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 ($21.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $74633.92.
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,394 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,386 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 122 | 236 |
| Q4 2023 | 122 | 167 |
| Q1 2024 | 123 | 168 |
| Q2 2024 | 130 | 167 |
| Q3 2024 | 116 | 153 |
| Q4 2024 | 132 | 170 |
| Q1 2025 | 500 | 191 |
| Q2 2025 | 159 | 193 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $798.4k | — |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
Biggest buyers
| Waterford Advisors, LLC | Added | +529.7k |
| VESTOR CAPITAL, LLC | Added | +399.8k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +478 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +247 |
| COLDSTREAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +161 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +141 |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +127 |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. | Added | +84 |
| Capital Research Global Investors | New | +82 |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +54 |
Biggest sellers
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co | Reduced | -9.4k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | Reduced | -3.3k |
| Davis Selected Advisers | Reduced | -493 |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -458 |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -263 |
| Virtu Financial LLC | Reduced | -197 |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP | Reduced | -132 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -88 |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -79 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -69 |
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 2025
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 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2025.
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Waterford Advisors, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 529.7k $2.2m | Added +529.7k |
| VESTOR CAPITAL, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 399.8k $14.4m | Added +399.8k |
| FMR LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 33.3k $24.2bn | Added +4 |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 29.50% of their portfolio | 14.3k $10.4bn | Added +84 |
| NORGES BANK 0.91% of their portfolio | 10.0k $7.3bn | Added +478 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.8k $2.8bn | Reduced -3 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 1.9k $1.4bn | Reduced -25 |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 12.58% of their portfolio | 1.6k $1.2bn | Reduced -33 |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 13.25% of their portfolio | 1.4k $1.0bn | Added +12 |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 4.47% of their portfolio | 1.3k $916.8m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. 57.93% of their portfolio | 1.1k $821.4m | Unchanged |
| Markel Group Inc. 6.86% of their portfolio | 1.1k $811.9m | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.1k $790.0m | Reduced -33 |
| Davis Selected Advisers 4.15% of their portfolio | 1.1k $776.2m | Reduced -493 |
| Paralel Advisors LLC 30.50% of their portfolio | 1.0k $749.2m | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.83% of their portfolio | 901 $656.6m | Unchanged |
| Graham Holdings Co Master Retirement Trust 83.91% of their portfolio | 829 $604.2m | Unchanged |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 3.00% of their portfolio | 811 $591.1m | Added +127 |
| Hikari Power Ltd 47.49% of their portfolio | 783 $570.6m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 752 $548.1m | Reduced -69 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 722 $526.2m | Reduced -68 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 702 $511.6m | Reduced -458 |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 5.89% of their portfolio | 700 $510.2m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.32% of their portfolio | 681 $496.3m | Reduced -22 |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 649 $473.0m | Reduced -263 |
| Fiduciary Trust Co 5.77% of their portfolio | 643 $468.6m | Unchanged |
| Baldwin Investment Management, LLC 48.92% of their portfolio | 556 $405.2m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 548 $399.4m | Added +247 |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 499 $363.7m | Reduced -21 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 450 $328.0m | Reduced -11 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.80% of their portfolio | 449 $327.2m | Added +141 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 428 $311.9m | Reduced -79 |
| Graham Holdings Co 34.58% of their portfolio | 422 $307.6m | Unchanged |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.69% of their portfolio | 392 $285.7m | Reduced -3 |
| BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.76% of their portfolio | 382 $278.4m | Reduced -7 |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 362 $263.8m | Added +1 |
| ALLEN HOLDING INC /NY 23.65% of their portfolio | 330 $240.5m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 314 $228.8m | Added +35 |
| Mariner, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 311 $226.7m | Added +37 |
| Canton Hathaway, LLC 46.07% of their portfolio | 310 $225.9m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 289 $210.6m | Reduced -9 |
| ARMSTRONG HENRY H ASSOCIATES INC 19.67% of their portfolio | 286 $208.4m | Reduced -4 |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 278 $202.7m | Reduced -20 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 264 $192.4m | Unchanged |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 235 $171.3m | Added +23 |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 8.08% of their portfolio | 217 $158.1m | Unchanged |
| UMB Bank, n.a. 2.41% of their portfolio | 212 $154.5m | Unchanged |
| Rede Wealth, LLC 55.25% of their portfolio | 210 $153.0m | Unchanged |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 208 $151.6m | Added +10 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 203 $147.9m | Added +3 |
| Creative Planning 0.12% of their portfolio | 199 $145.0m | Reduced -2 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 193 $140.7m | Added +7 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 187 $136.3m | Unchanged |
| Virtu Financial LLC 6.93% of their portfolio | 186 $135.6m | Reduced -197 |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.84% of their portfolio | 179 $130.5m | Reduced -15 |
| TIMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/FL 3.75% of their portfolio | 176 $128.3m | Reduced -10 |
| COLDSTREAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.98% of their portfolio | 166 $121.0m | Added +161 |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co 2.54% of their portfolio | 156 $113.7m | Reduced -9.4k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.09% of their portfolio | 154 $112.2m | Reduced -5 |
| Tweedy, Browne Co LLC 10.34% of their portfolio | 153 $111.5m | Reduced -14 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 147 $107.1m | Reduced -3 |
| Punch Card Management L.P. 34.10% of their portfolio | 145 $105.7m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 144 $104.9m | Reduced -2 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 144 $104.9m | Added +11 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 141 $102.8m | Reduced -28 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 137 $99.8m | Reduced -2 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.17% of their portfolio | 135 $98.4m | Added +2 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 134 $97.7m | Reduced -30 |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.22% of their portfolio | 134 $97.7m | Reduced -7 |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.90% of their portfolio | 130 $94.7m | Unchanged |
| HARTLINE INVESTMENT CORP/ 10.43% of their portfolio | 126 $91.8m | Unchanged |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 15.90% of their portfolio | 125 $91.1m | Reduced -132 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 121 $88.4m | Reduced -6 |
| Mill Capital Management, LLC 6.86% of their portfolio | 120 $87.5m | Reduced -2 |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 3.40% of their portfolio | 120 $87.5m | Unchanged |
| Nordwand Advisors, LLC 13.72% of their portfolio | 120 $87.5m | Reduced -40 |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 117 $85.3m | Reduced -1 |
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. 1.46% of their portfolio | 117 $85.3m | Reduced -9 |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.44% of their portfolio | 116 $84.5m | Unchanged |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 11.90% of their portfolio | 116 $84.5m | Unchanged |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.18% of their portfolio | 112 $81.6m | Added +31 |
| Well Done, LLC 15.31% of their portfolio | 112 $81.6m | Reduced -1 |
| GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC 5.38% of their portfolio | 110 $80.2m | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 108 $78.7m | Reduced -51 |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 106 $77.3m | Reduced -2 |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.28% of their portfolio | 103 $75.1m | Reduced -9 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 100 $72.9m | Reduced -25 |
| PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 100 $729.0k | Unchanged |
| Artemis Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 100 $728.8k | Unchanged |
| HOLLENCREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 2.96% of their portfolio | 95 $69.2m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 94 $68.5m | Unchanged |
| Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd 10.92% of their portfolio | 91 $66.5m | Unchanged |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA 0.68% of their portfolio | 90 $65.6m | Added +26 |
| Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG 1.39% of their portfolio | 89 $64.9m | Unchanged |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.14% of their portfolio | 88 $64.1m | Reduced -1 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 87 $63.4m | Reduced -3 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 87 $63.4m | Reduced -1 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 86 $62.7m | Reduced -1 |
| Chou Associates Management Inc. 34.28% of their portfolio | 86 $62.7m | Unchanged |
| ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 85 $61.9m | Unchanged |