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Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B

1,349 hedge funds and large institutions have $87.1B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 496 increasing their positions, 512 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

66% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 44

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,327 → 1,349 (+22)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.05B | Put options by funds: $989M

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $84B → $87.1B (+$3.11B)

0.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.51% → 66.07% (-0.44%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 496 | Existing positions reduced: 512

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 216 → 207 (-9)

Holders
1,349
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+1.66%
% of All Funds
43.74%
Holding in Top 10
207
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.17%
% of All Funds
6.71%
New
73
Increased
496
Reduced
512
Closed
44
Calls
$1.05B
Puts
$989M
Net Calls
+$65.5M
Net Calls Change
-$20.3M

Top Buyers

1
Gates Foundation Trust
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
+$1.44B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$322M
3
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
+$211M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$163M
5
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$122M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$410M
2
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$129M
3
Swiss National Bank
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
-$127M
4
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
-$107M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$103M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FWSM
1076
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$517K – – –
SFSIG
1077
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$516K +$283K +2,450 +117%
PTC
1078
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$515K +$79.4K +688 +18%
NCM
1079
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$514K – – –
ERIM
1080
Eagle Ridge Investment Management
Connecticut
$511K -$518K -4,494 -50%
ATC
1081
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$511K +$24.2K +210 +5%
BONST
1082
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust
Ontario, Canada
$509K -$63.4K -550 -11%
CAM
1083
Cubic Asset Management
Massachusetts
$503K +$72.7K +630 +17%
GLRA
1084
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$502K – – –
DCM
1085
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$501K -$11.5K -100 -2%
PFC
1086
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$501K +$8.42K +73 +2%
FBT
1087
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$499K -$8.07K -70 -2%
MWP
1088
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$498K – – –
BIM
1089
Barton Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$495K – – –
LCM
1090
LVM Capital Management
Michigan
$495K – – –
LCM
1091
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$491K -$37.1K -322 -7%
IT
1092
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$486K – – –
WI
1093
Wedgewood Investors
Pennsylvania
$485K – – –
ZIC
1094
ZWJ Investment Counsel
Georgia
$485K – – –
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
1095
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$482K – – –
NES
1096
New England Securities
New York
$482K +$91K +789 +23%
AA
1097
Apriem Advisors
California
$477K -$23.1K -200 -5%
CL
1098
CPWM LLC
Washington
$474K – – –
WPC
1099
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$473K +$23.1K +200 +5%
LIA
1100
LBMC Investment Advisors
Tennessee
$472K – – –
42 43
44
45 46

BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

1,349 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $87.1B — up 3.7% from $84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 496 added to existing stakes and 512 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gates Foundation Trust, adding an estimated $1.44B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $410M.

  • 1,349 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q3 2013, up from 1,327 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $87.1B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q3 2013, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 73 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q3 2013 and 44 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q3 2013 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.44B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $410M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.