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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
SAM
1201
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$555K -$20K -150 -4%
OCM
1202
Osterweis Capital Management
California
$555K +$535K +4,019 New
FWSM
1203
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$553K – – –
TFO
1204
Tarbox Family Office
California
$552K +$6.66K +50 +1%
ABP
1205
Arthur B. Page
$551K -$13.3K -100 -2%
DP
1206
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$550K – – –
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
1207
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$547K – – –
HAIM
1208
Hunter Associates Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$546K – – –
TNBTD
1209
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$545K +$32.2K +242 +7%
FFSOTS
1210
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$545K +$98.2K +737 +23%
CAI
1211
Capital Advisors Inc
Oklahoma
$540K +$6.79K +51 +1%
LOCC
1212
Lombard Odier & Cie (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$539K – – –
MSR
1213
Main Street Research
Connecticut
$539K – – –
WPC
1214
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$539K – – –
BT
1215
Brandywine Trust
Delaware
$535K – – –
IT
1216
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$534K +$4.66K +35 +0.9%
HHGA
1217
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$534K +$515K +3,863 New
BIM
1218
Barton Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$533K – – –
RT
1219
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$532K +$20.9K +157 +4%
JCM
1220
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$530K +$2K +15 +0.4%
CPA
1221
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$530K +$257K +1,927 +101%
JWM
1222
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$526K -$11.1K -83 -2%
CCA
1223
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$525K +$506K +3,800 New
LA
1224
Lynch & Associates
Indiana
$524K -$6.66K -50 -1%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
1225
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$521K -$63.9K -480 -11%
47 48
49
50 51

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.