Warren Buffett's 3 Most Surprising Moves in Q1

Following the closing bell this past Friday, May 15, perhaps the most-anticipated Securities and Exchange Commission filing of the month became public. Namely, the Form 13F filing from Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B).

Form 13F is a required filing for companies with more than $100 million in assets under management, and it essentially provides a snapshot of what money managers were holding in their portfolios at the end of the most recent quarter (in this case, March 31, 2020). Considering that we just witnessed the fastest bear market decline in history, Wall Street and investors were particularly interested to see what the Oracle of Omaha has been up to during the first quarter.

Though most of the buying and selling was relatively nominal, three of the moves made by Buffett and his team can be categorized as particularly surprising.

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