Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Berkshire Hathaway<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> trimmed its gigantic Bank of America<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> holding for the first time in four and a half years following the bank’s strong 2024 run.<\/p>\n Warren Buffett’s conglomerate sold 33.9 million shares of Bank of America shares for almost $1.5 billion in separate sales on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at an average selling price of $43.56, a regulatory filing<\/a> showed.<\/p>\n It marked the first time since the fourth quarter of 2019 that the Omaha-based conglomerate has reduced the stake. Still, Bank of America remains Berkshire’s second largest equity position after Apple, holding 999 million shares with a market value of almost $43 billion. Meanwhile, Berkshire is still Bank of America’s largest shareholder with a 10.8% stake.<\/p>\n Berkshire could be taking some profits as Bank of America has rallied 27.4% so far this year to its highest levels since March 2022. In the first quarter, Buffett\u00a0trimmed Berkshire’s Apple holding by 13%<\/a> for tax reasons<\/a> following sizable gains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n