Berkshire Hathaway Quietly Built a $37.4 Billion Stake in Alphabet
Berkshire Hathaway has built a massive stake in Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG, NASDAQ: GOOGL), making it the third-largest equity holding in Berkshire's portfolio.
Summary of the Investment
Size of Stake: Berkshire owns approximately 106 million shares of Alphabet (Class A and Class C). [1,
Value: The stake is valued at roughly $36.6 billion to $38 billion, trailing only Apple and American Express in Berkshire's US stock portfolio.
Private Placement & Open Market: Roughly $10 billion of the position came from a direct private placement agreement where Berkshire bought Alphabet shares at a discount. The rest was accumulated through open-market purchases.
Leadership & Strategy: The position was initially sparked under legendary investor Warren Buffett, and significantly expanded by new CEO Greg Abel during an aggressive buying quarter.
Investment Rationale: According to Greg Abel, Alphabet's dominant strength and leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) and massive free cash flow potential served as foundational reasons for the expanded bet
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