{"id":45282,"date":"2025-11-17T11:35:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/alphabet-stock-jumps-after-berkshire-adds-new-4-3b-stake\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:35:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:35:32","slug":"alphabet-stock-jumps-after-berkshire-adds-new-4-3b-stake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/alphabet-stock-jumps-after-berkshire-adds-new-4-3b-stake\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphabet stock jumps after Berkshire adds new $4.3B stake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shares of Alphabet Inc. surged in premarket trading on Monday after Berkshire Hathaway Inc. revealed a major new position in the Google parent company, marking its most significant portfolio addition in the third quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n

A regulatory filing on Friday showed that Berkshire acquired 17.8 million Class A shares of Alphabet, valued at $4.3 billion. <\/p>\n

The purchase makes Alphabet Berkshire\u2019s tenth-largest US stock holding as of the end of September.<\/p>\n

Alphabet shares climbed more than 5% in premarket trading after the disclosure, extending a rally that has already seen the stock rise 51% so far this year, including a 37% gain in the third quarter alone.<\/p>\n

A rare tech bet for Buffett<\/h2>\n

The addition of Alphabet stands out, given Warren Buffett\u2019s traditional scepticism toward large technology companies. <\/p>\n

Though he famously built one of Berkshire\u2019s biggest holdings in Apple Inc., Buffett has long described the iPhone maker as a consumer products company, not a pure tech play.<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether the Alphabet purchase was made by Buffett himself, his long-time investment deputies, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, or Greg Abel, the CEO-designate set to take over when Buffett steps down at year’s end. <\/p>\n

Buffett, now 95, typically handles Berkshire\u2019s largest investments personally.<\/p>\n

At Berkshire\u2019s 2019 shareholder meeting, both Buffett and the late Charlie Munger admitted they had \u201cmissed\u201d the chance to buy Google earlier, despite recognising its potential through Geico\u2019s digital advertising success.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe screwed up,\u201d Munger said at the time. \u201cHe\u2019s saying we blew it,\u201d Buffett replied.<\/p>\n

Their belated entry into Alphabet may now be seen as a course correction to that long-acknowledged oversight.<\/p>\n

Portfolio rebalancing <\/h2>\n

Berkshire\u2019s latest filing showed it had reduced its Apple stake to 238.2 million shares from 280 million in the prior quarter. <\/p>\n

The conglomerate has now sold nearly three-quarters of the more than 900 million Apple shares it once held. <\/p>\n

Still, Apple remains Berkshire\u2019s largest position, valued at $60.7 billion as of Sept. 30.<\/p>\n

The filing, which listed all US-listed holdings, revealed a total equity portfolio worth $283.2 billion at the end of the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Berkshire continues to look for ways to deploy its record $382 billion cash pile, which reached an all-time high during the same period. <\/p>\n

In addition to the Alphabet purchase, the company recently struck a $9.7 billion deal to acquire Occidental Petroleum\u2019s petrochemical business and took a $1.6 billion stake in UnitedHealth Group Inc.<\/p>\n

Buffett has historically avoided most technology stocks, citing their unpredictable cycles. <\/p>\n

However, with the growing dominance of tech in the broader economy\u2014and the long-term profitability of Google\u2019s search and cloud businesses\u2014the investment reflects a strategic embrace of technology as a durable earnings engine.<\/p>\n

Whether this marks a broader pivot under Greg Abel\u2019s incoming leadership remains to be seen. <\/p>\n

But for now, Berkshire\u2019s endorsement of Alphabet has added fresh fuel to one of 2025\u2019s strongest tech stock rallies.<\/p>\n

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