Also notice that although these are six brand-new positions, they add up to about $4 billion, significantly less than the proceeds from the Apple, Bank of America, and T-Mobile sales, which is how Berkshire was still a net seller of stocks for the quarter.

Buffett began buying shares in the consumer electronics giant in 2016 and continued buying, turning Apple into Berkshire Hathaway's biggest individual stock holding in 2017. Apple represented roughly 50% of Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio at its peak in 2023.