All four conduits
Q2 2026
Alphabet placement
$10.0B
Net equity buying
$19.8B
BRK buybacks
$4.5B
Legacy compounders
$0
Berkshire succession capital-allocation waterfall, Q2 2026
A single cash and Treasury reservoir inherited under Greg Abel splits across four parallel deployment conduits, each carrying a distinct succession signal.
Cash & Treasury reservoir
~$397B inherited from Buffett
Google AI capex
private placement
Industrial & finance
equity book
BRK share count
largest in 5y
AXP · Apple · KO
untouched, gate locked
Controlled succession handoff
continuity on legacy + new AI conviction + valuation self-signal
14-quarter selling streak
$10B Alphabet
$19.8B buying
$4.5B buybacks
legacy: $0
Conduit: All four
Controlled succession handoff
A single reservoir splits four ways: new AI conviction via Alphabet, an end to the 14-quarter selling streak, a valuation self-signal via buybacks, and a locked continuity gate on legacy compounders.