BRK-A Stock Ownership Breakdown

A company's 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provides investors with comprehensive information about institutional ownership in a listed company, a sign of strength in terms of how many institutions have confidence in that company. The number of institutional investors who currently own BRK-A shares is 1201, representing 33.22% of the company's common stock.

HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC, in the last quarter, reduced its stake in BRK-A by -5.27% restricting it's holding to 1.89 thousand shares of worth nearly $1.20B. DAVIS SELECTED ADVISERS also lessened -1.86% of the BRK-A shares from its portfolio, reducing its holding to 1.85 thousand shares of worth $1.17B. EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ also shunned BRK-A shares holding by -0.21% last quarter which brought its holding to 1.42 thousand shares worth $899.00M.

As per its latest 13F filing, VANGUARD GROUP INC increased its stake in BRK-A by 0.73% in the last quarter. The institutional holder raised its holding to 1.81 thousand shares having worth more than $1.15B. ALEXANDER LABRUNERIE & CO., INC. also added 100% more shares of BRK-A to its portfolio, raising its holding to 1.7 thousand shares of worth $10.79M. PATHSTONE HOLDINGS, LLC also increased its BRK-A shares holding by 197.85% which brought its holding to 968 shares worth $614.11M.

The insider with the most stakes in BRK-A is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC , 10 percent owner at the company. Additionally, BRK-A stock is highly held by Vice Chairman Jain Ajit and Vice Chair Abel Gregory E. among others.

Company executives, directors, and other insiders own 37.93% percent of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s stock. Within the last six months, there have been 0 transaction(s) in which BRK-A insiders have sold stock, totaling 0 shares. Insiders that have sold shares include BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, JAIN AJIT, and GUYMAN CHARLOTTE.

There have been 0 transaction(s) during the past 6-months in which Berkshire Hathaway Inc. insiders have bought stock, totalling 0 shares

Around 0 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shares are held by insiders, which represents about 37.93% of BRK-A stock.

BRK-A 10 percent owner, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC holds the largest portfolio of the company's shares. BRK-A shares owned by BERKSHIRE total nearly 228.05 million.

NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC is the largest institutional owner in BRK-A which holds 311 shares worth $197.31M or 0.02% of the total BRK-A shares outstanding followed by PFLUG KOORY, LLC with ownership of 1.9 thousand shares representing 0.13% of the BRK-A ownership. HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC is the third largest stakeholder with 1.89 thousand shares or 0.13% of the ownership worth more than $1.20B.

Stock options give the owner the ability but not the obligation to buy or sell a security at a predetermined price and date. Stock options can be classified into two types: puts and calls. A put is a bet on falling stock, and a call is a bet on rising stock. As far as the BRK-A is concerned, it is a stock which is not optionable.

Number of BRK-A shares short is 246. Shares short is a market sentiment in which investors have sold their shares short in a given stock but have not yet covered them or closed them out.

As of today, 551.98K shares of BRK-A are outstanding.

Float represents the number of tradeable shares in a specific stock. By subtracting restricted and closely-held shares from a firm's total outstanding shares, we can calculate its floating stock. The term "closely-held shares" refers to shares held by employees, major shareholders, and company insiders. At present, BRK-A has 1.22M shares in float.

Short ratio is calculated by dividing the number of short shares, short interest or bets that shareholders will sell short from the average daily volume. A higher ratio indicates longer times needed to repurchase borrowed shares (sold). The short ratio for BRK-A is 0.14.