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Warren Buffett sells shares for tenth quarter in a row

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May 3, 2025
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Warren Buffett continued to promote shares within the first three months of 2025 amid a broad market sell-off, in response to a regulatory submitting forward of the historic sixtieth annual assembly of his holding firm Berkshire Hathaway.

The figures displaying he offloaded shares for the tenth consecutive quarter got here in a quarterly earnings report that additionally famous Berkshire’s insurance coverage arm took a $1.1bn hit from the January wildfires in California.

Buffett bought $4.7bn in shares within the three months to March 31, greater than the $3.2bn he bought.

That helped swell Berkshire’s money pile, which rose to a different report of $348bn as cash poured in from Buffett’s sprawling enterprise empire, which spans insurance coverage, manufacturing, utilities and one among North America’s largest railways, together with the curiosity paid on his portfolio of US Treasuries.

Column chart of Cash, cash equivalents and Treasury bills ($bn) showing Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile keeps on rising

Requested concerning the big money reserves at Saturday’s assembly, Buffett mentioned: “Issues get terribly engaging very sometimes.” Sooner or later, he mentioned, the corporate can be “bombarded with choices that we’ll be glad now we have the money for”.

Tens of 1000’s of Berkshire’s shareholders attended the occasion, with high-profile figures together with Hillary Clinton and Apple chief govt Tim Prepare dinner within the crowd. Some attendees mentioned they made the trek to Omaha in case it was Buffett’s final time presiding over the assembly.

The occasion supplied Buffett with the primary alternative to weigh in on markets and the economic system since US President Donald Trump final month launched a commerce warfare by unveiling plans to slap new tariffs on imports from most different nations.

Buffett tries to keep away from commenting on politics however, throughout a marathon question-and-answer session, the 94-year-old sharply criticised tariffs with out mentioning Trump.

“Commerce shouldn’t be a weapon,” he mentioned. “We must be seeking to commerce with the remainder of the world. We should always do what we do greatest and they need to do what they do greatest.”

Column chart of Net quarterly purchases of equity securities ($bn) showing Buffett hasn’t been a net buyer of equities since 2022

He later shrugged off a query about American exceptionalism, arguing that the nation has undergone waves of cataclysmic change ever since its founding.

Adjustments in internet revenue at Berkshire largely mirror swings within the worth of its $264bn fairness portfolio and different investments. Within the first quarter, backside line earnings have been $4.6bn, down from $12.7bn within the first quarter final 12 months.

Buffett directs shareholders to pay extra consideration to working revenue, which was $9.6bn, down from $11.2bn. The decline largely mirrored decrease insurance coverage underwriting income, together with the hit from the California fires. Wildfires raged for days throughout Los Angeles, destroying 1000’s of houses in a few of the nation’s wealthiest neighbourhoods.

Berkshire Hathaway shares have been on a tear in 2025, rising 20 per cent to shut on Friday at a report $809,808.50 for the “A category” inventory. Berkshire as soon as once more authorised no share buybacks within the first quarter.

Further reporting by Eric Platt

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