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Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B

1,517 hedge funds and large institutions have $111B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 576 increasing their positions, 567 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 36

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 233 → 269 (+36)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $99.9B → $111B (+$10.9B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,484 → 1,517 (+33)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 576 | Existing positions reduced: 567

0.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.74% → 66.32% (-0.41%)

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.06B | Put options by funds: $1.29B

Holders
1,517
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+2.22%
% of All Funds
44.02%
Holding in Top 10
269
Holding in Top 10 Change
+36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.45%
% of All Funds
7.81%
New
77
Increased
576
Reduced
567
Closed
36
Calls
$1.06B
Puts
$1.29B
Net Calls
-$237M
Net Calls Change
-$300M

Top Buyers

1
Gates Foundation Trust
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
+$1.54B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$351M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$287M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$158M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$128M

Top Sellers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$608M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$193M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$120M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$110M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$107M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAM
1176
Cubic Asset Management
Massachusetts
$612K – – –
BAAM
1177
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$612K +$266K +2,000 +82%
VNA
1178
VNBTrust National Association
Virginia
$606K -$4K -30 -0.7%
GC
1179
Gibson Capital
Pennsylvania
$606K – – –
SAMC
1180
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$594K -$26.6K -200 -4%
AWA
1181
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$593K – – –
EWM
1182
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$593K +$40K +300 +8%
WA
1183
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$591K -$133K -1,000 -19%
SWM
1184
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$591K +$13.3K +100 +2%
MBT
1185
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$590K -$7.86K -59 -1%
ZIC
1186
ZWJ Investment Counsel
Georgia
$589K +$64.6K +485 +13%
PP
1187
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$589K +$81.7K +613 +17%
LIA
1188
LBMC Investment Advisors
Tennessee
$588K – – –
DJSG
1189
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$587K +$79.9K +600 +16%
EWA
1190
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$586K -$3.33K -25 -0.6%
AA
1191
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$585K -$81.9K -615 -13%
Westfield Capital Management
1192
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$582K -$333K -2,500 -37%
LCM
1193
LVM Capital Management
Michigan
$577K – – –
FBT
1194
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$575K +$53.3K +400 +11%
WPC
1195
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$571K – – –
NCM
1196
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$571K +$1.47K +11 +0.3%
VIA
1197
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$568K – – –
BIA
1198
Biondo Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$566K – – –
CWP
1199
Capital Wealth Planning
Florida
$566K – – –
CIP
1200
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$563K +$22.9K +172 +4%
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48
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BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

1,517 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $111B — up 11% from $99.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 576 added to existing stakes and 567 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gates Foundation Trust, adding an estimated $1.54B. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $608M.

  • 1,517 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q3 2014, up from 1,484 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $111B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q3 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q3 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q3 2014 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.54B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $608M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.