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 ($48.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $459438.57.
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,036 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,030 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,032 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 122 | 167 |
| Q1 2024 | 123 | 168 |
| Q2 2024 | 130 | 167 |
Biggest buyers
| ARMSTRONG HENRY H ASSOCIATES INC | Added | +18.8k |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +9.8k |
| Wealth Advisors of Iowa, LLC | Added | +3.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.9k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.2k |
| Diversified Portfolios, Inc. | New | +200 |
| Cable Hill Partners, LLC | New | +164 |
| HARTLINE INVESTMENT CORP/ | New | +133 |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | Added | +123 |
| BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +99 |
Biggest sellers
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Reduced | -13.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.3k |
| ALEXANDER LABRUNERIE & CO., INC. | Sold out | -1.7k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. | Reduced | -313 |
| NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -300 |
| Rede Wealth, LLC | Sold out | -214 |
| WEALTH MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, INC. | Sold out | -200 |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | Reduced | -198 |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO | Reduced | -190 |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -143 |
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 Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 33.4k $20.5bn | Unchanged |
| ARMSTRONG HENRY H ASSOCIATES INC 20.19% of their portfolio | 19.2k $409.6m | Added +18.8k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 29.45% of their portfolio | 15.0k $9.2bn | Reduced -313 |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.78% of their portfolio | 9.8k $10.1m | Added +9.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.66% of their portfolio | 7.2k $4.4bn | Added +1.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7k $2.2bn | Added +1.9k |
| Wealth Advisors of Iowa, LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 3.6k $3.3m | Added +3.6k |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 13.67% of their portfolio | 2.1k $1.3bn | Reduced -18 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 1.76% of their portfolio | 1.9k $1.1bn | Reduced -31 |
| Davis Selected Advisers 6.51% of their portfolio | 1.8k $1.1bn | Reduced -17 |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 11.08% of their portfolio | 1.4k $866.3m | Reduced -2 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.2k $734.7m | Reduced -27 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2k $716.3m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. 53.43% of their portfolio | 1.1k $690.0m | Unchanged |
| Markel Group Inc. 6.71% of their portfolio | 1.1k $682.0m | Unchanged |
| Paralel Advisors LLC 30.11% of their portfolio | 1.0k $629.4m | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 2.75% of their portfolio | 994 $608.5m | Added +26 |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.77% of their portfolio | 927 $567.5m | Unchanged |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 919 $562.6m | Reduced -4 |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 853 $522.2m | Reduced -24 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 831 $508.8m | Reduced -13 |
| Swedbank AB 0.68% of their portfolio | 829 $507.5m | Reduced -50 |
| Graham Holdings Co Master Retirement Trust 84.74% of their portfolio | 829 $507.5m | Unchanged |
| Hikari Power Ltd 43.27% of their portfolio | 783 $479.4m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.32% of their portfolio | 716 $438.4m | Added +28 |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 5.48% of their portfolio | 700 $428.6m | Reduced -60 |
| Tweedy, Browne Co LLC 18.36% of their portfolio | 652 $399.2m | Reduced -10 |
| Summit Asset Management, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 600 $3.7m | Unchanged |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 597 $365.5m | Reduced -9 |
| Baldwin Investment Management, LLC 46.79% of their portfolio | 558 $341.6m | Reduced -3 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 531 $325.2m | Reduced -23 |
| Graham Holdings Co 31.76% of their portfolio | 422 $258.4m | Unchanged |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.87% of their portfolio | 422 $258.4m | Added +11 |
| BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.82% of their portfolio | 410 $251.0m | Added +99 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.53% of their portfolio | 400 $244.9m | Unchanged |
| Heritage Investment Group, Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 400 $2.4m | Unchanged |
| ALLEN HOLDING INC /NY 28.54% of their portfolio | 373 $228.4m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 370 $226.5m | Reduced -9 |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.60% of their portfolio | 363 $222.2m | Reduced -10 |
| Punch Card Management L.P. 63.17% of their portfolio | 349 $213.7m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 317 $194.1m | Reduced -7 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 312 $191.0m | Added +5 |
| Silver Lake Advisory, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 300 $1.8m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 289 $176.9m | Reduced -20 |
| Canton Hathaway, LLC 47.23% of their portfolio | 282 $172.7m | Reduced -3 |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 14.99% of their portfolio | 261 $159.8m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 256 $156.7m | Reduced -44 |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 1.10% of their portfolio | 238 $145.7m | Reduced -13 |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 8.97% of their portfolio | 217 $132.9m | Unchanged |
| UMB Bank, n.a. 2.16% of their portfolio | 215 $131.6m | Reduced -50 |
| TIMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/FL 4.42% of their portfolio | 210 $128.6m | Reduced -11 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 203 $124.2m | Added +10 |
| Asset Management Group, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 200 $1.2m | Unchanged |
| J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 200 $1.2m | Unchanged |
| INVESTMENTAKTIENGESELLSCHAFT FUER LANGFRISTIGE INVESTOREN TGV 7.67% of their portfolio | 200 $122.4m | Reduced -100 |
| Diversified Portfolios, Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 200 $1.2m | New |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 193 $118.2m | Added +33 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 192 $115.7m | Added +3 |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 185 $113.3m | Added +1 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 179 $109.6m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 178 $109.0m | Unchanged |
| Nordwand Advisors, LLC 45.93% of their portfolio | 172 $105.3m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 166 $74.7m | Added +33 |
| Cable Hill Partners, LLC 10.89% of their portfolio | 164 $100.4m | New |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.05% of their portfolio | 162 $99.2m | Reduced -1 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 159 $97.3m | Reduced -4 |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co 2.52% of their portfolio | 156 $95.5m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 151 $94.2m | Reduced -6 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 151 $92.5m | Reduced -13.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 149 $91.1m | Reduced -2 |
| Mill Capital Management, LLC 7.28% of their portfolio | 144 $88.2m | Reduced -11 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.06% of their portfolio | 141 $86.3m | Added +5 |
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. 1.32% of their portfolio | 138 $84.5m | Reduced -11 |
| Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc. 24.59% of their portfolio | 136 $83.3m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 134 $82.0m | Added +1 |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 134 $82.0m | Reduced -1 |
| HARTLINE INVESTMENT CORP/ 10.94% of their portfolio | 133 $81.4m | New |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 131 $80.2m | Unchanged |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 85.76% of their portfolio | 130 $79.6m | Unchanged |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.31% of their portfolio | 130 $79.6m | Reduced -8 |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.89% of their portfolio | 130 $79.6m | Unchanged |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 14.02% of their portfolio | 128 $78.4m | Added +3 |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.25% of their portfolio | 128 $78.4m | Added +123 |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 3.30% of their portfolio | 120 $73.5m | Unchanged |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.36% of their portfolio | 116 $71.0m | Unchanged |
| Well Done, LLC 14.63% of their portfolio | 115 $70.4m | Reduced -3 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.06% of their portfolio | 111 $68.0m | Reduced -8 |
| GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC 4.79% of their portfolio | 110 $67.3m | Unchanged |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 1.45% of their portfolio | 108 $66.1m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 104 $63.7m | Unchanged |
| PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 100 $612.0k | Unchanged |
| SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 100 $612.2k | Unchanged |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 100 $612.2k | Unchanged |
| Garner Asset Management Corp 0.29% of their portfolio | 100 $612.0k | Unchanged |
| Pegasus Asset Management, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 100 $612.2k | Unchanged |
| X-Square Capital, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 100 $612.0k | Unchanged |
| Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 100 $612.2k | Added +70 |
| Artemis Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 100 $612.2k | Unchanged |
| HOLLENCREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 2.56% of their portfolio | 95 $58.2m | Unchanged |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 95 $58.2m | Reduced -1 |