Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
1,659 hedge funds and large institutions have $108B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 754 increasing their positions, 543 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.
44% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.11B | Put options by funds: $768M
39% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 754 | Existing positions reduced: 543
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 291 → 311 (+20)
1.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.23% → 66.62% (+1.4%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $109B → $108B (-$954M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,690 → 1,659 (-31)
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 79
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gates Foundation Trust
Kirkland,
Washington
|
+$1.47B |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.11B |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$609M |
| 4 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$356M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$303M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$455M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$175M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$170M |
| 4 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$168M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$111M |
BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
1,659 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $108B — down 0.88% from $109B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 79 funds closed out of BRK.B and 61 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 543 trimmed existing stakes and 754 added.
The largest buyer was Gates Foundation Trust, adding an estimated $1.47B. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $455M.
- 1,659 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q3 2015, down from 1,690 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $108B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q3 2015, down 0.88% quarter-over-quarter.
- 61 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q3 2015 and 79 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q3 2015 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.47B added.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q3 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $455M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.