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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
VST
1426
Van Strum & Towne
California
$207K +$199K +1,495 New
AAM
1427
Augustine Asset Management
Florida
$207K +$200K +1,500 New
RCA
1428
Rex Capital Advisors
Rhode Island
$207K +$200K +1,500 New
UBV
1429
United Bank (Virginia)
Virginia
$207K +$200K +1,505 New
PO
1430
Private Ocean
California
$206K – – –
BWM
1431
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$206K +$198K +1,490 New
PL
1432
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$205K +$197K +1,481 New
GWM
1433
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$204K +$196K +1,474 New
FAAM
1434
First Allied Asset Management
California
$203K +$194K +1,455 New
YCM
1435
Yorkville Capital Management
New York
$203K +$197K +1,476 New
GSBTD
1436
Glenview State Bank Trust Department
Illinois
$200K +$193K +1,450 New
JGUA
1437
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
$200K +$193K +1,450 New
RHBC
1438
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$200K +$193K +1,450 New
RB
1439
Rodgers Brothers
Pennsylvania
$200K +$193K +1,450 New
ACS
1440
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$196K – – –
AMI
1441
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$191K – – –
SCA
1442
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$185K +$178K +1,340 New
PCTC
1443
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$184K +$47.3K +355 +36%
ARMT
1444
Amica Retiree Medical Trust
Rhode Island
$179K – – –
Victory Capital Management
1445
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$178K – – –
FWC
1446
First Washington Corp
Washington
$166K – – –
BFEC
1447
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$166K +$13.3K +100 +9%
JWBC
1448
John W. Bristol & Co
New York
$161K -$6.66K -50 -4%
HF
1449
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$161K – – –
FFC
1450
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$159K +$40K +300 +35%
56 57
58
59 60

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.