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Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Buffett Apple Inc stake

total: 135

Berkshire Hathaway AAPL trades

Total transactions:
26
New positions:
1
Added:
13
Reduced:
12
Held since:
2016 Q1
Held for:
41 quarters
Latest activity:
2025 Q4
According to 2026 Q1 report, Warren Buffett holds 227,917,808 Apple Inc (AAPL) shares with a market value of roughly $57.84B accounting for 21.99% of the overall portfolio. To date, the estimated cost basis is nearly $40.73 for "buy" trades and estimated average "sell" price is $195.21. Berkshire Hathaway first purchased AAPL in 2016 Q1, initially acquiring about 39.25M shares. Since the initial investment in Apple Inc (AAPL), Berkshire Hathaway has made 25 more transactions.

How many AAPL shares does Warren Buffett currently hold?

According to 2026 Q1 report, Warren Buffett holds 227,917,808 shares of Apple Inc (AAPL), valued at around $57.84B.

When did Warren Buffett buy Apple Inc (AAPL)?

Warren Buffett first invested in Apple Inc (AAPL) in 2016 Q1 at the reported quarter-end price of $27.25 per share.

What's the cost basis of Berkshire Hathaway's AAPL stake?

The estimated cost basis for Apple Inc (AAPL) stake is around $40.73 per share. This represents their average reported price* across all buy transactions

Estimated cost basis*

Weighted AVG buy price:
$40.73
Weighted AVG sell price:
$195.20

Warren Buffett's historical trades in Apple Inc

26 results
Period % of
portfolio
Shares
held after*
Reported
price*
Value* % (shares)
of activity
% change
to portfolio
2025 Q4
22.60%
227,917,808
$271.86
$61,961,735,283
-4.32% (-10,294,956)
-1.05%
2025 Q3
22.69%
238,212,764
$254.63
$60,656,116,097
-14.92% (-41,787,236)
-4.13%
2025 Q2
22.31%
280,000,000
$205.17
$57,447,600,000
-6.67% (-20,000,000)
-1.58%
2024 Q3
26.24%
300,000,000
$233.00
$69,900,000,000
-25.00% (-100,000,000)
-8.32%
2024 Q2
30.09%
400,000,000
$210.62
$84,248,000,000
-49.33% (-389,368,450)
-24.73%
2024 Q1
40.81%
789,368,450
$171.48
$135,360,901,805
-12.83% (-116,191,550)
-5.66%
2023 Q4
49.54%
905,560,000
$192.53
$174,347,466,800
-1.09% (-10,000,382)
-0.61%
2023 Q1
46.44%
915,560,382
$164.90
$150,975,906,991
+2.28% (+20,424,207)
+1.04%
2022 Q4
38.90%
895,136,175
$129.93
$116,305,043,218
+0.04% (+333,856)
+0.01%
2022 Q2
40.76%
894,802,319
$136.72
$122,337,373,000
+0.44% (+3,878,909)
+0.18%
2022 Q1
42.79%
$174.61
+0.43% (+3,787,856)
2020 Q4
43.61%
$132.69
-6.05% (-57,160,000)
2020 Q3
46.35%
$115.81
-3.70% (-36,326,710)
2019 Q4
29.74%
$73.41
-1.48% (-14,732,452)
2019 Q3
25.96%
$55.99
-0.30% (-3,002,600)
2018 Q4
21.51%
$39.44
-1.14% (-11,557,800)
2018 Q3
25.79%
$56.44
+0.21% (+2,091,608)
2018 Q2
23.84%
$46.28
+5.17% (+49,552,976)
2018 Q1
21.27%
$41.94
+44.90% (+296,934,684)
2017 Q4
14.63%
$42.31
+23.30% (+124,964,720)
2017 Q3
11.63%
$38.53
+3.00% (+15,603,288)
2017 Q2
11.56%
$36.00
+0.65% (+3,339,416)
2017 Q1
11.48%
$35.92
+125.52% (+287,989,816)
2016 Q4
4.49%
$28.96
+276.68% (+168,527,800)
2016 Q2
1.12%
$23.90
+55.20% (+21,663,820)
2016 Q1
0.83%
$27.25
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* Shares, change to shares, sold shares, shares held after: split-adjusted.
* Reported price: this doesn't represent the actual buy or sell price. It is the split-adjusted price of the security as of the last day of the reported period.
If the security is completely sold out, we show the reported split-adjusted price prior to the actual period.
* Estimated cost basis: based on "Reported price*" (not earlier than 2013 Q2). Calculation starts from the latest "new buy" activity to the latest "close out" activity (if any).
* Value or Price: If the security is completely sold out, we show the reported value (or price) prior to the actual period.
* New buy or own: this means there is no earlier reporting (for us or in general). So we can't know if the actual purchase of the security happened at the reported period or earlier.