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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
FGA
1401
Flood Gamble Associates
New York
$228K – – –
HCM
1402
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$228K – – –
NC
1403
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$228K +$93.2K +700 +74%
TBNY
1404
Trustco Bank (New York)
New York
$225K – – –
WIM
1405
Wilen Investment Management
Florida
$225K – – –
DAC
1406
Dividend Assets Capital
South Carolina
$225K +$217K +1,628 New
MG
1407
MDE Group
New Jersey
$223K – – –
HIM
1408
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$221K -$40K -300 -16%
FA
1409
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
$220K -$194K -1,456 -43%
HCMT
1410
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$218K +$210K +1,580 New
AC
1411
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$216K – – –
CTB
1412
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$214K – – –
SIA
1413
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$214K – – –
PPSG
1414
Princeton Portfolio Strategies Group
New Jersey
$214K +$206K +1,550 New
PCA
1415
Private Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$214K +$206K +1,550 New
IFB
1416
iAB Financial Bank
Indiana
$213K +$205K +1,540 New
CBT
1417
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$212K +$6.66K +50 +3%
BRWM
1418
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$211K -$639K -4,800 -76%
WSC
1419
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
$211K +$203K +1,525 New
NA
1420
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$210K +$203K +1,525 New
LOCB
1421
Lombard Odier & Cie (Bahamas)
Bahamas
$209K – – –
KIC
1422
Keating Investment Counselors
Florida
$209K +$201K +1,510 New
FM
1423
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$209K +$201K +1,511 New
FPCP
1424
Fort Point Capital Partners
California
$208K +$201K +1,509 New
SGC
1425
South Georgia Capital
Illinois
$207K – – –
55 56
57
58 59

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.