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Q3 2026: what to watch

Five things Berkshire’s Q3 2026 filings will show, each with the record so far and what the shareholder letters said about the same kind of move. This page says what the filings will show, never what they should.

Expected: 10-Q around November 7, 13F by mid-November 2026. Every figure below is from Berkshire’s filings through Q2 2026, as on Q2 2026, against the record.

What to watch

Cash and T-bills

The record so far

At June 30, 2026, Berkshire held $365.5B in cash, cash equivalents and U.S. Treasury Bills, down from $397.4B at March 31, 2026, which is the largest figure in this record. Q1 2026 10-Q Q2 2026 10-Q

What the filing will show

At September 30: above or below $365.5B?

What the letters said

  1. 1994 Claim

    A fat wallet, however, is the enemy of superior investment results.

    1994 letter

  2. 2022 Claim

    Berkshire will always hold a boatload of cash and U.S. Treasury bills along with a wide array of businesses

    2022 letter

Net stock buying

The record so far

In Q2 2026, Berkshire bought $23.5B of equities and sold $3.7B: a net buyer, +$19.8B, the first quarter of net buying after 14 quarters of net selling (Q4 2022 to Q1 2026). Q2 2026 10-Q

What the filing will show

In Q3 2026: net buyer or net seller?

What the letters said

  1. 2006 Claim

    Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.

    2006 letter

  2. 2010 Example

    That’s what allowed us to invest $15.6 billion in 25 days of panic following the Lehman bankruptcy in 2008.

    2010 letter

Buybacks

The record so far

Berkshire repurchased $235M of its stock in Q1 2026 and $4.5B of its stock in Q2 2026, after six quarters with none (Q3 2024 to Q4 2025). Q1 2026 10-Q Q2 2026 10-Q

What the filing will show

In Q3 2026: repurchases, or none?

What the letters said

  1. 2016 Conditional

    For continuing shareholders, however, repurchases only make sense if the shares are bought at a price below intrinsic value.

    2016 letter

  2. 2020 Claim

    In no way do we think that Berkshire shares should be repurchased at simply any price.

    2020 letter

Holdings

The record so far

Q2 2026's 13F added D R HORTON INC and no longer listed CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC. Its five largest holdings were 71.9% of its reported value. Q2 2026 13F

What the filing will show

Q3 2026's 13F: which issuers come and go, and is the five largest holdings' share above or below 71.9%?

What the letters said

  1. 1993 Conditional

    a policy of portfolio concentration may well decrease risk if it raises, as it should, both the intensity with which an investor thinks about a business

    1993 letter

  2. 1993 Claim

    Berkshire, in contrast, can diversify with ease.

    1993 letter

Leadership

The record so far

Q3 2026 is the third quarter since Greg Abel became Berkshire's chief executive 8-K/A.

Ask the record

Read what the letters say about anything else in the filings. The same 48 letters answer any question, quoted word for word and linked to the source.