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Berkshire Hathaway Class B

1,788 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 729 increasing their positions, 665 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 91 | Existing positions closed: 55

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 729 | Existing positions reduced: 665

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $116B → $121B (+$5.63B)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,7711,788 (+17)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.13B | Put options by funds: $1.16B

2.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.41%66.76% (-2.7%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 346335 (-11)

Holders
1,788
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+0.96%
% of All Funds
47.71%
Holding in Top 10
335
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.18%
% of All Funds
8.94%
New
91
Increased
729
Reduced
665
Closed
55
Calls
$1.13B
Puts
$1.16B
Net Calls
-$31.9M
Net Calls Change
-$225M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$15.2B +$334M +2,334,819 +2%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$10.6B -$387M -2,708,041 -4%
Gates Foundation Trust
3
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$9.32B -$715M -5,000,000 -7%
BIT
4
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$6.83B +$6.87M +48,068 +0.1%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$3.29B +$139M +973,332 +4%
Northern Trust
6
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.81B -$7.32M -51,184 -0.3%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.39B +$10.8M +75,313 +0.5%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.25B -$14.6M -102,002 -0.6%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.2B -$115M -804,190 -5%
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
10
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$1.91B -$42.8M -299,283 -2%
Boston Partners
11
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$1.59B -$17.4M -121,933 -1%
BG
12
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.5B +$27.8M +194,647 +2%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.27B +$48.8M +341,545 +4%
Capital Research Global Investors
14
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$1.25B +$883K +6,177 +0.1%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.16B +$83.3M +582,460 +8%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.04B +$143M +1,001,629 +16%
TCIM
17
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$932M -$54.2M -379,298 -6%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$924M +$384M +2,686,954 +73%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$909M +$12.2M +85,497 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$845M +$10.7M +74,828 +1%
Fisher Asset Management
21
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$807M +$3.41M +23,877 +0.4%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$806M -$117M -815,715 -13%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
23
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$795M +$40.2M +281,400 +5%
Charles Schwab
24
Charles Schwab
California
$793M +$18.2M +127,116 +2%
Legal & General Group
25
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$777M +$18.9M +131,939 +3%

BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

1,788 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $121B — up 4.9% from $116B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 91 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 729 added to existing stakes and 665 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $384M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.65B.

  • 1,788 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q2 2016, up from 1,771 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $121B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q2 2016, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 91 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q2 2016 and 55 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q2 2016 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $384M added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $5.65B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.