Buffett is loaded with US Treasuries! Berkshire's Holdings exceed 300 billion USD "far surpassing The Federal Reserve (FED)", what strategy is the stock god playing?

The latest public information shows that Berkshire Hathaway, an investment company under Warren Buffett, currently holds about $300 billion in short-term U.S. Treasury bonds, which not only exceeds the Fed's position in short-term U.S. bonds, but also accounts for 5% of the entire short-term U.S. bond market. (Synopsis: Warren Buffett is also panicking? Berkshire Hathaway's 90 billion yen bond "hit the smallest record in history", and the Japanese stock index plunged 1,000 points) (Background supplement: Buffett, who is full of cash, has shot!) Increase investment in Japan's five major trading companies, bearish on the US economy? According to the latest public information from Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's investment company, the company currently holds up to $300.8 billion in short-term Treasury Bills (T-Bills), which not only accounts for nearly 5% of the total U.S. short-term Treasury bond market, but also greatly exceeds the short-term U.S. Treasury holdings of the Federal Reserve (Fed). According to the latest data from the US Treasury, the total size of US Treasury bonds has reached $36.65 trillion, of which marketable securities (Marketable Securities) are about $28.59 trillion and non-market securities are about $8.06 trillion. Among market-oriented securities, the total size of short-term treasury bonds (T-Bills, with a maturity of less than 1 year) is about $6.1 trillion, accounting for 21.3%. Based on this calculation, Berkshire Hathaway's holdings of about $300 billion in short-term Treasuries already account for 4.94% of the short-term Treasury market in the United States, which means that for every $20 of short-term Treasuries in the market, $1 belongs to Warren Buffett. At the same time, Berkshire's position has exceeded the Fed's short-term Treasury holdings. According to public information, the Fed currently holds about $195 billion in T-Bills, accounting for only 3.2% of the T-Bills market and about $100 billion less than Berkshire. What is the revelation of Buffett's US bond holdings? As a traditional safe-haven asset, Berkshire Hathaway holds such a large amount of short-term Treasuries, reflecting Buffett's cautious approach to the current market environment. Analysts point out that Buffett's strategy may be based on the following considerations: Defense against economic uncertainty: The global economy faces multiple challenges in 2025, including inflationary pressures, geopolitical risks and potential recession fears. As one of the safest assets in the world, T-Bills provides Berkshire with near-zero default risk, short maturity and high liquidity. Concerns about high stock market valuations: In fact, Berkshire continued to reduce its holdings of stocks (including Apple, Bank of America, etc.) last year and turned to the US bond market, which analysts believe indicates that Buffett believes that the current stock market is overvalued and lacks attractive investment opportunities. Retain flexibility for opportunities: The $300 billion T-Bills also provides Berkshire with ample ammunition that allows Buffett to act quickly when markets fall or undervalued assets appear, such as buying companies or increasing his stock holdings. For example, Buffett used cash reserves to make large-scale investments in the past during the 2008 financial crisis. Solid earnings returns: In 2024-2025, T-Bills has an annualized yield of about 4.3%-5.3%, which is higher than the low interest rate environment in the past. Berkshire's T-Bills holdings generate interest income of approximately $13-16 billion annually, providing them with stable cash flow. Related Stories Long Article》How do stablecoin issuers make money? Is there so much oil and water in U.S. bonds and interest rates? US stocks + US dollar fell, but US bond yields soared, why does the economist say this is an extremely dangerous signal? It is necessary to understand the terrorist chain reaction of the US debt sell-off: from falling prices to fiscal crisis (Buffett is full of US debt! Berkshire's position exceeded $300 billion, far exceeding the Fed, what is the stock god making? This article was first published in BlockTempo's "Dynamic Trend - The Most Influential Blockchain News Media".