Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.: what it holds, with stakes and dates
Facts checked
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. sits at the top of every ownership chain it appears in: this site records no holder above it. The table below lists what it holds, with the stake and the date each holding began.
The short answer
| Controlled by | nothing recorded above it — the top of the chain |
|---|---|
| Kind | company |
| Origin | US |
Former holdings
Holdings that ended, kept out of the tables above so nothing current reads as past or the reverse.
| Holding | What it is | Share | Since | What the source says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYD | formerly held | not published | September 2008 | Berkshire Hathaway paid about US$230m in September 2008 for roughly 225 million BYD H shares at HK$8 each — close to 10% of the company — on Charlie Munger's recommendation. It began selling in 2022, fell below the 5% Hong Kong disclosure threshold in mid-2024, and the completed exit was reported on 21-23 September 2025, ending a 17-year holding whose value had risen more than twentyfold. |
Related
Sources for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
- KrASIA, Berkshire Hathaway exits BYD after 17 years. Read . Reports the completed exit, announced 23 September 2025