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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
VNB
1426
Valley National Bancorp
New York
$126K – – –
CFSG
1427
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
$123K – – –
PCTC
1428
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$123K – – –
NC
1429
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$120K -$88.6K -700 -42%
CFN
1430
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$118K – – –
JG
1431
Jefferies Group
New York
$109K +$6.96K +55 +7%
FFC
1432
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$108K – – –
SJIM
1433
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
$105K -$3.04K -24 -3%
BOK
1434
Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$101K – – –
FA
1435
Financial Advantage
Maryland
$95K – – –
WOC
1436
West Oak Capital
California
$94.9K – – –
WAM
1437
Wallington Asset Management
Indiana
$94K – – –
BBPWM
1438
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$89K – – –
CWM
1439
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$89K – – –
JAM
1440
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
$85K – – –
VCM
1441
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$85K – – –
CFG
1442
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$77K – – –
CAW
1443
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$69K +$12.7K +100 +22%
TDC
1444
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$65K – – –
IPC
1445
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$65K +$64.6K +510 New
CRM
1446
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$63K -$12.7K -100 -17%
GI
1447
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$63K +$18.4K +145 +41%
ACM
1448
Antonetti Capital Management
Florida
$56K – – –
MAS
1449
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$54K – – –
NIM
1450
NuWave Investment Management
New Jersey
$54K +$13.3K +105 +32%
56 57
58
59 60

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.