At Berkshire Hathaway's 2023 annual shareholder meeting, Warren Buffett discussed Apple, a significant holding of the company. As of the end of the fourth quarter, Berkshire Hathaway owns 905.6 million shares of Apple, valued at approximately $174.21 billion, representing about 49.26% of its total equity portfolio. Recently, Apple increased its quarterly dividend to $0.25 per share, up from $0.24, resulting in Buffett receiving a quarterly dividend of $226.4 million, an increase from the previous $217.3 million. This substantial stake in Apple has raised concerns among some Berkshire shareholders.
last I checked $BRKB owns a boatload of $AAPL 🤔
$AAPL | Warren Buffett's Berkshire To Rake In $226M Passively In A Jiffy, Thanks To Its Core Holding Apple Berkshire's Apple holding at the end of the fourth quarter was 904.87 million shares valued at $174.21 billion. The stock accounted for 49.26% of Berkshire's total equity… https://t.co/UG1bcobW3e
Warren Buffett changed his stripes when he bought Apple. Now, the size of the stake worries some Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. https://t.co/fOozeJJVUM https://t.co/fOozeJJVUM