Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
3,451 hedge funds and large institutions have $301B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 197 funds opening new positions, 1,401 increasing their positions, 1,312 reducing their positions, and 111 closing their positions.
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 197 | Existing positions closed: 111
28% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.71B | Put options by funds: $5.23B
24% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 528 → 653 (+125)
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $253B → $301B (+$47.9B)
1.33% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65% → 66.33% (+1.3%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,412 → 3,451 (+39)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,401 | Existing positions reduced: 1,312
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FWM
Frontier Wealth Management
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$6.06B |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.28B |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.09B |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$593M |
| 5 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$452M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gates Foundation Trust
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$1.62B |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$900M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$385M |
| 4 |
Flossbach Von Storch
Cologne,
Germany
|
-$384M |
| 5 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$350M |
BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
3,451 of the 6,361 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $301B — up 19% from $253B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 197 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 111 closed out — a net gain of 86 holders — while 1,401 added to existing stakes and 1,312 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Frontier Wealth Management, adding an estimated $6.06B. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $1.62B.
- 3,451 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q1 2022, up from 3,412 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $301B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q1 2022, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 197 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q1 2022 and 111 closed out, a net change of +86 holders.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q1 2022 was Frontier Wealth Management, an estimated $6.06B added.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q1 2022 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.62B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.