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Warren Buffett’s IBM IBM Stock Holding History

Warren Buffett’s Portfolio IBM Stock Details IBM Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2018
Q1 		– Sell
-2,142,255
Closed -$314M – 48
2017
Q4 		$314M Sell
2,142,255
-36,587,671
-94% -$5.32B 0.16% 36
2017
Q3 		$5.37B Sell
38,729,926
-17,842,642
-32% -$2.49B 3.02% 8
2017
Q2 		$8.32B Sell
56,572,568
-10,959,237
-16% -$1.65B 5.13% 6
2017
Q1 		$11.2B Sell
67,531,805
-17,437,184
-21% -$2.92B 6.95% 6
2016
Q4 		$13.5B Hold
84,968,989
– – 9.11% 4
2016
Q3 		$12.9B Hold
84,968,989
– – 10.02% 4
2016
Q2 		$12.3B Hold
84,968,989
– – 9.51% 4
2016
Q1 		$12.3B Buy
84,968,989
+208,000
+0.2% +$26.6M 9.57% 4
2015
Q4 		$11.2B Hold
84,760,989
– – 8.46% 4
2015
Q3 		$11.7B Buy
84,760,989
+1,535,879
+2% +$227M 9.22% 4
2015
Q2 		$12.9B Hold
83,225,110
– – 11.81% 3
2015
Q1 		$12.8B Buy
83,225,110
+2,712,589
+3% +$411M 11.92% 3
2014
Q4 		$12.3B Buy
80,512,521
+6,792,520
+9% +$1.08B 11.29% 4
2014
Q3 		$13.4B Buy
73,720,001
+318,020
+0.4% +$57.9M 12.34% 3
2014
Q2 		$12.7B Buy
73,401,981
+1,902,563
+3% +$342M 11.82% 4
2014
Q1 		$13.2B Buy
71,499,418
+243,823
+0.3% +$42.9M 12.44% 4
2013
Q4 		$12.8B Hold
71,255,595
– – 12.19% 4
2013
Q3 		$12.6B Hold
71,255,595
– – 13.71% 3
2013
Q2 		$13B Buy
+71,255,595
New +$13.9B 14.17% 3

Other funds holding IBM

Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return
BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Bloomington, Illinois $127B AUM 32.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon New York $609B AUM 40.19% 1-Year Est. Return
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Chicago, Illinois $757B AUM 28.64% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return

Warren Buffett's IBM Position: Q1 2018 in Review

Warren Buffett sold out of IBM (IBM) in Q1 2018, closing a stake of 2,142,255 shares — an estimated $314M sold.

Warren Buffett first reported a position in IBM in Q2 2013 and held it in 19 quarters. The position peaked at $13.5B in Q4 2016. 1,970 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold IBM as of Q1 2018.

  • Warren Buffett reported no remaining IBM position as of Q1 2018 after selling out during the quarter.
  • Warren Buffett sold 2,142,255 IBM shares in Q1 2018, an estimated $314M.
  • Warren Buffett first reported a position in IBM in Q2 2013 and held it in 19 quarters.
  • Warren Buffett's IBM position peaked at $13.5B in Q4 2016.
  • 1,970 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held IBM as of Q1 2018.

Based on Berkshire Hathaway's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.