Overview

• Berkshire’s filing shows a reduction of 20 million Apple shares in Q2, lowering its position to around 280 million shares valued at over $64 billion.
• The conglomerate ended the quarter with roughly $344.1 billion in cash and short-term investments after selling about $3 billion more in securities than it bought.
• Managers established a new stake of over five million UnitedHealth shares, indicating targeted redeployment of capital.
• Analysts interpret the trimming of Apple stock as profit-taking and portfolio rebalancing rather than diminished confidence in the tech giant.
• The disclosures arrive as Warren Buffett, 94, prepares to retire at the end of 2025 and hand CEO duties to vice chairman Greg Abel.