Berkshire Hathaway Holds $41 Billion in Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) disclosed in its latest 13F filing that it owns 68,462,015 Class A shares and 17,944,778 Class C shares of Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG), valued at approximately $30.7 billion as of March 31. This combined position of nearly $41 billion in Alphabet now ranks as Berkshire's fourth-largest holding. In addition to the stock holdings, Berkshire announced a $10 billion private placement in early June. Alphabet reported a revenue increase of 22% year-over-year to $110 billion for Q1, with a 30% rise in operating income.