Alphabet (GOOGL) shares jumped about 5% in premarket trading after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new stake in the tech giant during the most recent quarter.
Key Highlights
- Berkshire purchased 17.8 million Class-A shares of Alphabet, valued at around $5.2 billion.
- Class-A shares traded above $290 premarket, positioning the stock to challenge its all-time high of $291.31, set last Tuesday.
- If the gains continue throughout the day, Alphabet could log its biggest single-day increase since Sept. 3, when the stock surged 9% after a positive antitrust ruling.
Berkshire Hathaway’s Portfolio Changes
According to the latest SEC filing released Friday, Berkshire made several notable adjustments:
Reduced Stakes
- Apple
- Bank of America
Exited Completely
- D.R. Horton (homebuilder)
New/Add-on Investments
- Increased holdings in:
- Chubb (insurance)
- Domino’s Pizza
- Sirius XM (satellite radio & audio streaming)
- Lennar (homebuilder)