Berkshire Hathaway 13F Shows Big Amazon Cut, NYT Stake
Berkshire Hathaway 13F shows large Amazon and Apple cuts and a new New York Times stake, reshaping public-equity allocations and likely index flows.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Cut Amazon stake 77.2% to 2.3 million shares, trimming mega-cap tech exposure.
- Initiated a New York Times position of 5.07 million shares.
- Raised weightings in energy, insurance and select consumer names while trimming financials.
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Berkshire Hathaway’s 13F filing released on February 17, 2026, reveals the conglomerate sharply reduced its stakes in Amazon and Apple during Warren Buffett’s final quarter as CEO, while initiating a new position in The New York Times. The moves signal a notable shift in the company’s public-equity portfolio.
Major Holdings Shifts and Portfolio Rebalancing
The filing showed Berkshire cut its Amazon stake by 77.2% to 2.3 million shares, reducing the position’s reported value from $2.2 billion to $525 million. It also initiated a position of 5.07 million shares in The New York Times Company, adding media exposure to its portfolio.
Apple remained among Berkshire’s top holdings despite a reduction in its stake. The company trimmed its Bank of America position by about 9%, adjusting its financial-sector exposure. Meanwhile, increases appeared in Chubb Ltd., Chevron Corp., Domino’s Pizza Inc., and Lamar Advertising Co., reflecting added weight in insurance, energy, and other non-technology sectors.
Berkshire’s largest publicly disclosed holdings continued to include Apple, American Express, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, and Chevron. Taken together, these changes represent a material reallocation away from concentrated technology exposure toward media, energy, and insurance as Buffett’s tenure as CEO concluded.
Quarter-End Disclosure and Strategic Implications
The 13F filing covered the quarter ending December 31, 2025, marking Buffett’s final quarter as chief executive. The disclosure, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2026, detailed the shifts in Berkshire’s publicly reported equity portfolio.
These trades reflect a strategic repositioning of Berkshire’s holdings, reducing exposure to megacap technology companies while increasing stakes in media and more traditional sectors such as energy and insurance. This reweighting alters the composition of the conglomerate’s public-equity book as it transitions leadership.
