Overview
- Berkshire’s SEC filing Friday showed a new 39.8 million-share Delta stake worth about $2.6 billion, equal to roughly 6.1% of the airline.
- The company more than tripled its Alphabet holding to nearly 58 million shares, a position valued at about $17 billion and listed among Berkshire’s largest stakes.
- Under Greg Abel, Berkshire exited or cut a slate of holdings tied to former manager Todd Combs, including Amazon, Visa, Mastercard, UnitedHealth, Domino’s and several others.
- The quarter’s trades left Berkshire a net seller of stocks, with about $24 billion sold versus $16 billion bought, while cash rose to a record $397.4 billion and buybacks resumed modestly.
- Other moves included a small Macy’s purchase and a larger New York Times stake, while the Delta buy marked Berkshire’s first airline exposure since Buffett dumped carriers in April 2020.