29,245 +25%
UAM
335
UAS Asset Management
New York
$20.1M +$571K +4,285 +3%
Nomura Asset Management
336
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$20.1M +$1.22M +9,140 +7%
RJFSA
337
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$20.1M +$237K +1,778 +1%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
338
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$20.1M -$144K -1,078 -0.7%
WI
339
Wafra Inc
New York
$19.9M +$2.9M +21,750 +18%
SDIC
340
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$19.8M +$19.1M +143,400 New
OC
341
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$19.8M -$143K -1,073 -0.7%
B
342
Barings
North Carolina
$19.8M +$3.26M +24,470 +21%
KRS
343
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$19.6M +$18.9M +141,825 New
First Trust Advisors
344
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$19.6M +$11.7M +87,896 +163%
DOA
345
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$19.5M -$394K -2,959 -2%
TU
346
TDAM USA
Ontario, Canada
$19.4M -$454K -3,410 -2%
FAM
347
Fenimore Asset Management
New York
$19.4M +$65.7K +493 +0.4%
LSERS
348
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$19.3M -$186K -1,400 -1%
SCA
349
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$19.2M -$53.3K -400 -0.3%
LI
350
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$19.2M -$78.2K -587 -0.4%
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BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

1,517 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $111B — up 11% from $99.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 576 added to existing stakes and 567 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gates Foundation Trust, adding an estimated $1.54B. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $608M.

  • 1,517 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q3 2014, up from 1,484 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $111B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q3 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q3 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q3 2014 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.54B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $608M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.