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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
ST
1376
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$276K – – –
BSWMG
1377
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$269K +$16.5K +124 +7%
RSS
1378
Rosenblum Silverman Sutton
California
$269K +$260K +1,950 New
IWC
1379
Integrated Wealth Counsel
California
$268K – – –
YP
1380
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$263K +$253K +1,902 New
GA
1381
Geller Advisors
New York
$263K +$254K +1,906 New
CAM
1382
Centre Asset Management
New York
$261K -$1.18M -8,890 -82%
CYG
1383
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
$261K – – –
MAA
1384
Matrix Asset Advisors
New York
$257K +$1.73K +13 +0.7%
STMM
1385
South Texas Money Management
Texas
$254K +$8.66K +65 +4%
HCM
1386
Hodges Capital Management
Texas
$250K – – –
IIC
1387
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$249K – – –
CHC
1388
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$248K – – –
RP
1389
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$248K – – –
PFC
1390
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$247K -$29.3K -220 -11%
TAM
1391
Trillium Asset Management
Massachusetts
$245K +$236K +1,773 New
AEPG
1392
American Economic Planning Group
New Jersey
$245K +$236K +1,774 New
SMC
1393
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$240K +$9.99K +75 +5%
CHJWM
1394
Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management
Texas
$240K +$18K +135 +8%
PC
1395
Permit Capital
Pennsylvania
$238K – – –
PWAP
1396
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$238K – – –
LCP
1397
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$235K -$40K -300 -15%
FCIM
1398
Fairview Capital Investment Management
California
$235K +$226K +1,700 New
First Eagle Investment Management
1399
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$231K – – –
FIM
1400
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$229K – – –
54 55
56
57 58

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.