Berkshire acquires 17.8 million securities of Alphabet Inc

17:32 - 17.11.2025


November 17, Fineko/abc.az. The investment company of American billionaire Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, sold shares worth a total of $12.5 billion in the third quarter and acquired them for $6.4 billion, becoming the net seller of shares for the 12th consecutive quarter.

ABC.AZ informs that Berkshire sold 41.8 million shares of Apple Inc. The value of the package sold, based on quotes at the close of trading last Friday, was $11.4 billion.

Despite the continued decline in Apple shares, Warren Buffett's company still owns approx. $60 billion worth of the company's securities. Berkshire also owns large stakes in American Express Co., Bank of America Corp. and Chevron Corp. Last quarter, Berkshire also reduced investments in Bank of America and withdrew from the capital of construction company D.R. Horton Inc.

At the same time, Berkshire acquired 17.8 million shares of Alphabet Inc. worth around $4.3 billion. In the third quarter, Alphabet reported revenue growth of 16%, and its capitalization has jumped about one and a half times since the beginning of the year.

In addition, Berkshire increased investments in Chubb, Domino's Pizza, Sirius XM Holdings and Lennar, and also retained positions in Amazon.com Inc. and UnitedHealth Group.

Berkshire's Class B shares have risen by 12% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 index has gained about 14%.