Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
3,410 hedge funds and large institutions have $251B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 504 funds opening new positions, 1,211 increasing their positions, 1,196 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
590% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 504 | Existing positions closed: 73
18% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.22B | Put options by funds: $5.29B
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 460 → 528 (+68)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,027 → 3,410 (+383)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $233B → $251B (+$18.5B)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,211 | Existing positions reduced: 1,196
0.86% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.66% → 65.51% (+0.86%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
+$485M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$402M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$395M |
| 4 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$269M |
| 5 |
AT
AMF Tjänstepension
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$261M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gates Foundation Trust
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$1.43B |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$1.16B |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$372M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$346M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$320M |
BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
3,410 of the 6,499 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $251B — up 7.9% from $233B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 504 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 431 holders — while 1,211 added to existing stakes and 1,196 trimmed.
The largest buyer was California Public Employees Retirement System, adding an estimated $485M. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $1.43B.
- 3,410 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q4 2021, up from 3,027 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $251B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q4 2021, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 504 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q4 2021 and 73 closed out, a net change of +431 holders.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q4 2021 was California Public Employees Retirement System, an estimated $485M added.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q4 2021 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.43B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.