Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) Major Shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc Acquires 219,303 Shares

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) major shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 219,303 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $24.46 per share, for a total transaction of $5,364,151.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 35,182,219 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $860,557,076.74. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Large shareholders that own more than 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 Wednesday, April 24th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 123,388 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $25.22 per share, for a total transaction of $3,111,845.36.
• On Friday, April 12th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 413,227 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $25.58 per share, for a total transaction of $10,570,346.66.
• On Wednesday, April 10th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 513,104 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $25.96 per share, for a total transaction of $13,320,179.84.
• On Monday, April 8th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 938,896 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $26.98 per share, for a total transaction of $25,331,414.08.
• On Thursday, April 4th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 1,250,000 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $27.76 per share, for a total transaction of $34,700,000.00.
• On Wednesday, March 27th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 189,759 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $29.25 per share, for a total transaction of $5,550,450.75.
• On Monday, March 25th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 199,664 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $28.82 per share, for a total transaction of $5,754,316.48.
• On Thursday, March 21st, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 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 stock was acquired 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 stock was acquired at an average price of $29.86 per share, for a total transaction of $15,581,067.44.

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Performance

NYSE BRK-B opened at $401.65 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $409.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $378.27.

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.