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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
MPIA
1176
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers
Idaho
$326K – – –
AIM
1177
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$324K – – –
CC
1178
Cannell & Co
New York
$324K – – –
SC
1179
Stratford Consulting
Texas
$320K – – –
EB
1180
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$319K +$324K +2,808 New
CISOA
1181
Capital Investment Services of America
Wisconsin
$318K – – –
MJP
1182
Michael J. Puzo
$318K – – –
TCMG
1183
TSP Capital Management Group
New Jersey
$316K – – –
B
1184
Bailard
California
$316K +$321K +2,780 New
RCAG
1185
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$312K +$31.5K +273 +11%
PFPT
1186
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$311K -$23.1K -200 -7%
BTNA
1187
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$310K -$1.5K -13 -0.5%
NCMW
1188
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$310K – – –
OWD
1189
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$307K -$2.08K -18 -0.7%
MPM
1190
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$307K – – –
SAM
1191
Scotia Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$307K +$20.8K +180 +7%
IUAM
1192
Itau USA Asset Management
New York
$306K -$69.2K -600 -18%
ACP
1193
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$305K +$19.4K +168 +7%
ST
1194
Sabal Trust
Florida
$304K -$79.6K -690 -21%
WMC
1195
Westwood Management Corporation
Illinois
$301K – – –
WA
1196
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$299K -$11.5K -100 -4%
EWM
1197
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$298K – – –
MAM
1198
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
$295K -$57.7K -500 -16%
CAM
1199
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$295K – – –
ST
1200
Spot Trading
Illinois
$291K -$61K -529 -17%
46 47
48
49 50

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.