Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) Major Shareholder Buys $10,570,346.66 in Stock

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) major shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 413,227 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 12th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $25.58 per share, for a total transaction of $10,570,346.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 69,044,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,766,151,761.52. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Major shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s stock are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.

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

• On Wednesday, April 10th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 513,104 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $25.96 per share, with a total value of $13,320,179.84.
• On Monday, April 8th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 938,896 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $26.98 per share, with a total value of $25,331,414.08.
• On Thursday, April 4th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 1,250,000 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $27.76 per share, with a total value of $34,700,000.00.
• On Wednesday, March 27th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 189,759 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $29.25 per share, with a total value of $5,550,450.75.
• On Monday, March 25th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 199,664 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $28.82 per share, with a total value of $5,754,316.48.
• On Thursday, March 21st, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 333,916 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $28.92 per share, with a total value 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, with a total value 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, with a total value of $15,581,067.44.
• On Wednesday, March 6th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 1,188,000 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was bought at an average price of $29.39 per share, with a total value of $34,915,320.00.
• On Monday, March 4th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 234,194 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was bought at an average price of $28.77 per share, with a total value of $6,737,761.38.

Berkshire Hathaway Price Performance

NYSE BRK-A opened at $608,091.00 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $615,342.52 and a 200-day moving average of $567,654.11.

About Berkshire Hathaway

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.