Overview
- Regulatory filings released Friday show Berkshire increased its Alphabet stake to about 106 million shares worth roughly $37.8–$37.9 billion, making Alphabet one of its top three U.S. equity holdings.
- The company was a net buyer in the quarter, purchasing about $23.5 billion of stocks and selling roughly $3.7 billion for a net buy of about $19.8–$20 billion as it ended a 14‑quarter selling streak.
- About $10 billion of the Alphabet position came through a June private placement tied to Alphabet’s $80 billion capital raise for AI infrastructure, with the remainder bought on the open market.
- Berkshire also repurchased $4.5 billion of its own shares in Q2 (plus roughly $3.3 billion in July) and completed the $6.8 billion acquisition of Taylor Morrison, trimming its cash balance from roughly $397 billion to about $365 billion.
- The moves reflect Greg Abel’s more active allocation style with Warren Buffett in a chairman role, and they have raised investor debate over concentration, valuation discipline and how the portfolio will perform going forward.