Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway offloads more AAPL shares

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has again scaled back its stake in Apple. In a regulatory filing this week, Berkshire disclosed that it sold 20 million shares of Apple during the June quarter. Nonetheless, Apple remains the conglomerate’s largest holding at 280 million shares, valued at over $64 billion.

Berkshire began buying Apple stock in 2016. At its peak in 2023, Berkshire Hathaway owned over 915 million shares of Apple, accounting for over 50% of the firm’s holdings. Buffett has trimmed those holdings over the last two years as part of a broader effort to stockpile cash. Berkshire currently holds more than $344 billion, as of the end of Q2 2025.

Buffett has been outspoken in his praise of Apple and Tim Cook. “I’m somewhat embarrassed to say that Tim Cook has made Berkshire a lot more money than I’ve ever made,” Buffett said earlier this year. “Nobody but Steve could have created Apple, but nobody but Tim could have developed it as he has. Steve picked Tim to succeed him, and he really made the right decision.”

Buffett, 94, recently announced he plans to retire at the end of 2025 after more than six decades at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett’s successor, 62-year-old Greg Abel, will assume the CEO role at the end of the year. In response to Buffett’s announcement, Cook effusively praised the legendary investor.

“There’s never been someone like Warren, and countless people, myself included, have been inspired by his wisdom,” Cook wrote. “It’s been one of the great privileges of my life to know him. And there’s no question that Warren is leaving Berkshire in great hands with Greg.”

In addition to trimming its stake in AAPL during Q2, Berkshire also invested in UnitedHealth Group for the first time, acquiring over 5 million shares.

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