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Berkshire Hathaway reduces Apple stake as Warren Buffett officially retires

Chance Miller | Feb 18 2026 - 8:11 am PT

In new SEC disclosures filed this week, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed that it has once again trimmed its stake in Apple. At the same time, the firm disclosed a new $350 million investment in the New York Times.

The transactions were made in the final 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 has assumed the role as Berkshire’s CEO.

“There’s never been someone like Warren, and countless people, myself included, have been inspired by his wisdom,” Tim Cook wrote when Buffett announced his plans to retire. “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.”

As highlighted by Reuters, Berkshire sold 4% of its stake in Apple during Q4 2025. Apple, however, is still Berkshire’s largest holding at $62 billion. “Berkshire’s filing does not say whether investments were directed by Buffett, Abel or portfolio manager Ted Weschler,” the report says.

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 and worth around $174 billion.

Buffett has trimmed its holdings multiple times over the last several years as part of a broader effort to stockpile cash

In an interview last year, Buffett joked that “Tim Cook has made Berkshire a lot more money than I’ve ever made.”

In addition to trimming its Apple stake, Berkshire reentered the newspaper business and acquired 5.07 million shares of the New York Times. It also reduced its stake in Amazon.