Buffett says he sold Apple early
Warren Buffett admitted publicly that he sold Apple too soon and told followers he’d park cash ready to buy on a market crash — a blunt reminder that even legendary investors miss timing. The comments have rekindled chatter about quality equities, gold/silver, and crypto as places to hide ahead of macro shocks. (x.com) (x.com)
Warren Buffett made the comments during an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box on March 31, 2026, where he discussed recent portfolio moves and Berkshire’s liquidity. (cnbc.com) He told the program Berkshire bought roughly $17 billion of U.S. Treasury bills in the week leading up to the interview, citing the weekly Treasury auction as the source of the purchase. (cnbc.com) Berkshire closed 2025 with about $373.3 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term Treasuries on the books, a record hoard the company has said it’s holding largely in T-bills. (cnbc.com) SEC filings for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 show Berkshire reported 227,917,808 Apple shares worth roughly $61.96 billion, leaving Apple as the single largest equity position in the 13F portfolio. (13f.info) Company and market trackers note Berkshire has realized more than $100 billion in gains on its Apple investment overall, after large rounds of sales that included roughly $90 billion of dispositions reported in mid-2024 and hundreds of millions of shares sold across subsequent quarters. (quiverquant.com) Buffett also told CNBC he still takes part in investment decisions at Berkshire while deferring final authority to CEO Greg Abel, and reiterated that Apple remains the conglomerate’s biggest public-stock holding. (quiverquant.com)
