Berkshire's ~$30B Alphabet Position Traced Directly to Buffett, Report Says
What happened
Berkshire Hathaway's roughly $30 billion stake in Alphabet (GOOGL) was originated by Warren Buffett himself, according to reporting that credits the call to Buffett rather than to portfolio deputies Todd Combs or Ted Weschler. The attribution suggests Buffett remains an active decision-maker at Berkshire despite stepping back from the chairman role. The holding is among Berkshire's larger disclosed equity positions in a technology-adjacent name.
The QL Read
GOOGL's composite signal sits at 58/100 (Buy) with shares nearly flat on the day at $354.28, but today's broader tape is risk-off — only 39.2% of issues advancing — meaning Buffett's name-brand endorsement lands against a deteriorating breadth backdrop rather than a confirming momentum surge.
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