Aug 14 (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday it boosted the size of its investment in Alphabet by 83% in the second quarter, making the parent of Google and YouTube its third-largest stock holding.
Berkshire said in a regulatory filing that it owned nearly 106 million Alphabet shares worth about $37.8 billion as of June 30, up from 57.8 million shares three months earlier.
The increase was disclosed in a filing describing Berkshire’s U.S.-listed stock holdings as of June 30, which comprised most of its $323.8 billion equity portfolio.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Mark Porter)
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