Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
3,565 hedge funds and large institutions have $275B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 383 funds opening new positions, 1,339 increasing their positions, 1,314 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.
330% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 383 | Existing positions closed: 89
42% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.9B | Put options by funds: $4.16B
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $223B → $275B (+$52.4B)
14% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 612 → 695 (+83)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,339 → 3,565 (+226)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,339 | Existing positions reduced: 1,314
0.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.3% → 64.71% (+0.42%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$1.26B |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$966M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$472M |
| 4 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$371M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$365M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gates Foundation Trust
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$1.48B |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$382M |
| 3 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$212M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$200M |
| 5 |
Voloridge Investment Management
Jupiter,
Florida
|
-$181M |
BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
3,565 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $275B — up 24% from $223B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 383 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 89 closed out — a net gain of 294 holders — while 1,339 added to existing stakes and 1,314 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $1.26B. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $1.48B.
- 3,565 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q4 2022, up from 3,339 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $275B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q4 2022, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 383 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q4 2022 and 89 closed out, a net change of +294 holders.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q4 2022 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.26B added.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q4 2022 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.48B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.