In a new SEC filing this week, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed that it has once again reduced its stake in Apple. At the same time, the firm disclosed a new investment of $350 million in the New York Times.
The transactions took place in the last quarter of 2025, which also marked the end of Buffett’s leadership at Berkshire. Buffett, 95, announced his retirement last year. As of January 1, Greg Abel took over the role of CEO of Berkshire.
“There has never been anyone like Warren, and countless people, including myself, have been inspired by his wisdom,” Tim Cook wrote when Buffett announced his plans to retire. “It was one of the great privileges of my life to know him. And there is no doubt that Warren leaves Berkshire in great hands with Greg.”
As Reuters pointed out, Berkshire sold 4% of its stake in Apple during Q4 2025. However, Apple is still Berkshire’s largest holding at $62 billion. “Berkshire’s filing does not say whether the investments were managed by Buffett, Abel or portfolio manager Ted Weschler,” the report said.
Berkshire began buying Apple shares in 2016. At its peak in 2023, Berkshire Hathaway owned over 915 million Apple shares, representing more than 50% of the company’s holdings and worth around $174 billion.
Buffett has adjusted his holdings several times over the past few years as part of a broader effort to accumulate cash
In an interview last year, Buffett joked that “Tim Cook made Berkshire a lot more money than I ever made.”
In addition to reducing its stake in Apple, Berkshire reentered the newspaper business, acquiring 5.07 million shares of the New York Times. It also reduced its stake in Amazon.
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