PANews reported on May 2nd that, according to Jinshi, Berkshire Hathaway's cash reserves jumped to a record high of $397 billion in the first quarter under Greg Abel's leadership as CEO. While the company's cash reserves declined slightly at the end of last year, they increased significantly in the first quarter due to net sales of $8.1 billion worth of stock during that period.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.AN) held $17.669 billion in fair value fixed-income securities at the end of the first quarter of 2026 (compared to $17.816 billion in the same period of the previous year). Of this, the fair value of its investments in U.S. Treasury bonds, foreign bonds, and corporate bonds was $3.88 billion, $12.391 billion, and $1.19 billion, respectively.