Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Ajit Jain made charitable gifts totaling 19 Class B shares on October 21, 2026. His direct Class B holding after the gift was 298 shares. The reported holdings also include 61 Class A shares held directly, Class A shares held through family trusts and Jain Foundation Inc., and 67,608 Class B shares held by Jain Foundation Inc.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Vice Chairman Ajit Jain reported that Jain Foundation, Inc., a non-profit corporation, sold 39,700 Class B shares on September 28, 2026, at an average price of $503.092592 per share. After the sale, the foundation held 67,608 Class B shares and 50 Class A shares. Jain directly held 317 Class B shares and 61 Class A shares; separate family trusts established by his spouse and by Jain held 17 and 38 Class A shares, respectively.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A), identified as a 10% owner reporting person, reported indirect purchases of 1,679,700 Lennar Corporation Class A and Class B common shares across nine transactions from September 23 through September 25, 2026. Warren E. Buffett, also identified as a 10% owner reporting person, was named alongside Berkshire. Footnotes attribute the holdings to Berkshire subsidiaries and state that Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. The reported prices are weighted averages for multiple purchases.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (BRK) director and Vice Chairman Ajit Jain reported making a bona fide charitable gift of 10 shares of Class B Common Stock on September 3, 2026, leaving him with 317 Class B shares held directly.
He also holds 61 shares of Class A Common Stock directly, which are stated as convertible into 91,500 Class B shares, and additional Class A shares are held indirectly through family trusts and the Jain Foundation, Inc., a non-profit corporation. The Jain Foundation, Inc. also holds 107,308 Class B shares indirectly attributed to him. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., as an institutional investment manager, filed a quarterly Form 13F Holdings Report. The report covers holdings managed directly and through 14 other included managers, with 89 reportable positions and an aggregate Form 13F reportable value of $299,253,556,246 (rounded to the nearest dollar).
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC insider Michael J. O'Sullivan, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, reported three open-market purchases of Class B common stock on August 12, 2026. A living trust for which he serves as trustee acquired a total of 488 shares in indirect ownership. The trades were executed at weighted average prices of $510.64 for 45 shares, $512.52 for 400 shares, and $513.61 for 43 shares, each reflecting multiple transactions within narrow price ranges. The filing indicates these transactions were not made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC executive Charles C. Chang, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reported two open-market purchases of Class A Common Stock on August 12, 2026. An entity controlled by Chang and his spouse acquired 2 shares in total, at prices around $765,000 per share. Each Class A share is convertible at any time into 1,500 Class B shares.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported substantially higher results for the second quarter and first six months of 2026 compared with 2025. Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders were $25,667 million for the second quarter of 2026 versus $12,370 million in 2025, and $35,773 million for the first six months of 2026 versus $16,973 million a year earlier.
Operating earnings, which exclude investment gains (losses) and certain impairments, were $12,983 million in the second quarter of 2026 and $24,329 million for the first six months, compared with $11,160 million and $20,801 million in 2025. Contributions came from insurance-underwriting, insurance-investment income, BNSF, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, manufacturing, service and retailing, and an "Other" category.
The company recorded significant investment gains in 2026, including $12,684 million in the second quarter. Berkshire repurchased approximately $4.5 billion of its shares in the second quarter and about $4.8 billion over the first six months of 2026. Insurance float was about $177.5 billion at June 30, 2026, up roughly $1.1 billion since yearend 2025.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported strong results for the first six months of 2026, with total revenues of $195.5 billion versus $182.2 billion a year earlier. Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders rose to $35.8 billion from $17.0 billion, helped by $14.5 billion of investment gains.
Total assets were $1.26 trillion at June 30, 2026, with shareholders’ equity of $750.2 billion. Operating cash flows were $21.7 billion in the first half, while cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash ended the period at $41.4 billion, alongside $324.9 billion of short-term U.S. Treasury investments.
Berkshire completed the $9.4 billion acquisition of Occidental’s OxyChem business on January 2, 2026 and closed the $6.8 billion cash acquisition of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation on July 24, 2026. The equity securities portfolio had a fair value of $323.8 billion, with the five largest holdings representing 66% of that total.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. director and major shareholder Warren E. Buffett reported non-market transactions involving the company’s stock. On July 14, 2026 he converted 8,000 shares of Class A Common Stock into 12,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, using the stated 1,500-to-1 conversion ratio. On the same date he made bona fide gifts totaling 12,000,000 Class B shares to charitable organizations. After these transactions, he directly holds 188,290 Class A shares and 12,001,162 Class B shares, with no open-market purchases or sales reported.