Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) Major Shareholder Buys $9,656,850.72 in Stock

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) major shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 333,916 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $28.92 per share, for a total transaction of $9,656,850.72. Following the purchase, the insider now directly owns 56,944,193 shares in the company, valued at $1,646,826,061.56. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Large shareholders that own at least 10% of a company’s stock are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

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

• On Monday, March 25th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 199,664 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $28.82 per share, for a total transaction of $5,754,316.48.
• On Monday, March 11th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 20,609 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was bought at an average cost 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 stock was bought at an average cost 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 stock was bought at an average cost 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 stock was bought at an average cost 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 stock was bought at an average cost of $30.70 per share, for a total transaction of $5,397,888.90.
• On Tuesday, January 30th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 495,739 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost 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 bought 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 bought 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 acquired 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 opened at $629,610.00 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $602,280.90.

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.