Tier 2 Berkshire Hathaway

• [MISLEADING] Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway hold approximately 65% of assets invested, making them the largest private holder of US Treasuries globally.

  But he’s still 65% invested. So what do you do with the rest of the money? He’s literally the largest private holder of treasuries in the world

  • Correction: Berkshire Hathaway held approximately $150-175 billion in US Treasury bills as of 2024 (Q3 13F filing), representing roughly 15-20% of total assets. The ‘65%’ figure likely refers to Treasury allocation within cash/liquidity reserves, not total assets. Berkshire is among the largest individual corporate Treasury holders but not definitively the ‘largest private holder globally.‘

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• [MISLEADING] Berkshire Hathaway is the largest private holder of U.S. Treasury securities, with the majority of its portfolio in cash equivalents (treasuries) and approximately 27.5% in cash.

  Berkshire Hathaway is the largest private holder of treasuries right now Cash and cash equivalents okay So there’s they have about 42 billion in cash The rest are in cash equivalents which are basically treasuries It’s around 27 and a half That means there’s 71.5% invested in the market

  • Correction: Berkshire Hathaway is one of the largest corporate holders of U.S. Treasury securities (primarily short-term T-bills), with over $325 billion in cash and Treasury holdings as of 2024. The specific figures cited (42 billion, 27.5% cash) are outdated. The claim conflates short-term T-bills with broader ‘treasuries’ and does not acknowledge that the Federal Reserve is the single largest Treasury holder.