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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
KT
1451
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$157K – – –
OC
1452
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$154K – – –
PFO
1453
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$153K +$147K +1,104 New
CFS
1454
Community Financial System
New York
$145K – – –
FCT
1455
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$145K – – –
FMP
1456
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$145K – – –
SC
1457
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$142K +$137K +1,029 New
Loomis, Sayles & Company
1458
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$138K – – –
VNB
1459
Valley National Bancorp
New York
$138K – – –
CP
1460
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$138K +$133K +1,000 New
QT
1461
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$138K +$133K +1,001 New
ZTNA
1462
Zions Trust National Association
Utah
$137K -$7.86K -59 -6%
JG
1463
Jefferies Group
New York
$137K +$17.1K +128 +15%
CFSG
1464
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
$135K – – –
HRIA
1465
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$131K -$6.66K -50 -5%
CFN
1466
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$128K – – –
HCC
1467
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$125K -$313K -2,350 -72%
SJIM
1468
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
$114K – – –
BOK
1469
Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$111K – – –
PIA
1470
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$104K +$99.9K +750 New
WAM
1471
Wallington Asset Management
Indiana
$102K – – –
WOC
1472
West Oak Capital
California
$99.5K -$4K -30 -4%
BBPWM
1473
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$97K – – –
CWM
1474
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$97K – – –
JAM
1475
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
$93K – – –
57 58
59
60 61

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.