Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
2,417 hedge funds and large institutions have $195B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 1,009 increasing their positions, 929 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 83
11% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.06B | Put options by funds: $2.77B
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,009 | Existing positions reduced: 929
0.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.26% → 67.45% (+0.2%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,420 → 2,417 (-3)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $196B → $195B (-$1.2B)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 463 → 440 (-23)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gates Foundation Trust
Kirkland,
Washington
|
+$1.61B |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$370M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$260M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$259M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
-$988M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$301M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$217M |
| 4 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$214M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$198M |
BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
2,417 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $195B — down 0.61% from $196B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 99 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 1,009 added to existing stakes and 929 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Gates Foundation Trust, adding an estimated $1.61B. The largest seller was Magellan Asset Management, cutting an estimated $988M.
- 2,417 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q3 2019, down from 2,420 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $195B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q3 2019, down 0.61% quarter-over-quarter.
- 99 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q3 2019 and 83 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q3 2019 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.61B added.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q3 2019 was Magellan Asset Management, an estimated $988M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.