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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
VCM
1476
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$93K – – –
MUMSS
1477
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities
Japan
$88K +$40K +300 +88%
CFG
1478
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$77K -$5.59K -42 -7%
TDC
1479
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$77K +$5.99K +45 +9%
MAS
1480
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$74K +$14.9K +112 +26%
PR
1481
Payden & Rygel
California
$69K -$133K -1,000 -67%
CRM
1482
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$69K – – –
GI
1483
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$69K – – –
AP
1484
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$63.7K +$61.4K +461 New
IPC
1485
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$62K -$7.99K -60 -12%
MC
1486
MSF Capital
New York
$62K +$59.9K +450 New
ACM
1487
Antonetti Capital Management
Florida
$61K – – –
WCAM
1488
West Coast Asset Management
California
$55.3K – – –
AA
1489
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$55K – – –
PIM
1490
Parasol Investment Management
Illinois
$53K +$47.3K +355 +1,183%
CAW
1491
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$42K -$32.1K -241 -44%
AW
1492
Alpha Windward
Massachusetts
$41K – – –
LWM
1493
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$41K +$40K +300 New
EWP
1494
Edmunds White Partners
Virginia
$35K – – –
FIG
1495
Fusion Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$35K – – –
FMB
1496
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$35K +$6.66K +50 +25%
JIR
1497
James Investment Research
Ohio
$29K -$26.9K -202 -49%
NCM
1498
Nelson Capital Management
California
$29K – – –
BG
1499
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$28K – – –
CAM
1500
Cacti Asset Management
Georgia
$28K – – –
58 59
60
61 62

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.