Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
3,376 hedge funds and large institutions have $229B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 1,419 increasing their positions, 1,279 reducing their positions, and 164 closing their positions.
29% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.9B | Put options by funds: $3.8B
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,419 | Existing positions reduced: 1,279
1.08% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.33% → 65.25% (-1.1%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 3,449 → 3,376 (-73)
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 653 → 577 (-76)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 133 | Existing positions closed: 164
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $301B → $229B (-$71.6B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.06B |
| 2 |
Gates Foundation Trust
Kirkland,
Washington
|
+$1.88B |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$612M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$539M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$358M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FWM
Frontier Wealth Management
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$5.87B |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.08B |
| 3 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$421M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$240M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$192M |
BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
3,376 of the 5,959 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $229B — down 24% from $301B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 164 funds closed out of BRK.B and 133 opened new positions — a net loss of 31 holders — while 1,279 trimmed existing stakes and 1,419 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.06B. The largest seller was Frontier Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $5.87B.
- 3,376 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q2 2022, down from 3,449 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $229B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q2 2022, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 133 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q2 2022 and 164 closed out, a net change of -31 holders.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.06B added.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q2 2022 was Frontier Wealth Management, an estimated $5.87B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.