Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
1,790 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, 730 increasing their positions, 665 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 91 | Existing positions closed: 56
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 730 | Existing positions reduced: 665
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $118B → $121B (+$3.34B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,774 → 1,790 (+16)
0.5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.26% → 66.75% (+0.5%)
3% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.13B | Put options by funds: $1.16B
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 347 → 336 (-11)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$384M |
| 2 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$343M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$334M |
| 4 |
SOMRS
State of Michigan Retirement System
Lansing,
Michigan
|
+$171M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$149M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gates Foundation Trust
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$715M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$387M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$330M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$170M |
| 5 |
RCWMU
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$148M |
BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
1,790 of the 3,756 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 2.8% from $118B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 91 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 730 added to existing stakes and 665 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $384M. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $715M.
- 1,790 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q2 2016, up from 1,774 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $121B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q2 2016, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 91 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q2 2016 and 56 closed out, a net change of +35 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 Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $715M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.