Earlier filings had shown that Berkshire Hathaway sold Bank of America (BAC), one of the conglomerate's largest stock holdings, in Q3. It has continued to do so in the current fourth quarter. Berkshire also increased its stake in Sirius XM (SIRI) in October, filings showed.

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Apple now makes up 31% of Berkshire's total equity portfolio. That is down from 41% before the Q2 2024 cuts, but up from 6% in 2016.

Since 2020, the investing legend has dumped many financial, drug and airline stocks — not long after buying them for the first time.

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In the prior Q2, Berkshire chopped its position in Apple nearly in half, also cutting stakes in Chevron (CVX) and several other stocks. It added to Occidental Petroleum (OXY), while exiting Paramount Global (PARA) and Snowflake (SNOW).

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Apple stock is among the top five holdings in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio by number of shares. But it is easily No. 1 by market value.

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You need to keep up on Warren Buffett stocks, because while the Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) chief sticks to a winning investing formula, that doesn't mean sitting still.

However, Buffett continues to prioritize finding and buying quality stocks at a fair price — and holding them for the long term. He patiently builds those stock positions over time.

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IBD generally uses a different stock-picking strategy than Warren Buffett does. But companies owned by Buffett can sometimes be found on the IBD Leaderboard and IBD 50 list of top growth stocks.

All told, Buffett and his team oversee around 50 stocks in Berkshire's equity portfolio, which is valued at more than $300 billion.

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Buffett is known as a buy-and-hold investor, hanging on to stocks for years and even decades. But there has been rapid turnover lately.

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As of October, these are the top stocks in Berkshire's portfolio by number of shares, based on regulatory filings tracked by whalewisdom.com:

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In the third quarter of 2024, Buffett's Berkshire further slashed its massive Apple (AAPL) position, the company's 10-Q filing revealed on Saturday. Despite a 25% position cut in Q3, Apple stock remains one of the largest holdings in Berkshire's closely watched investment portfolio.

In fact, you could call Apple the poster child for Warren Buffett stocks due to its strong earnings, returns and management.

*Real-time prices by Nasdaq Last Sale. Real-time quote and/or trade prices are not sourced from all markets. Ownership data provided by LSEG and Estimate data provided by FactSet.

Between 1965 and 2023, Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio posted a 19.8% compound annual gain. That is nearly double the 10.2% return of the S&P 500 index, with dividends included.