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 ($22.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $566564.97.
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,070 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 132 | 170 |
Biggest buyers
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +10.1k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +846 |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | Added | +634 |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +253 |
| Weaver Capital Management LLC | New | +200 |
| ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC | New | +148 |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. | Added | +112 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +100 |
| FMR LLC | Added | +55 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +43 |
Biggest sellers
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -691.2k |
| Swedbank AB | Reduced | -612 |
| Summit Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -495 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Reduced | -308 |
| Virtu Financial LLC | Reduced | -298 |
| Silver Lake Advisory, LLC | Reduced | -297 |
| Tweedy, Browne Co LLC | Reduced | -279 |
| J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC | Sold out | -200 |
| Asset Management Group, Inc. | Reduced | -198 |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC | Reduced | -176 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2024.
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 33.5k $22.8bn | Added +55 |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 29.58% of their portfolio | 14.8k $10.1bn | Added +112 |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.77% of their portfolio | 10.2k $11.4m | Added +10.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.86% of their portfolio | 9.7k $6.6bn | Added +846 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 8.8k $185.2m | Reduced -308 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.8k $2.6bn | Added +13 |
| Pflug Koory, LLC 6.55% of their portfolio | 1.9k $12.9m | Unchanged |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 1.76% of their portfolio | 1.9k $1.3bn | Unchanged |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 14.39% of their portfolio | 1.9k $1.3bn | Reduced -176 |
| Davis Selected Advisers 6.26% of their portfolio | 1.6k $1.1bn | Reduced -35 |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 12.09% of their portfolio | 1.4k $957.4m | Reduced -2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2k $804.2m | Added +27 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.1k $782.4m | Reduced -23 |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. 55.71% of their portfolio | 1.1k $767.4m | Unchanged |
| Markel Group Inc. 6.69% of their portfolio | 1.1k $758.5m | Unchanged |
| Paralel Advisors LLC 29.85% of their portfolio | 1.0k $700.0m | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.82% of their portfolio | 923 $628.5m | Reduced -3 |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 916 $623.7m | Reduced -3 |
| Graham Holdings Co Master Retirement Trust 84.93% of their portfolio | 829 $564.5m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 802 $546.1m | Reduced -19 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 794 $540.7m | Reduced -20 |
| Hikari Power Ltd 46.05% of their portfolio | 783 $533.2m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.33% of their portfolio | 717 $488.2m | Added +2 |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 5.76% of their portfolio | 700 $476.6m | Unchanged |
| Fiduciary Trust Co 5.79% of their portfolio | 644 $438.5m | Added +634 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 496 $337.7m | Reduced -17 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 494 $336.4m | Reduced -13 |
| Graham Holdings Co 33.71% of their portfolio | 422 $287.3m | Unchanged |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.67% of their portfolio | 406 $276.5m | Added +24 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.32% of their portfolio | 401 $273.0m | Unchanged |
| BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.79% of their portfolio | 398 $271.0m | Reduced -6 |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 395 $269.0m | Added +253 |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 372 $253.3m | Reduced -41 |
| ALLEN HOLDING INC /NY 26.88% of their portfolio | 360 $245.1m | Reduced -13 |
| Punch Card Management L.P. 75.42% of their portfolio | 349 $237.6m | Unchanged |
| Virtu Financial LLC 11.76% of their portfolio | 326 $222.0m | Reduced -298 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 300 $204.3m | Reduced -2 |
| ARMSTRONG HENRY H ASSOCIATES INC 19.87% of their portfolio | 292 $198.8m | Reduced -31 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 289 $196.8m | Reduced -9 |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 287 $195.5m | Reduced -2 |
| Tweedy, Browne Co LLC 13.08% of their portfolio | 285 $194.1m | Reduced -279 |
| Canton Hathaway, LLC 47.98% of their portfolio | 282 $192.0m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 274 $186.6m | Reduced -11 |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 26.99% of their portfolio | 257 $175.0m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.24% of their portfolio | 234 $159.3m | Added +43 |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 9.81% of their portfolio | 217 $147.8m | Unchanged |
| UMB Bank, n.a. 2.30% of their portfolio | 214 $145.7m | Unchanged |
| Rede Wealth, LLC 54.79% of their portfolio | 210 $143.0m | Reduced -1 |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.98% of their portfolio | 206 $140.3m | Reduced -16 |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 203 $138.2m | Reduced -4 |
| TIMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/FL 4.21% of their portfolio | 202 $137.5m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 201 $136.9m | Added +7 |
| Weaver Capital Management LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 200 $1.4m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 193 $131.4m | Reduced -2 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 189 $128.7m | First filing |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.32% of their portfolio | 184 $125.3m | Added +100 |
| INVESTMENTAKTIENGESELLSCHAFT FUER LANGFRISTIGE INVESTOREN TGV 8.74% of their portfolio | 176 $119.3m | Reduced -24 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 175 $119.2m | Reduced -4 |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co 2.58% of their portfolio | 167 $113.7m | Added +11 |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.11% of their portfolio | 161 $109.6m | Unchanged |
| Cable Hill Partners, LLC 11.05% of their portfolio | 161 $109.6m | Reduced -3 |
| Nordwand Advisors, LLC 44.88% of their portfolio | 160 $108.9m | Reduced -72 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 155 $105.5m | Reduced -2 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 153 $104.2m | Added +2 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 150 $102.3m | Added +8 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 150 $102.1m | Reduced -10 |
| ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC 2.18% of their portfolio | 148 $100.8m | New |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 147 $100.1m | Reduced -6 |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.23% of their portfolio | 139 $94.6m | Added +3 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 136 $92.6m | Reduced -114 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 136 $92.6m | Added +1 |
| HARTLINE INVESTMENT CORP/ 10.39% of their portfolio | 133 $90.6m | Unchanged |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 133 $90.6m | Reduced -6 |
| Mill Capital Management, LLC 7.10% of their portfolio | 132 $89.9m | Reduced -1 |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.88% of their portfolio | 130 $88.5m | Unchanged |
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. 1.46% of their portfolio | 126 $85.8m | Reduced -8 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 121 $82.4m | Reduced -2 |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 14.60% of their portfolio | 120 $81.7m | Reduced -7 |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 120 $81.7m | Reduced -7 |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 3.33% of their portfolio | 120 $81.7m | Unchanged |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.31% of their portfolio | 119 $81.0m | Reduced -6 |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.41% of their portfolio | 116 $79.0m | Unchanged |
| Well Done, LLC 14.29% of their portfolio | 113 $78.1m | Unchanged |
| GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC 5.35% of their portfolio | 110 $74.9m | Unchanged |
| PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 100 $678.0k | Unchanged |
| Artemis Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 100 $680.9k | Unchanged |
| PINNEY & SCOFIELD, INC. 0.52% of their portfolio | 100 $680.9k | First filing |
| HOLLENCREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 2.61% of their portfolio | 95 $64.7m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.05% of their portfolio | 95 $64.7m | Reduced -62 |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 95 $64.7m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 94 $64.0m | Reduced -11 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 91 $62.0m | Added +1 |
| Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd 13.67% of their portfolio | 91 $62.0m | Unchanged |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 90 $61.3m | Reduced -1 |
| Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG 1.33% of their portfolio | 89 $60.6m | Unchanged |
| Chou Associates Management Inc. 40.27% of their portfolio | 86 $58.6m | Reduced -4 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 83 $56.5m | Added +2 |
| CHOREO, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 83 $56.5m | Reduced -1 |
| EASTERN BANK 1.01% of their portfolio | 80 $54.5m | Unchanged |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 86.23% of their portfolio | 79 $53.8m | Reduced -28 |