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Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B

1,484 hedge funds and large institutions have $99.9B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 592 increasing their positions, 538 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

59% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 41

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 592 | Existing positions reduced: 538

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,467 → 1,484 (+17)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $968M | Put options by funds: $905M

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $97.7B → $99.9B (+$2.19B)

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.43% → 66.74% (+0.3%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 239 → 233 (-6)

Holders
1,484
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+1.16%
% of All Funds
42.66%
Holding in Top 10
233
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.51%
% of All Funds
6.7%
New
65
Increased
592
Reduced
538
Closed
41
Calls
$968M
Puts
$905M
Net Calls
+$62.7M
Net Calls Change
-$56.4M

Top Buyers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$550M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$235M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$228M
4
APG Asset Management
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
+$137M
5
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$123M

Top Sellers

1
Gates Foundation Trust
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
-$633M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$181M
3
WA
Wintergreen Advisers
New Jersey
-$151M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$150M
5
LBG
Lloyds Banking Group
United Kingdom
-$112M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCMG
1376
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$237K -$162K -1,279 -41%
RCM
1377
RNC Capital Management
California
$235K – – –
MAA
1378
Matrix Asset Advisors
New York
$234K – – –
BSWMG
1379
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$231K -$32K -253 -12%
MWM
1380
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$229K -$3.04K -24 -1%
HCM
1381
Hodges Capital Management
Texas
$229K – – –
CCM
1382
CrestPoint Capital Management
Missouri
$228K +$228K +1,800 New
IIC
1383
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$228K +$228K +1,800 New
QAM
1384
Quantres Asset Management
Cayman Islands
$228K +$228K +1,800 New
RP
1385
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$227K – – –
WIM
1386
Wilen Investment Management
Florida
$225K – – –
CHC
1387
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$225K +$3.16K +25 +1%
STMM
1388
South Texas Money Management
Texas
$225K +$225K +1,774 New
PWAP
1389
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$218K – – –
PC
1390
Permit Capital
Pennsylvania
$218K +$161K +1,275 +283%
JCM
1391
Jag Capital Management
Missouri
$217K +$217K +1,718 New
QSS
1392
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$216K +$214K +1,694 New
First Eagle Investment Management
1393
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$211K – – –
SMC
1394
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$210K – – –
FIM
1395
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$210K +$210K +1,660 New
HCM
1396
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$209K – – –
TBNY
1397
Trustco Bank (New York)
New York
$207K – – –
FGA
1398
Flood Gamble Associates
New York
$206K +$206K +1,624 New
CHJWM
1399
Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management
Texas
$205K – – –
MG
1400
MDE Group
New Jersey
$204K – – –
54 55
56
57 58

BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

1,484 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $99.9B — up 2.2% from $97.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 592 added to existing stakes and 538 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $550M. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $633M.

  • 1,484 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q2 2014, up from 1,467 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $99.9B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q2 2014, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 65 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q2 2014 and 41 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $550M added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q2 2014 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $633M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.