Berkshire Hathaway Class A Shares Have Become More Actively Traded. Why That’s Important

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(March 9) Berkshire Hathaway’s Class A shares have had unusually high trading activity of late. And that could mean that an investor is accumulating the high-vote stock, whose dominant holder is CEO ...

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Buffett gave way $2.9 billion to the various foundations last year. The Class A is the original Berkshire stock, while the Class B was created in 1996.Buffett holds 248,734 Class A shares, a 16% economic interest in the company, but roughly 30% of the vote. Buffett owns 39% of the Class A stock. Around 40% of Berkshire’s stock is held in the Class A shares, with the rest in the Class B. Berkshire’s market value is around $580 billion.It is notable that when Buffett gives away stock annually, he converts his Class A stock to Class B stock. The Class B stock is more liquid than the A, simplifying subsequent sales by the Gates foundation and others. But in converting the A shares, Buffett ensures that other investors won’t get their hands on the supervoting shares.That could be important in the post-Buffett era, because it means whoever is overseeing his estate should have a sizable voting interest in Berkshire. Buffett has said that his Berkshire stake would be given away in the 12 years after his death.Berkshire could face pressure from activists after Buffett’s death to break up the company, something that the CEO opposes. Buffett has said that he doubts any breakup will occur because sufficient stock is likely to be in friendly hands after his death.The Class A stock can be converted into 1,500 shares of the Class B stock, but not the other way around. As a result, the Class A stock can trade at a premium to the Class B. With the recent buying activity in the A stock, it ended Friday at a roughly 0.5% premium to the B shares, against virtual parity at year-end 2020.There are few sizable holders of the Class A stock besides Buffett. Fidelity parent FMR is the only other owner of more than 5%. Much of the Fidelity stake is held by Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX), whose manager, Will Danoff, is a longtime Berkshire fan and holder.Buffett discussed the Class A and Class B stock in a 1999 memo to Berkshire holders that was last updated in 2010.Here’s what Buffett wrote:When there is more demand for the B (relative to supply) than for the A, the B will sell at roughly 1/1,500th of the price of A. When there’s a lesser demand, it will fall to a discount. In my opinion, most of the time, the demand for the B will be such that it will trade at about 1/1,500th of the price of the A.However, from time to time, a different supply-demand situation will prevail and the B will sell at some discount. In my opinion, again, when the B is at a discount of more than say, 1%, it offers a better buy than the A. 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