Equity Distribution for BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B
Ticker | BRK/B |
FIGI | BBG000DWG505 |
CUSIP | 084670702 |
Sector | Financials |
Equity Type | Common Stock |
No. Companies Holding this Equity | 3746 / 54.6% |
Percentage held by institutional investors | 43.3% |
About
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (/ˈbɜːrkʃər/) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded in 1839 as a textile manufacturer, it underwent a drastic restructuring into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the leadership of chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger. The company's main business and source of capital is insurance, from which it invests the float (the retained premiums) in a broad portfolio of subsidiaries, equity positions and other securities. Wikipedia