Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) Major Shareholder Buys $5,754,316.48 in Stock

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) major shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 199,664 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 25th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $28.82 per share, for a total transaction of $5,754,316.48. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 57,886,716 shares in the company, valued at $1,668,295,155.12. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Large shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, March 21st, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 333,916 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $28.92 per share, for a total transaction of $9,656,850.72.
• On Monday, March 11th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 20,609 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $29.94 per share, for a total transaction of $617,033.46.
• On Friday, March 8th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 521,804 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $29.86 per share, for a total transaction of $15,581,067.44.
• On Wednesday, March 6th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 1,188,000 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $29.39 per share, for a total transaction of $34,915,320.00.
• On Monday, March 4th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 234,194 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $28.77 per share, for a total transaction of $6,737,761.38.
• On Thursday, February 1st, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 175,827 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $30.70 per share, for a total transaction of $5,397,888.90.
• On Tuesday, January 30th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 495,739 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $30.12 per share, for a total transaction of $14,931,658.68.
• On Thursday, January 25th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 139,132 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $30.99 per share, for a total transaction of $4,311,700.68.
• On Tuesday, January 23rd, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 650,224 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $30.96 per share, for a total transaction of $20,130,935.04.
• On Tuesday, January 16th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 543,977 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was bought at an average price of $30.43 per share, for a total transaction of $16,553,220.11.

Berkshire Hathaway Price Performance

Shares of BRK-A stock opened at $629,610.00 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $602,280.90.

Berkshire Hathaway Company Profile

Berkshire Hathaway Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets.