Current position

Warren Buffett’s Capital One Finl Corp (COF) 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 reportedQ1 2023Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusCurrent positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares12.47MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported14Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Berkshire Hathaway first reported Capital One Finl Corp in Q1 2023. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. Berkshire Hathaway currently reports 3.00M shares. The latest verified filing showed: Sold 58.0% of the position.

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
Sold 58.0% of the position−4.15M shares · 3.00M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $200.62 · Estimated holding basis $98.86

Q1 2025
Sold 4.0% of the position−300.00K shares · 7.15M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $179.30 · Estimated holding basis $98.86

Q4 2024
Sold 18.1% of the position−1.65M shares · 7.45M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $178.32 · Estimated holding basis $98.86

Q3 2024
Sold 7.3% of the position−719.05K shares · 9.10M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $149.73 · Estimated holding basis $98.86

Q2 2024
Sold 21.3% of the position−2.65M shares · 9.82M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $138.45 · Estimated holding basis $98.86

Q2 2023
Bought 25.7% more+2.55M shares · 12.47M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $109.37 · Estimated holding basis $98.86

7 unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important is Capital One Finl Corp in Berkshire Hathaway’s reported portfolio?

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

Current portfolio weight0.2%Q2 2026
Current rank#21of 29 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight0.6%Q4 2025
Best historical rank#16Q4 2023
At peak importanceQ4 2025
COF
0.6%
Largest holding
22.6%
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$202.432026-09-18

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest filing quarter-end price$200.62Q2 2026

Derived from validated reported value and shares where supported.

Estimated holding basis$98.86Historical 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.