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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
CIM
1501
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$28K – – –
GGHC
1502
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$28K – – –
SAM
1503
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$28K – – –
UOTTAIMCU
1504
University of Texas/Texas AM Investment Management Co (UTIMCO)
Texas
$28K +$26.6K +200 New
MCM
1505
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$27K – – –
SFPIA
1506
Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors
California
$25K – – –
APFBOT
1507
Amica Pension Fund Board of Trustees
Rhode Island
$22K – – –
PFG
1508
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
$21K -$1.99M -14,915 -99%
AIM
1509
Acuity Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$21K – – –
OFS
1510
Orrstown Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$21K – – –
GXMC
1511
Global X Management Company
New York
$18K -$4.53K -34 -20%
HCM
1512
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$14K – – –
JAM
1513
JCIC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$14K +$13.3K +100 New
CAL
1514
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$13.8K – – –
UB
1515
UMB Bank
Missouri
$13K +$28.2K +212 +0.2%
CAL
1516
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$6K +$6.66K +50 New
NG
1517
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$4.08K +$372K +2,791 +10%
Renaissance Technologies
1518
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$53.5M -422,400 Closed
VanEck Associates
1519
VanEck Associates
New York
– -$36.6M -289,140 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
1520
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$32.9M -259,715 Closed
Royal London Asset Management
1521
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$30.2M -233,816 Closed
RRAM
1522
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
– -$8.39M -66,334 Closed
ESCM
1523
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
– -$8.26M -65,291 Closed
PP
1524
PDT Partners
New York
– -$6.87M -54,277 Closed
HCM
1525
Habrok Capital Management
United Kingdom
– -$4.54M -35,857 Closed
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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.