The Apple investment has generated over $100 billion in capital gains for Berkshire Hathaway. Throughout 2024, Buffett has begun to realize a lot of these gains, raising Berkshire Hathaway's cash ...
Unlikely. But Berkshire's purchase of $31 billion of Apple stock in 2016 wasn't Buffett's idea. The self-described luddite greenlit Berkshire's purchase on the advice of lieutenant Ted Weschler.