Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
2,167 hedge funds and large institutions have $181B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 107 funds opening new positions, 894 increasing their positions, 849 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
47% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 107 | Existing positions closed: 73
30% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.2B | Put options by funds: $1.69B
2% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 441 → 450 (+9)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 894 | Existing positions reduced: 849
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,161 → 2,167 (+6)
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $181B → $181B (+$132M)
0.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.24% → 67.4% (-0.84%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$722M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$506M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$383M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$231M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gates Foundation Trust
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$1.03B |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$781M |
| 3 |
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
-$422M |
| 4 |
SOMRS
State of Michigan Retirement System
Lansing,
Michigan
|
-$266M |
| 5 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$259M |
BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
2,167 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $181B — up 0.07% from $181B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 107 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 894 added to existing stakes and 849 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $722M. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $1.03B.
- 2,167 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q1 2018, up from 2,161 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $181B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q1 2018, up 0.07% quarter-over-quarter.
- 107 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q1 2018 and 73 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q1 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $722M added.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q1 2018 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.03B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.