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 ($34.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $495097.12.
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,035 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,077 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,071 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,072 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,000 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 123 | 151 |
| Q1 2023 | 94 | 176 |
| Q2 2023 | 116 | 173 |
| Q3 2023 | 122 | 236 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $15.3m | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q3 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
Biggest buyers
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +552 |
| WEALTH MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, INC. | New | +200 |
| J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC | New | +200 |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +113 |
| SkyView Investment Advisors, LLC | New | +100 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +57 |
| KELLEHER FINANCIAL ADVISORS | Added | +49 |
| PATHSTONE FAMILY OFFICE, LLC | Added | +47 |
| Haverford Trust Co | New | +40 |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | Added | +40 |
Biggest sellers
| Gryphon Financial Partners LLC | Reduced | -27.3k |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | Sold out | -22.0k |
| Activest Wealth Management | Sold out | -2.1k |
| Heritage Investment Group, Inc. | Sold out | -400 |
| HFR Wealth Management, LLC | Reduced | -297 |
| CPA Asset Management Group, LLC | Reduced | -144 |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -131 |
| Creative Planning | Reduced | -114 |
| Summit Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -100 |
| Swedbank AB | Reduced | -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 Q3 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.0m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $10.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-08 | Jain Ajit Vice Chairman, director · By Jain Foundation Inc. (Non-Profit Corporation) | Sold | $10.2m28.0k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 33.4k $17.8bn | Reduced -47 |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 33.18% of their portfolio | 16.9k $9.0bn | Reduced -7 |
| NORGES BANK 0.59% of their portfolio | 5.4k $2.9bn | Reduced -34 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 3.8k $148.8m | Reduced -3 |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 14.38% of their portfolio | 2.5k $1.3bn | Reduced -48 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 1.99% of their portfolio | 2.0k $1.1bn | Reduced -33 |
| Davis Selected Advisers 6.59% of their portfolio | 2.0k $1.1bn | Reduced -39 |
| Pflug Koory, LLC 5.84% of their portfolio | 1.9k $10.1m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8k $943.4m | Added +13 |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 11.78% of their portfolio | 1.4k $755.2m | Reduced -5 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.3k $680.3m | Reduced -22 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2k $631.4m | Added +3 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 1.2k $618.1m | Added +552 |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. 58.25% of their portfolio | 1.1k $599.0m | Unchanged |
| Markel Group Inc. 7.15% of their portfolio | 1.1k $592.1m | Unchanged |
| Paralel Advisors LLC 30.23% of their portfolio | 1.0k $546.4m | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.0k $542.1m | Reduced -9 |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 929 $493.7m | Reduced -33 |
| Swedbank AB 0.86% of their portfolio | 881 $468.2m | Reduced -100 |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 879 $467.2m | Reduced -16 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 872 $463.4m | Reduced -2 |
| Graham Holdings Co Master Retirement Trust 83.76% of their portfolio | 829 $440.6m | Unchanged |
| Hikari Power Ltd 40.68% of their portfolio | 783 $416.1m | Unchanged |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 5.37% of their portfolio | 760 $403.9m | Reduced -40 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.31% of their portfolio | 678 $360.3m | Added +18 |
| Tweedy, Browne Co LLC 19.08% of their portfolio | 667 $354.5m | Reduced -4 |
| Summit Asset Management, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 600 $3.2m | Reduced -100 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 597 $317.3m | Reduced -5 |
| UMB Bank, n.a. 5.02% of their portfolio | 588 $312.5m | Reduced -66 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 569 $302.4m | Reduced -13 |
| Baldwin Investment Management, LLC 50.39% of their portfolio | 567 $301.3m | Reduced -1 |
| Graham Holdings Co 33.70% of their portfolio | 422 $224.3m | Unchanged |
| Nordwand Advisors, LLC 44.33% of their portfolio | 421 $223.8m | Reduced -20 |
| COLONY GROUP LLC 3.24% of their portfolio | 406 $215.8m | Reduced -1 |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.70% of their portfolio | 389 $206.7m | Added +5 |
| ALLEN HOLDING INC /NY 27.84% of their portfolio | 375 $199.3m | Unchanged |
| Punch Card Management L.P. 53.59% of their portfolio | 349 $185.5m | Unchanged |
| ARMSTRONG HENRY H ASSOCIATES INC 20.89% of their portfolio | 344 $182.8m | Unchanged |
| BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 6.31% of their portfolio | 334 $177.5m | Reduced -3 |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 331 $175.9m | Reduced -8 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 322 $171.1m | Added +1 |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.18% of their portfolio | 317 $182.3m | Reduced -131 |
| NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.38% of their portfolio | 311 $7.4m | Unchanged |
| PATHSTONE FAMILY OFFICE, LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 304 $161.6m | Added +47 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 301 $160.0m | Added +4 |
| INVESTMENTAKTIENGESELLSCHAFT FUER LANGFRISTIGE INVESTOREN TGV 13.01% of their portfolio | 300 $159.4m | Unchanged |
| Canton Hathaway, LLC 48.49% of their portfolio | 288 $153.1m | Unchanged |
| TIMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/FL 6.01% of their portfolio | 282 $149.9m | Unchanged |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 17.86% of their portfolio | 261 $138.7m | Unchanged |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 2.42% of their portfolio | 256 $136.1m | Unchanged |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 1.19% of their portfolio | 254 $135.0m | Reduced -2 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 242 $128.6m | Added +37 |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 9.50% of their portfolio | 217 $115.3m | Reduced -13 |
| Rede Wealth, LLC 57.55% of their portfolio | 216 $114.8m | Unchanged |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.16% of their portfolio | 207 $109.9m | Added +113 |
| WEALTH MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, INC. 0.51% of their portfolio | 200 $1.1m | New |
| Asset Management Group, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 200 $1.1m | Unchanged |
| J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 200 $1.1m | New |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 198 $105.2m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 197 $104.7m | Added +12 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 190 $100.9m | Reduced -6 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 186 $104.3m | Added +34 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 179 $95.1m | Unchanged |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 173 $91.9m | Added +24 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 170 $90.4m | Reduced -4 |
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. 1.50% of their portfolio | 170 $90.4m | Reduced -4 |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.08% of their portfolio | 165 $87.7m | Unchanged |
| Cable Hill Partners, LLC 11.77% of their portfolio | 164 $87.2m | Reduced -20 |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co 2.88% of their portfolio | 162 $86.1m | Unchanged |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 161 $85.6m | Added +3 |
| Mill Capital Management, LLC 8.11% of their portfolio | 156 $82.9m | Reduced -2 |
| HARTLINE INVESTMENT CORP/ 14.61% of their portfolio | 153 $81.3m | Reduced -1 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.07% of their portfolio | 151 $80.3m | Reduced -8 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 150 $79.7m | Reduced -11 |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 148 $78.7m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 139 $73.9m | Unchanged |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 1.37% of their portfolio | 139 $73.9m | Added +17 |
| Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc. 26.26% of their portfolio | 139 $73.9m | Unchanged |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.41% of their portfolio | 137 $72.8m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 134 $71.2m | Added +1 |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.23% of their portfolio | 133 $70.7m | Added +14 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 133 $70.7m | Added +3 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 133 $70.7m | Added +1 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 53.43% of their portfolio | 130 $69.1m | Reduced -19 |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 16.43% of their portfolio | 129 $68.6m | Unchanged |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 3.73% of their portfolio | 120 $63.8m | Unchanged |
| Well Done, LLC 13.90% of their portfolio | 118 $62.7m | Unchanged |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.40% of their portfolio | 116 $61.7m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 110 $58.5m | Reduced -12 |
| GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC 5.24% of their portfolio | 110 $58.5m | Unchanged |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 109 $57.9m | Reduced -2 |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 1.49% of their portfolio | 108 $57.4m | Reduced -12 |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 108 $57.4m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 105 $55.8m | Reduced -3 |
| PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 100 $531.0k | Unchanged |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 100 $531.5k | Unchanged |
| Quaker Capital Investments, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 100 $531.5k | Unchanged |
| Garner Asset Management Corp 0.30% of their portfolio | 100 $531.0k | Unchanged |
| Pegasus Asset Management, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 100 $531.5k | Unchanged |
| X-Square Capital, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 100 $518.0k | Unchanged |