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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
FFC
1301
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$96K – – –
BOK
1302
Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$91K – – –
BIM
1303
Bridgecreek Investment Management
Oklahoma
$91K – – –
WOC
1304
West Oak Capital
California
$87.9K +$14.3K +124 +19%
MS
1305
Madison Scottsdale
Arizona
$85K -$150K -1,300 -63%
WAM
1306
Wallington Asset Management
Indiana
$84K – – –
VCM
1307
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$77K – – –
ECM
1308
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$75K +$36K +312 +90%
CAL
1309
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$68.1K +$57.7K +500 +500%
CRM
1310
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$68K – – –
MUMSS
1311
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities
Japan
$61K +$32.3K +280 +108%
JIR
1312
James Investment Research
Ohio
$58K -$11.5K -100 -16%
RI
1313
Redwood Investments
Massachusetts
$57K – – –
OSAM
1314
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$57K +$44.1K +382 +318%
GI
1315
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$52K +$9.23K +80 +21%
AA
1316
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$45K -$11.5K -100 -20%
PC
1317
Permit Capital
Pennsylvania
$40K -$46.1K -400 -53%
AIM
1318
Acuity Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$40K -$11.5K -100 -22%
IRS
1319
Invictus RG (Singapore)
Singapore
$40K +$6.69K +58 +20%
HCC
1320
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$39K +$39.6K +343 New
BCAM
1321
Boston Common Asset Management
Massachusetts
$35K – – –
AW
1322
Alpha Windward
Massachusetts
$34K – – –
Flossbach Von Storch
1323
Flossbach Von Storch
Germany
$34K – – –
MAS
1324
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$34K – – –
PC
1325
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$32.9K -$17.6M -152,700 -34%
51 52
53
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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.