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Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B

3,026 hedge funds and large institutions have $233B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 107 funds opening new positions, 1,188 increasing their positions, 1,170 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.79B | Put options by funds: $4.52B

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 107 | Existing positions closed: 93

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,188 | Existing positions reduced: 1,170

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 463 → 460 (-3)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,054 → 3,026 (-28)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $242B → $233B (-$9.49B)

1.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.06% → 64.66% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,026
Holders Change
-28
Holders Change %
-0.92%
% of All Funds
52.98%
Holding in Top 10
460
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-0.65%
% of All Funds
8.05%
New
107
Increased
1,188
Reduced
1,170
Closed
93
Calls
$5.79B
Puts
$4.52B
Net Calls
+$1.27B
Net Calls Change
+$626M

Top Buyers

1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$300M
2
HCM
Himalaya Capital Management
Washington
+$252M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$241M
4
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
+$223M
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
+$190M

Top Sellers

1
Gates Foundation Trust
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
-$1.4B
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$729M
3
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
-$657M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$629M
5
VAM
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
-$432M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
26
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.34B -$57.3M -204,086 -4%
Arrowstreet Capital
27
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.12B +$127M +451,871 +12%
Ameriprise
28
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.11B -$121M -432,470 -10%
California Public Employees Retirement System
29
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.07B +$190M +676,388 +21%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
30
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.06B -$93.8M -334,124 -8%
UBS Group
31
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.05B +$16.8M +59,812 +2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
32
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1B -$72.9M -259,589 -7%
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$977M +$59.4M +211,607 +6%
Artisan Partners
34
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$930M +$432K +1,537 +0%
Invesco
35
Invesco
Georgia
$914M -$8.43M -30,001 -0.9%
Harris Associates
36
Harris Associates
Illinois
$900M +$3.89M +13,833 +0.4%
HSBC Holdings
37
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$885M -$85.5M -304,529 -9%
RhumbLine Advisers
38
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$816M -$34.3M -122,121 -4%
Boston Partners
39
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$802M +$2.21M +7,876 +0.3%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
40
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$782M -$144M -511,630 -15%
EVM
41
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$764M -$83.5M -297,130 -9%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
42
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$741M -$5.53M -19,681 -0.7%
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$731M -$6.36M -22,660 -0.8%
Bank of Montreal
44
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$724M -$3.48M -12,380 -0.5%
FMI
45
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
$718M -$6.25M -22,241 -0.8%
Prudential Financial
46
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$686M -$30.5M -108,696 -4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
47
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$684M -$95.1M -338,628 -12%
Principal Financial Group
48
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$668M -$15.6M -55,663 -2%
RCWMU
49
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$655M +$8.46M +30,120 +1%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
50
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$643M +$98.9M +352,150 +18%
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BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

3,026 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $233B — down 3.9% from $242B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 107 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 93 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 1,188 added to existing stakes and 1,170 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $300M. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $1.4B.

  • 3,026 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q3 2021, down from 3,054 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $233B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q3 2021, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 107 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q3 2021 and 93 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q3 2021 was Barclays, an estimated $300M added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q3 2021 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.4B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.