BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.A
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 084670108
American multinational conglomerate holding company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryFire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
- HeadquartersOmaha, NE
- Founded1955
- Websiteberkshirehathaway.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($16.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $395601.22.
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,035 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,077 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $31.9m | $51.6m | 1.62 |
| Q4 2022 | $0 | $0 | — |
Biggest buyers
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. | Added | +3.6k |
| Baldwin Investment Management, LLC | New | +570 |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +421 |
| Marietta Wealth Management, LLC | Added | +200 |
| HARTLINE INVESTMENT CORP/ | New | +156 |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +126 |
| Quaker Capital Investments, LLC | New | +100 |
| COLONY GROUP LLC | Added | +100 |
| FMR LLC | Added | +95 |
| Blacksheep Fund Management Ltd | Added | +90 |
Biggest sellers
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Sold out | -35.7k |
| Black Swift Group, LLC | Reduced | -11.1k |
| Bouchey Financial Group, Ltd. | Sold out | -5.9k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -417 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -335 |
| Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. | Sold out | -200 |
| Tweedy, Browne Co LLC | Reduced | -180 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -158 |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC | Reduced | -110 |
| CONCENTRIC WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -100 |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BUFFETT WARREN E 13D · may seek influence +0.5 pts · filed 2026-07-15 | 38.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (4.7%, 2026-02-05)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.1m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $333.3k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 2 | $661.2k | 1 | $1.7m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-29 | Jain Ajit Vice Chairman, director · By Jain Foundation Inc. (Non-Profit Corporation) | Sold | $1.3m4.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 1.49% of their portfolio | 31.9k $15.0bn | Added +95 |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 38.40% of their portfolio | 22.4k $10.5bn | Added +3.6k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 15.6k $104.1m | First filing |
| NORGES BANK 0.67% of their portfolio | 5.9k $2.8bn | Reduced -417 |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 13.45% of their portfolio | 2.6k $1.2bn | Reduced -110 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 2.27% of their portfolio | 2.1k $993.2m | Added +18 |
| Davis Selected Advisers 6.72% of their portfolio | 2.1k $988.5m | Reduced -88 |
| Pflug Koory, LLC 4.95% of their portfolio | 1.9k $8.9m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7k $787.0m | Added +5 |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 11.50% of their portfolio | 1.4k $668.9m | Added +7 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.4k $646.4m | Added +1 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2k $549.8m | Added +421 |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. 56.14% of their portfolio | 1.1k $528.2m | Unchanged |
| Markel Group Inc. 7.02% of their portfolio | 1.1k $522.1m | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.1k $495.0m | Reduced -86 |
| Swedbank AB 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.0k $483.2m | Unchanged |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 1.0k $482.3m | Added +29 |
| Paralel Advisors LLC 28.38% of their portfolio | 1.0k $481.8m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 910 $426.5m | Reduced -44 |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 5.89% of their portfolio | 850 $398.4m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 848 $397.5m | Reduced -20 |
| Graham Holdings Co Master Retirement Trust 100.00% of their portfolio | 829 $388.6m | Unchanged |
| GQG Partners LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 793 $371.7m | Reduced -1 |
| Hikari Power Ltd 36.01% of their portfolio | 783 $367.0m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.31% of their portfolio | 782 $366.5m | Reduced -9 |
| UMB Bank, n.a. 5.45% of their portfolio | 736 $345.0m | Unchanged |
| Summit Asset Management, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 700 $3.3m | Unchanged |
| Tweedy, Browne Co LLC 17.05% of their portfolio | 683 $320.1m | Reduced -180 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 621 $291.0m | Reduced -68 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 605 $283.6m | Unchanged |
| Baldwin Investment Management, LLC 48.30% of their portfolio | 570 $267.2m | New |
| Nordwand Advisors, LLC 32.44% of their portfolio | 555 $260.1m | First filing |
| PATHSTONE FAMILY OFFICE, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 508 $110.9m | Unchanged |
| COLONY GROUP LLC 3.33% of their portfolio | 505 $236.7m | Added +100 |
| Graham Holdings Co 32.43% of their portfolio | 422 $197.8m | Unchanged |
| Heritage Investment Group, Inc. 0.59% of their portfolio | 400 $1.9m | Unchanged |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.66% of their portfolio | 382 $179.0m | Reduced -19 |
| ALLEN HOLDING INC /NY 24.95% of their portfolio | 375 $175.8m | Unchanged |
| ARMSTRONG HENRY H ASSOCIATES INC 20.63% of their portfolio | 355 $166.4m | Reduced -5 |
| TIMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/FL 7.10% of their portfolio | 349 $163.6m | Reduced -2 |
| Punch Card Management L.P. 52.99% of their portfolio | 349 $163.6m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 345 $161.7m | Reduced -3 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 327 $153.3m | Unchanged |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.30% of their portfolio | 322 $164.1m | Added +126 |
| NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.19% of their portfolio | 311 $6.6m | Reduced -1 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 304 $142.5m | Reduced -8 |
| INVESTMENTAKTIENGESELLSCHAFT FUER LANGFRISTIGE INVESTOREN TGV 15.50% of their portfolio | 300 $140.6m | Unchanged |
| HFR Wealth Management, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 300 $1.4m | Unchanged |
| Canton Hathaway, LLC 47.08% of their portfolio | 289 $135.5m | Unchanged |
| BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 4.94% of their portfolio | 287 $134.5m | Reduced -17 |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 2.41% of their portfolio | 264 $123.7m | Reduced -2 |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 18.73% of their portfolio | 261 $122.3m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 260 $121.9m | Reduced -335 |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 1.00% of their portfolio | 244 $114.4m | Reduced -2 |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 6.70% of their portfolio | 217 $101.7m | Unchanged |
| Rede Wealth, LLC 54.10% of their portfolio | 216 $101.2m | Reduced -2 |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 209 $98.0m | Reduced -2 |
| Marietta Wealth Management, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 203 $2.3m | Added +200 |
| Asset Management Group, Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 200 $937.4k | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 199 $93.3m | Reduced -1 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 190 $89.1m | Reduced -8 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 188 $88.1m | Added +5 |
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. 1.38% of their portfolio | 188 $88.1m | Reduced -11 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 180 $84.4m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.07% of their portfolio | 174 $81.6m | Added +1 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 77.76% of their portfolio | 173 $81.1m | Unchanged |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.00% of their portfolio | 165 $77.3m | Reduced -3 |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co 2.77% of their portfolio | 162 $75.9m | First filing |
| CPA Asset Management Group, LLC 5.73% of their portfolio | 160 $7.5m | First filing |
| HARTLINE INVESTMENT CORP/ 16.63% of their portfolio | 156 $73.1m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 152 $71.2m | Added +17 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 151 $70.8m | Added +1 |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 151 $70.8m | Unchanged |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 150 $70.3m | Added +2 |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.35% of their portfolio | 149 $69.8m | Reduced -7 |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 148 $69.4m | Reduced -14 |
| Mill Capital Management, LLC 7.52% of their portfolio | 146 $68.4m | Reduced -22 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 142 $66.6m | Added +1 |
| Blacksheep Fund Management Ltd 15.34% of their portfolio | 140 $65.6m | Added +90 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 139 $65.2m | Unchanged |
| Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc. 25.06% of their portfolio | 139 $65.2m | Unchanged |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 133 $62.3m | Unchanged |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 1.51% of their portfolio | 120 $56.2m | Unchanged |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 3.14% of their portfolio | 120 $56.2m | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning 0.08% of their portfolio | 119 $55.7m | Added +2 |
| Well Done, LLC 11.98% of their portfolio | 119 $55.8m | Reduced -1 |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.38% of their portfolio | 116 $54.4m | Unchanged |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 114 $53.4m | Added +9 |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.24% of their portfolio | 114 $53.4m | Unchanged |
| SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP 0.60% of their portfolio | 113 $53.0m | Unchanged |
| GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC 5.05% of their portfolio | 110 $51.6m | Unchanged |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 13.66% of their portfolio | 107 $50.2m | Added +5 |
| TIAA, FSB 0.19% of their portfolio | 103 $48.3m | Reduced -1 |
| PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 100 $469.0k | Unchanged |
| Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 100 $468.7k | Unchanged |
| M. Kraus & Co 0.17% of their portfolio | 100 $468.7k | Unchanged |
| MITCHELL MCLEOD PUGH & WILLIAMS INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 100 $468.7k | Unchanged |
| Quaker Capital Investments, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 100 $468.7k | New |
| Garner Asset Management Corp 0.23% of their portfolio | 100 $469.0k | Unchanged |
| Pegasus Asset Management, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 100 $468.7k | Unchanged |