Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway trimmed its Apple stake again in Q2 2025, selling $4 billion worth of shares. Between April and June, the conglomerate unloaded 20 million Apple shares, bringing its holdings down to 280 million — still valued at $57.4 billion at the end of June. Even after the sale, Apple remains Berkshire’s largest single stock holding, making up roughly one-fifth of its $268 billion equity portfolio.
These are the company’s first Apple share sales since Q3 2024, following a series of reductions earlier that year which, in total, cut the stake by more than two-thirds.
The initial investment dates back to 2016, and the recent sales have helped them lock in substantial profits. Much of the proceeds were parked in short-term US Treasuries, swelling the company’s already record-high cash reserves. The move comes during a volatile stretch for Apple’s stock, which had fallen over 30% from its late-2024 highs amid trade war tensions under President Donald Trump. However, shares rebounded 12% in August after CEO Tim Cook pledged to boost US investments, helping to ease tariff concerns.
Berkshire’s Q2 stock sales went beyond Apple. The firm also trimmed its holdings in Bank of America and fully exited T-Mobile, bringing total equity sales to $6.9 billion. On the other side, it increased its investments in Chevron, Domino’s Pizza, and Constellation Brands — the U.S. distributor of Modelo and Corona beers. Fresh filings further revealed new positions in homebuilders Lennar and DR Horton, along with steel producer Nucor.
Despite trimming Apple, Buffett’s admiration for the company appears intact. For now, Apple continues to sit firmly at the top of Berkshire’s portfolio — even if Buffett is willing to cash in on some of those profits when valuations run high.
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