Berkshire Investors Await Disclosure of $23 Billion in Second-Quarter Stock Purchases

Institutional investors are required to disclose their U.S.-listed equity investments in quarterly 13-F reports filed within 45 days after the end of each quarter.

Berkshire Hathaway investors are awaiting details of the company's second-quarter stock purchases, including possible new U.S. holdings. [Photo: McGill Brothers Inc]

Berkshire Hathaway's upcoming 13-F filing will show its U.S.-listed equity holdings as of June 30, Andrew Bary and George Glover reported for Barron's Daily.

Berkshire disclosed more than $23 billion in stock purchases in its second-quarter 10-Q filing, but the filing did not identify how much was spent on individual securities.

Alphabet disclosed in June that Berkshire had purchased about $10 billion of its shares at roughly $350 each. 

Berkshire is expected to provide more details about its remaining investments in its 13-F filing.

One possible purchase is Microsoft, although that remains speculation. Berkshire may have taken advantage of a decline in Microsoft's stock price during the second quarter to establish a position.

Recent reporting indicates that Berkshire also invested about $2 billion in Tokio Marine and more than $1 billion in several Japanese trading companies, leaving roughly $7 billion of U.S.-listed purchases still unidentified before the 13-F disclosure.