Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BRK-B · as of Dec 31, 2021
Ownership Breakdown
3,457
Institutional Holders
▲ 379 vs Q3
$252.77B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $19.31B vs Q3
2.16B
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 64.66%
852.10M
13F Shares Held
▼ 2.74M vs Q3
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
BRK-B largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q4 2021 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC fire, marine & casualty insurance | 131.77M | 5.92% | 5.92% | $39.40T | Feb 14, 2022 | ▼ 1.30M |
BLACKROCK INC. fire, marine & casualty insurance | 101.11M | 4.54% | 4.54% | $30.23T | Feb 10, 2022 | ▼ 4.05M |
STATE STREET CORP fire, marine & casualty insurance | 77.69M | 3.49% | 3.49% | $23.23T | Feb 14, 2022 | ▲ 1.40M |
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST fire, marine & casualty insurance | 33.69M | 1.51% | 1.51% | $10.07T | Feb 14, 2022 | ▼ 5.00M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC fire, marine & casualty insurance | 29.99M | 1.35% | 1.35% | $8.95T | Feb 11, 2022 | ▲ 218.4K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP fire, marine & casualty insurance | 17.42M | 78.20% | 78.20% | $5.21T | Feb 8, 2022 | ▼ 346.1K |
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP fire, marine & casualty insurance | 13.91M | 62.42% | 62.42% | $4.16T | Feb 11, 2022 | ▼ 230.5K |
MORGAN STANLEY fire, marine & casualty insurance | 12.13M | 54.43% | 54.43% | $3.63T | Feb 14, 2022 | ▲ 87.7K |
FMR LLC fire, marine & casualty insurance | 10.06M | 45.15% | 45.15% | $3.01T | Feb 14, 2022 | ▲ 28.2K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ fire, marine & casualty insurance | 9.21M | 41.36% | 41.36% | $2.75T | Feb 8, 2022 | ▼ 760.4K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q4 2021 vs prior quarter
Q4 2021
19
Increased
+8.83M shares1
New Positions
first time holders30
Decreased
−20.23M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
11.40M
+8.83M / −20.23M
Net new holders
-10
1 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
BRK-B insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
22
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
22.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jain Ajit Vice Chairman | Jan 12, 2024 | Gift | 28 | — | — | 491 | Form 4 ↗ |
GUYMAN CHARLOTTE director | Dec 14, 2023 | Gift | 105 | — | — | 1.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
GUYMAN CHARLOTTE director | Dec 14, 2023 | Gift | 98 | — | — | 1.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
GUYMAN CHARLOTTE director | Dec 14, 2023 | Gift | 65 | — | — | 955 | Form 4 ↗ |
GUYMAN CHARLOTTE director | Oct 27, 2023 | C-Conversion | 1,500 | — | — | 1.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
GUYMAN CHARLOTTE director | Dec 12, 2023 | Gift | 148 | — | — | 1.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
GUYMAN CHARLOTTE director | Dec 12, 2023 | Gift | 113 | — | — | 1.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
GUYMAN CHARLOTTE director | Dec 12, 2023 | Gift | 16 | — | — | 1.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
GUYMAN CHARLOTTE director | Oct 27, 2023 | C-Conversion | 1 | — | — | 58 | Form 4 ↗ |
Jain Ajit Vice Chairman | Nov 8, 2023 | Gift | 3 | — | — | 579 | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 39.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 35.34%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 25.15%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 131.77 million shares — equal to 5.92% of outstanding shares — as of December 31, 2021.
A total of 3,457 institutional investors currently hold BRK-B stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $252.77 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BRK-B ownershipBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 39.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 5.92% stake. Company insiders hold 35.34%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of December 31, 2021.