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Related: About this forumBuffett's Berkshire sells $3.8 billion worth of Bank of America in 12-day selling spree
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Buffetts Berkshire sells $3.8 billion worth of Bank of America in 12-day selling spree
PUBLISHED FRI, AUG 2 2024 8:01 AM EDT
Warren Buffett is not done selling Bank of America. ... Berkshire Hathaway shed a total of 19.2 million BofA shares on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for almost $779 million at an average selling price of $40.52 per share, according to a new regulatory filing.
The conglomerate has now been offloading the bank stock for 12 consecutive days with total sales now exceeding $3.8 billion. Its remaining 942.4 million shares have a market value of $37.2 billion at Thursdays close of $39.50.
As of Thursdays close, Bank of America fell to the No.3 spot on Berkshires list of top holdings, trailing behind Apple
and American Express, which is currently valued at $37.7 billion. Before the selling spree, BofA had long been Berkshires second biggest holding.
Berkshire remains the banks largest shareholder with a 12.1% stake.
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Buffetts Berkshire sells $3.8 billion worth of Bank of America in 12-day selling spree
PUBLISHED FRI, AUG 2 2024 8:01 AM EDT
Warren Buffett is not done selling Bank of America. ... Berkshire Hathaway shed a total of 19.2 million BofA shares on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for almost $779 million at an average selling price of $40.52 per share, according to a new regulatory filing.
The conglomerate has now been offloading the bank stock for 12 consecutive days with total sales now exceeding $3.8 billion. Its remaining 942.4 million shares have a market value of $37.2 billion at Thursdays close of $39.50.
As of Thursdays close, Bank of America fell to the No.3 spot on Berkshires list of top holdings, trailing behind Apple
and American Express, which is currently valued at $37.7 billion. Before the selling spree, BofA had long been Berkshires second biggest holding.
Berkshire remains the banks largest shareholder with a 12.1% stake.
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Buffett's Berkshire sells $3.8 billion worth of Bank of America in 12-day selling spree (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Aug 2024
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It had greatly appreciated recently. It hit 44 a few days back. Good time to take some money off the table.
mahatmakanejeeves
Aug 2024
#2
Taking some profits. Will reinvest that in something else and keep making more money
Bristlecone
Aug 2024
#4
brush
(57,086 posts)1. Any explanation of why they're unloading BofA stock?
mahatmakanejeeves
(60,568 posts)2. It had greatly appreciated recently. It hit 44 a few days back. Good time to take some money off the table.
And good morning.
brush
(57,086 posts)3. Ok, profit taking is what good investors do.
Bristlecone
(10,465 posts)4. Taking some profits. Will reinvest that in something else and keep making more money
lastlib
(24,728 posts)5. Possibly good timing on his part...
Financials have recently hit a peak, and have been among the big losers the last couple days, with prospects of more of same, given recent trends.
My puny financial holding hit an all-time high two days ago, and slid substantially since.