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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
FMW
1151
Farr Miller & Washington
District of Columbia
$369K – – –
LBC
1152
Lawrence B. Cohen
$369K – – –
CCM
1153
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$366K – – –
AIM
1154
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$365K +$7.04K +61 +2%
MMH
1155
Menora Mivtachim Holdings
Israel
$363K – – –
HCM
1156
Hutchinson Capital Management
California
$360K +$57.7K +500 +19%
TNBTD
1157
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$354K -$23.1K -200 -6%
SA
1158
Strategic Advisors
New York
$352K +$35.3K +306 +11%
QIM
1159
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$351K +$358K +3,100 New
GHA
1160
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$348K – – –
SIM
1161
Sadoff Investment Management
Wisconsin
$347K -$86.5K -750 -20%
CA
1162
Cortland Associates
Missouri
$345K – – –
NI
1163
NFC Investments
Tennessee
$345K – – –
JCM
1164
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$344K – – –
UAS
1165
United Asset Strategies
New York
$343K -$17.3K -150 -5%
BT
1166
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
$343K – – –
ACM
1167
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$336K -$17.3K -150 -5%
HI
1168
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$336K – – –
CIC
1169
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$333K – – –
MBT
1170
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$333K +$83.2K +721 +33%
MC
1171
Middleton & Co
Massachusetts
$331K – – –
FAAM
1172
First Allied Asset Management
California
$329K -$197K -1,708 -37%
RTS
1173
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$329K +$40.4K +350 +14%
SCM
1174
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
$327K -$2.88K -25 -0.9%
AMG
1175
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$326K -$5.31K -46 -2%
45 46
47
48 49

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.