Warren Buffett continued to sell shares during the first quarter of 2025 in the middle of a widespread sales wave in the marketaccording to the latest quarterly results of his holding, Berkshire Hathaway.
Thus, the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ got rid of actions for tenth consecutive quarter. Berkshire’s quarterly report He showed that the veteran investor sold US $ 4.7 billion in shares at the quarter, completed on March 31, compared to the US $ 3.2 billion he bought.
Sales helped increase the liquidity of the company, which reached a new record of US $ 348,000 million thanks to the entry of money from its extensive business empirewhich covers from insurance to public services, and of the interests paid for its portfolio of American treasure bonds.
This Saturday buffet celebrates in Omaha (Nebraska) Its traditional annual meeting with shareholders in which these figures will be carefully analyzed in search of clues about the magnate investment perspectives94, before a question and answers session.
In this act, Buffett will think for the first time on markets and economy since the US president Donald Trump began a commercial war last month by revealing his plans to impose new tariffs on imports from most countries.
When Trump shared a publication on April 4, suggesting that Buffett supported his economic policies, Berkshire issued a statement by stating that he was false. In an interview with CBS News in March, The legendary investor described the tariffs as “an act of war, to some extent” and said they were equivalent to a property tax. “The little mouse Pérez does not pay them,” he said.
Changes in Berkshire’s net benefit largely reflect the fluctuations in the value of their shares of US $ 264,000 million and other investment and other investments. In the first quarter, the net profit was US $ 4.6 billion, below US $ 12.7 billion of the first quarter of the previous year.
Buffett always urges shareholders to pay greater attention to operational profits, which were US $ 9.6 billion, a reduction compared to the previous US $ 11.2 billion. This decrease was largely due to the reduction of insurance subscription profits.
Berkshire Hathaway’s actions have experienced a dizzying rise in 2025, Uploading 20% to close Friday in a record of US $ 809,808.50 for class A. Berkshire titlesonce again, he did not authorize shares of actions in the first quarter.
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