Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway trims Bank of America stake
Investing.com - Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class A (NYSE: BRKa), the multinational conglomerate helmed by famed investor Warren Buffett, has divested a substantial portion of its Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) stock. The divestiture, executed over several transactions, totaled approximately $1.48 billion.
Over a three-day period last week, Berkshire Hathaway offloaded 33.9 million shares of Bank of America. Although this reduced the company's holdings by about $1.5 billion, Berkshire Hathaway still holds nearly 1 billion shares of the bank in its portfolio, equating to an almost 13% stake.
The news of the sale led to a drop in Bank of America's shares during intraday trading on Monday, while Berkshire Hathaway's shares remained relatively stable. As per a regulatory filing on Friday, the company sold the shares at per-share prices ranging from $43.13 to $44.07.
Despite the sell-off, Berkshire Hathaway continues to own approximately 999 million shares of Bank of America, valued at more than $42 billion. This makes Bank of America the second-largest investment in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, following Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).
Bank of America's shares experienced a two-year high last week but have been on a downward trend since then, falling by about 1% as of noon ET Monday.
Despite the recent decline, the bank's shares are still up over 25% year-to-date.