Who Owns Berkshire Hathaway Stock?
NYSE: BRK.BFinancial ServicesInsurance - DiversifiedUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:03 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
After hours: 515.07 -0.11%
Ownership breakdown
- Held by institutions
- 66.88%
- Held by insiders
- 0.27%
- Institutional holders
- 5,903
- Institutions 66.9%
- Insiders 0.3%
- Public and other 32.8%
Who owns Berkshire Hathaway stock?
Institutional investors own about 66.9% of Berkshire Hathaway's shares, spread across 5,903 institutions that file 13F reports. That level of institutional ownership is moderate. Insiders, including executives, directors and large founding shareholders, hold 0.27% of BRK.B.
The largest institutional holders are Blackrock Inc. (8.61%), Vanguard Capital Management LLC (8.41%) and State Street Corporation (5.38%). Together, the top 10 institutions control 32.9% of shares outstanding. In their latest filings, 5 of the top 10 institutions increased their BRK.B positions and 5 reduced them.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Top institutional holders of BRK.B
| Institution | Shares | % Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 121.18M | 8.61% | -0.0% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 118.36M | 8.41% | +0.8% |
| State Street Corporation | 75.75M | 5.38% | +2.2% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 41.53M | 2.95% | +0.9% |
| Morgan Stanley | 26.67M | 1.89% | -0.7% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 24.38M | 1.73% | +2.7% |
| Northern Trust Corporation | 15.44M | 1.10% | -0.3% |
| Gates Foundation Trust | 14.69M | 1.04% | -13.8% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 12.97M | 0.92% | -20.7% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 11.57M | 0.82% | +1.7% |
% held is the share of total shares outstanding. Change is the percentage change in the position since the holder's previous 13F filing.
Top mutual fund and ETF holders of BRK.B
| Fund | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 57.13M | 4.06% |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 47.51M | 3.37% |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 24.41M | 1.73% |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 23.80M | 1.69% |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 22.43M | 1.59% |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Value Index Fund | 14.99M | 1.06% |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST-State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF | 12.29M | 0.87% |
| VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | 9.95M | 0.71% |
| SPDR SERIES TRUST-State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | 4.71M | 0.33% |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | 4.15M | 0.29% |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway?
Blackrock Inc. is the largest institutional shareholder of BRK.B, owning 8.61% of shares outstanding (121.18M shares) as of its latest 13F filing.
What percentage of Berkshire Hathaway is owned by institutions?
Institutions own about 66.9% of BRK.B shares and 67.1% of the public float.
How much of Berkshire Hathaway do insiders own?
Insiders, such as officers and directors, own about 0.27% of BRK.B shares outstanding.
Where does institutional ownership data come from?
Investment managers with more than $100 million in US equities must file Form 13F with the SEC within 45 days of each quarter-end. Holdings are therefore up to about 4.5 months old when published.