Berkshire Hathaway Sold 16 Stocks in Q1 but Warren Buffett and Greg Abel Still Have 70% in Just 7 Stocks Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway on December 31, 2025, after six decades leading the conglomerate he transformed from a struggling textile mill into a…
trillion empire. The “Oracle of Omaha” left his successor, Greg Abel, with a very concentrated portfolio: 70% of Berkshire’s $381 billion portfolio is invested in just seven stocks
Abel, who has served as vice chair overseeing non-insurance operations, officially took over as CEO on January 1, 2026. At 95 years old, Buffett isn’t fully retiring—he will remain chair of the board and plans to continue coming to the Omaha headquarters as much as before. However, he has stated he will be “going quiet” and leaving all decision-making to Abel.
Quick Read: – Despite a massive selling spree in the first quarter, the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio still has almost 70% in just seven stocks. – Many of the Q1 sales were stocks bought by portfolio manager Todd Combs, who left the company to go to JPMorgan. – In dollar terms, proceeds from sales of equity securities totaled approximately $24.1 billion in the first three months of 2026, compared to $4.7 billion in the same period of 2025. – The analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 stocks and Apple wasn’t one of them. Get them here FREE. An astonishing 16 positions were entirely exited during the first quarter, in one of the most aggressive selling sprees the investment giant has done in years.