Current position

Warren Buffett’s Alphabet (GOOGL) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Berkshire HathawayVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ3 2025Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusCurrent positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares78.79MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported4Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Berkshire Hathaway first reported Alphabet in Q3 2025. The reported position was increased across later filings. Berkshire Hathaway currently reports 78.79M shares. The latest verified filing showed: Bought 45.2% more.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q2 2026
Bought 45.2% more+24.54M shares · 78.79M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $357.37 · Estimated holding basis $299.23

Q1 2026
Bought 204.0% more+36.40M shares · 54.25M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $287.56 · Estimated holding basis $272.93

Q3 2025
New position+17.85M shares · 17.85M shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $243.10 · Estimated holding basis $243.10

1 unchanged quarter is collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important is Alphabet in Berkshire Hathaway’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Current portfolio weight9.4%Q2 2026
Current rank#4of 29 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight9.4%Q2 2026
Best historical rank#4Q2 2026
At peak importanceQ2 2026
GOOGL
9.4%
Largest holding
22.0%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Alphabet?

Also reported by 13 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Li LuHimalaya Capital Management
GOOGL24.5% of reported portfolio
David AbramsAbrams Capital Management, L.P.
GOOGL8.9% of reported portfolio
Chase ColemanTiger Global Management LLC
GOOGL8.7% of reported portfolio
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Connected research on Alphabet

Only published MIL research mapped to the exact stock identity is shown here.

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SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$349.542026-09-18

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest filing quarter-end price$357.37Q2 2026

Derived from validated reported value and shares where supported.

Estimated holding basis$299.23Historical reference — not actual purchase price

Calculated from supported filing history.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
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This tracker follows Berkshire Hathaway’s Form 13F disclosures. It is not Warren Buffett’s personal brokerage account, and 13F filings do not reveal exact trade dates or execution prices.