Berkshire Hathaway boosted stake in Alphabet, homebuilders in the second quarter

Berkshire Hathaway is increasing its stake in Google’s parent company, Alphabet. It is also boosting its holdings in homebuilders. The company also continued to pare its stake in financial companies and a number of other stocks in the April-June quarter. That’s according to a regulatory filing filed late Friday. The company agreed in June to invest $10 billion in Alphabet. It expanded its stake to roughly 106 million shares worth about $37.76 billion as of June 30. Berkshire also increased its investments in builder Lennar, Delta Air Lines and Macy’s, while reducing stakes in several financial companies, among others.