7 Stocks Warren Buffett Just Bought, Trimmed or Dumped

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), absolutely adores Apple (AAPL).

WASHINGTON - MARCH 13:Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., participates in a panel discussion, "Framing the Issues: Markets Perspectives," at Georgetown University Mar
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Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), absolutely adores Apple (AAPL). Indeed, the world’s greatest value investor upped his company’s stake in the iPhone-maker by 45% during the quarter ended March 31.

Although the big increase in Berkshire’s investment in Apple grabbed all the headlines, it wasn’t the only important news to come out of the holding company’s latest regulatory filings. (Large investors such as Berkshire Hathaway are required to disclose their holdings to the Securities and Exchange Commission every three months.)

It’s always of interest to see what stocks Warren Buffett is interested in. So, today we are examining seven of the most significant changes to Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio during the first quarter of 2018. Keep in mind that bigger investments are thought to be made by Warren Buffett himself, while smaller positions are handled by lieutenants Ted Weschler and Todd Combs.

With that caveat in mind, here are the seven most significant changes made by Warren Buffett so far this year.

Disclaimer

Data is as of May 16, 2018. Sources: Berkshire Hathaway’s SEC Form 13F filed May 15, 2018, for the reporting period ended March 31, 2018; Fintel Financial Intelligence; and S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Dan Burrows
Senior Investing Writer, Kiplinger.com

Dan Burrows is Kiplinger's senior investing writer, having joined the august publication full time in 2016.


A long-time financial journalist, Dan is a veteran of SmartMoney, MarketWatch, CBS MoneyWatch, InvestorPlace and DailyFinance. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Consumer Reports, Senior Executive and Boston magazine, and his stories have appeared in the New York Daily News, the San Jose Mercury News and Investor's Business Daily, among other publications. As a senior writer at AOL's DailyFinance, Dan reported market news from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and hosted a weekly video segment on equities.


Once upon a time – before his days as a financial reporter and assistant financial editor at legendary fashion trade paper Women's Wear Daily – Dan worked for Spy magazine, scribbled away at Time Inc. and contributed to Maxim magazine back when lad mags were a thing. He's also written for Esquire magazine's Dubious Achievements Awards.


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Dan holds a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and a master's degree from Columbia University.


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