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 ($59.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $88961.92.
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,038 |
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 116 | 153 |
Biggest buyers
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +691.2k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +9.0k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.6k |
| Virtu Financial LLC | New | +624 |
| Rede Wealth, LLC | New | +211 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +138 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +106 |
| INTEGRAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC. | New | +100 |
| Iron Gate Global Advisors LLC | New | +100 |
| BlueChip Wealth Advisors LLC | New | +100 |
Biggest sellers
| ARMSTRONG HENRY H ASSOCIATES INC | Reduced | -18.8k |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -9.8k |
| Wealth Advisors of Iowa, LLC | Reduced | -3.6k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -705 |
| Baldwin Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -558 |
| Heritage Investment Group, Inc. | Sold out | -400 |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. | Reduced | -310 |
| Focus Partners Wealth | Reduced | -270 |
| Davis Selected Advisers | Reduced | -214 |
| Swedbank AB | Reduced | -192 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2024.
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 691.2k $1 | Added +691.2k |
| FMR LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 33.5k $23.1bn | Added +34 |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 30.10% of their portfolio | 14.7k $10.2bn | Reduced -310 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 9.1k $203.2m | Added +9.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.85% of their portfolio | 8.8k $6.1bn | Added +1.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.8k $2.6bn | Added +138 |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 14.51% of their portfolio | 2.0k $1.4bn | Reduced -69 |
| Pflug Koory, LLC 6.46% of their portfolio | 1.9k $13.1m | First filing |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 1.9k $1.3bn | Added +34 |
| Davis Selected Advisers 6.27% of their portfolio | 1.6k $1.1bn | Reduced -214 |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 12.07% of their portfolio | 1.4k $973.2m | Reduced -7 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.2k $810.1m | Reduced -28 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2k $797.6m | Reduced -16 |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. 55.31% of their portfolio | 1.1k $779.0m | Unchanged |
| Markel Group Inc. 6.93% of their portfolio | 1.1k $770.0m | Unchanged |
| Paralel Advisors LLC 31.04% of their portfolio | 1.0k $710.5m | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.82% of their portfolio | 926 $640.0m | Reduced -1 |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 919 $635.2m | Unchanged |
| Graham Holdings Co Master Retirement Trust 86.30% of their portfolio | 829 $573.0m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 821 $567.5m | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 814 $562.6m | Reduced -17 |
| Hikari Power Ltd 44.95% of their portfolio | 783 $541.2m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.35% of their portfolio | 715 $494.2m | Reduced -1 |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 5.89% of their portfolio | 700 $483.8m | Unchanged |
| Swedbank AB 0.56% of their portfolio | 637 $440.3m | Reduced -192 |
| Virtu Financial LLC 23.76% of their portfolio | 624 $431.3m | New |
| Tweedy, Browne Co LLC 18.58% of their portfolio | 564 $389.8m | Reduced -88 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 513 $354.6m | Reduced -18 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 507 $350.4m | Reduced -90 |
| Summit Asset Management, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 500 $3.5m | Reduced -100 |
| Graham Holdings Co 35.34% of their portfolio | 422 $291.7m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 413 $285.5m | Added +43 |
| BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.90% of their portfolio | 404 $279.2m | Reduced -6 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.45% of their portfolio | 401 $274.7m | Added +1 |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.67% of their portfolio | 382 $264.0m | Added +19 |
| ALLEN HOLDING INC /NY 27.81% of their portfolio | 373 $257.8m | Unchanged |
| Punch Card Management L.P. 72.10% of their portfolio | 349 $241.2m | Unchanged |
| ARMSTRONG HENRY H ASSOCIATES INC 21.38% of their portfolio | 323 $223.3m | Reduced -18.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 302 $208.7m | Added +13 |
| Silver Lake Advisory, LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 300 $2.1m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 298 $206.0m | Reduced -19 |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 289 $199.7m | Reduced -705 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 285 $197.0m | Reduced -27 |
| Canton Hathaway, LLC 48.66% of their portfolio | 282 $194.9m | Unchanged |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 15.78% of their portfolio | 257 $177.6m | Reduced -4 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 250 $172.8m | Reduced -6 |
| Nordwand Advisors, LLC 42.92% of their portfolio | 232 $160.4m | Added +60 |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 1.04% of their portfolio | 222 $153.4m | Reduced -16 |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 10.51% of their portfolio | 217 $150.0m | Unchanged |
| UMB Bank, n.a. 2.30% of their portfolio | 214 $147.9m | Reduced -1 |
| Rede Wealth, LLC 55.77% of their portfolio | 211 $145.8m | New |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 207 $143.1m | Added +22 |
| TIMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/FL 4.24% of their portfolio | 202 $139.6m | Reduced -8 |
| Asset Management Group, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 200 $1.4m | Unchanged |
| J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 200 $1.4m | Unchanged |
| INVESTMENTAKTIENGESELLSCHAFT FUER LANGFRISTIGE INVESTOREN TGV 9.58% of their portfolio | 200 $138.2m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 195 $134.8m | Added +3 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 194 $134.1m | Added +16 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.22% of their portfolio | 191 $132.0m | Added +106 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 179 $123.7m | Unchanged |
| Cable Hill Partners, LLC 11.15% of their portfolio | 164 $113.4m | Unchanged |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.10% of their portfolio | 161 $111.3m | Reduced -1 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 160 $110.5m | Reduced -43 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 157 $108.5m | Reduced -36 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.09% of their portfolio | 157 $108.5m | Added +46 |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co 2.64% of their portfolio | 156 $107.8m | Unchanged |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 153 $105.8m | Reduced -6 |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.06% of their portfolio | 152 $17.3m | Reduced -270 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 151 $103.6m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 142 $98.3m | Reduced -7 |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 142 $98.1m | Reduced -24 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 139 $96.1m | Added +8 |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.23% of their portfolio | 136 $94.0m | Added +2 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.06% of their portfolio | 136 $94.0m | Reduced -5 |
| Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc. 25.13% of their portfolio | 136 $94.0m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 135 $93.3m | Added +1 |
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. 1.45% of their portfolio | 134 $92.6m | Reduced -4 |
| HARTLINE INVESTMENT CORP/ 11.47% of their portfolio | 133 $91.9m | Unchanged |
| Mill Capital Management, LLC 7.19% of their portfolio | 133 $91.9m | Reduced -11 |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.92% of their portfolio | 130 $89.9m | Unchanged |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 14.84% of their portfolio | 127 $87.8m | Reduced -1 |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 127 $87.8m | Reduced -1 |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.33% of their portfolio | 125 $86.4m | Reduced -5 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 123 $84.3m | Added +34 |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 3.32% of their portfolio | 120 $82.9m | Unchanged |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.40% of their portfolio | 116 $80.2m | Unchanged |
| Well Done, LLC 14.27% of their portfolio | 113 $78.1m | Reduced -2 |
| MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP 4.35% of their portfolio | 112 $77.4m | Added +60 |
| GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC 5.28% of their portfolio | 110 $76.0m | Unchanged |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 86.90% of their portfolio | 107 $74.0m | Reduced -23 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 105 $72.6m | Added +1 |
| PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 100 $691.0k | Unchanged |
| Iron Gate Global Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 100 $691.2k | New |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 100 $691.2k | Unchanged |
| Diversified Portfolios, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 100 $691.2k | Reduced -100 |
| Garner Asset Management Corp 0.31% of their portfolio | 100 $691.0k | Unchanged |
| Pegasus Asset Management, Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 100 $691.2k | Unchanged |
| X-Square Capital, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 100 $691.0k | Unchanged |
| Artemis Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 100 $691.2k | Unchanged |
| INTEGRAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC. 0.23% of their portfolio | 100 $691.2k | New |