BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.B
CL B NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 084670702 · ISIN US0846707026
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 ($1.9bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $499.72. Options: 63 managers hold calls ($15.0bn notional), 73 hold puts ($8.5bn).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 3,332 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,557 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,543 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,596 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,642 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,914 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,996 |
| Q2 2024 | 4,033 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,107 |
| Q4 2024 | 4,519 |
| Q1 2025 | 4,560 |
| Q2 2025 | 4,586 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,583 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,891 |
| Q1 2026 | 4,880 |
| Q2 2026 | 4,909 |
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 2024 | 1,768 | 1,706 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,843 | 1,655 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,065 | 1,908 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,146 | 1,855 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,008 | 1,953 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,920 | 2,066 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,104 | 2,199 |
| Q2 2026 | 2,161 | 2,111 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $11.3bn | $8.3bn | 0.73 |
| Q4 2025 | $12.3bn | $8.3bn | 0.68 |
| Q1 2026 | $10.0bn | $7.3bn | 0.74 |
| Q2 2026 | $15.0bn | $8.5bn | 0.57 |
Biggest buyers
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +4.4m |
| Capital World Investors | New | +2.7m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +2.0m |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA | Added | +2.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +998.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +944.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +878.3k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | Added | +846.5k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -4.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -3.4m |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST | Reduced | -2.4m |
| GQG Partners LLC | Sold out | -1.9m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Rathbones Group PLC | Reduced | -991.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -749.9k |
| DIAMANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -425.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -424.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -419.4k |
Biggest calls
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA | Added | $6.0bn12.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.0bn6.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.8bn3.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.0bn2.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $487.0m973.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $277.2m554.0k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $239.2m478.1k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $228.8m4.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $219.1m437.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $206.3m412.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.4bn2.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $987.3m2.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $895.6m1.8m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $722.3m1.4m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $538.6m1.1m shares |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Added | $459.7m918.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $381.1m761.6k shares |
| Pertento Partners LLP | Added | $350.1m699.7k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $337.9m6.8k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $291.5m582.6k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 9.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $929.5k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | $250.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $250.1k | 1 | $20.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | Jain Ajit Vice Chairman, director · By Jain Foundation Inc. (Non-Profit Corporation) | Sold | $20.0m39.7k shares |
| 2026-08-12 | O'Sullivan Michael J. Officer · By Trust | Bought | $250.1k488 shares |
| 2026-05-06 | O'Sullivan Michael J. Officer · By Trust | Bought | $250.5k536 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.90% of their portfolio | 121.2m $60.6bn | Reduced -24.5k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 118.4m $59.2bn | Added +944.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 1.12% of their portfolio | 75.7m $37.9bn | Added +1.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 41.5m $20.7bn | Added +365.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.71% of their portfolio | 26.7m $13.3bn | Reduced -187.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 24.4m $12.2bn | Added +650.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.90% of their portfolio | 15.4m $7.7bn | Reduced -49.5k |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST 21.35% of their portfolio | 14.7m $7.4bn | Reduced -2.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.38% of their portfolio | 13.0m $6.4bn | Reduced -3.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.77% of their portfolio | 11.6m $5.8bn | Added +188.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.87% of their portfolio | 10.5m $5.3bn | Reduced -272.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 10.4m $5.2bn | Reduced -4.6m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.54% of their portfolio | 10.2m $5.1bn | Added +998.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 1.13% of their portfolio | 10.2m $5.1bn | Reduced -21.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.49% of their portfolio | 9.8m $4.9bn | Reduced -54.4k |
| H&H International Investment, LLC 24.18% of their portfolio | 9.2m $4.6bn | Added +81.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.76% of their portfolio | 9.0m $4.5bn | Reduced -154.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 8.9m $4.5bn | Added +65.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.44% of their portfolio | 8.8m $4.4bn | Not comparable |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 8.5m $4.3bn | Reduced -117.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.68% of their portfolio | 7.5m $3.7bn | Added +145.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 2.17% of their portfolio | 6.7m $3.4bn | Added +4.4m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.58% of their portfolio | 5.6m $2.8bn | Reduced -316.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 5.2m $2.6bn | Reduced -367.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.42% of their portfolio | 4.8m $2.4bn | Reduced -281.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.8m $2.4bn | Reduced -88.2k |
| Amundi 0.57% of their portfolio | 4.7m $2.4bn | Added +1.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 4.4m $2.2bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| UBS Group AG 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.1m $2.1bn | Reduced -424.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.56% of their portfolio | 4.1m $2.1bn | Reduced -104.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 1.09% of their portfolio | 3.9m $2.0bn | Added +291.8k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 3.9m $2.0bn | Reduced -48.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 1.03% of their portfolio | 3.9m $2.0bn | Reduced -114.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.57% of their portfolio | 3.6m $1.7bn | Reduced -749.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.6m $1.8bn | Added +2.0m |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.8bn | Added +93.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.97% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.8bn | Added +506.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.7bn | Added +54.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.94% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.6bn | Added +22.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.48% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.6bn | Reduced -293.7k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 29.99% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.5bn | Added +2.0m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -343.2k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 2.36% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.4bn | Added +287.9k |
| Creative Planning 0.83% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.4bn | Added +9.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 1.07% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -26.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.91% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.4bn | Added +72.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 1.89% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.4bn | Added +83.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.4bn | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Added +111.8k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.87% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Added +335.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.72% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Reduced -217.0k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 5.68% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.3bn | Reduced -92.4k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.2bn | Added +24.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.2bn | Added +1.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.2bn | Added +737.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.86% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.1bn | Added +652.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.1bn | Added +651.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.99% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.1bn | Added +77.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.90% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.0bn | Added +878.3k |
| TETRAD CORP 92.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $962.3m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.9m $961.0m | Added +1.5m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.9m $956.4m | Reduced -3.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.9m $951.4m | Added +251.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 1.18% of their portfolio | 1.9m $938.0m | Reduced -73.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.28% of their portfolio | 1.8m $901.9m | Added +161.9k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 2.27% of their portfolio | 1.8m $889.6m | Reduced -25.8k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 1.15% of their portfolio | 1.7m $831.5m | Reduced -90.9k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 1.13% of their portfolio | 1.6m $808.2m | Reduced -62.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $784.8m | Reduced -360.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1.29% of their portfolio | 1.6m $778.5m | Reduced -31.0k |
| Markel Group Inc. 5.84% of their portfolio | 1.5m $766.6m | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.5m $744.0m | Added +745.1k |
| Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd 10.53% of their portfolio | 1.5m $729.8m | Reduced -8.0k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.4m $709.9m | Added +186.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.4m $703.4m | Reduced -60.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1.30% of their portfolio | 1.4m $702.2m | Reduced -73.2k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.4m $679.3m | Added +30.9k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 1.69% of their portfolio | 1.3m $657.1m | Reduced -23.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.3m $642.0m | Reduced -93.2k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 1.35% of their portfolio | 1.3m $549.9m | Added +392.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 1.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $624.0m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.2m $622.9m | Reduced -11.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.2m $620.5m | Added +730.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $610.4m | Reduced -22.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.2m $610.0m | Added +83.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.2m $603.9m | Reduced -108.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.2m $600.6m | Reduced -61.4k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.2m $596.4m | Added +51.5k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.2m $585.7m | Added +1.1k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 7.19% of their portfolio | 1.2m $581.2m | Added +846.5k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 2.51% of their portfolio | 1.1m $572.7m | Added +5.9k |
| Himalaya Capital Management LLC 14.98% of their portfolio | 1.1m $554.6m | Added +210.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.1m $543.3m | Reduced -107.8k |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 6.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $540.1m | Reduced -31.1k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $536.7m | Reduced -10.2k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.1m $535.5m | Reduced -36.9k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.1m $533.3m | Added +54.8k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 3.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $531.7m | Reduced -19.7k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $530.9m | Added +248.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.1m $530.5m | Added +42.3k |