Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
4,530 hedge funds and large institutions have $395B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 590 funds opening new positions, 1,730 increasing their positions, 1,562 reducing their positions, and 95 closing their positions.
521% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 590 | Existing positions closed: 95
67% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.3B | Put options by funds: $6.2B
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,730 | Existing positions reduced: 1,562
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 4,116 → 4,530 (+414)
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 707 → 732 (+25)
0.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.73% → 65.7% (-0.03%)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $396B → $395B (-$1.31B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$737M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$696M |
| 3 |
BCP
BSN Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$637M |
| 4 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$567M |
| 5 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$563M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gates Foundation Trust
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$1.15B |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$438M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$391M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$349M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$289M |
BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
4,530 of the 7,613 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $395B — down 0.33% from $396B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 590 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 95 closed out — a net gain of 495 holders — while 1,730 added to existing stakes and 1,562 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $737M. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $1.15B.
- 4,530 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q4 2024, up from 4,116 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $395B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q4 2024, down 0.33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 590 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q4 2024 and 95 closed out, a net change of +495 holders.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q4 2024 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $737M added.
- The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q4 2024 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.15B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.