Exited position

Warren Buffett’s Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Berkshire HathawayVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ4 2012Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares5.96MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported1Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Berkshire Hathaway first reported Archer Daniels Midland Co in Q4 2012. The latest verified relationship event shows that Berkshire Hathaway sold the entire position in Q1 2013, and the stock is no longer reported in the latest verified portfolio.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

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Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q1 2013
Sold the entire position−5.96M shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q4 2012
New position+5.96M shares · 5.96M shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $27.39 · Estimated holding basis $27.39

Portfolio importance

How important was Archer Daniels Midland Co in Berkshire Hathaway’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Last reported portfolio weight0.2%Q4 2012
Last reported rank#31of 41 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight0.2%Q4 2012
Best historical rank#31Q4 2012
At peak importanceQ4 2012
ADM
0.2%
Largest holding
20.0%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Archer Daniels Midland Co?

Also reported by 2 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

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SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$86.442026-09-14

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
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This tracker follows Berkshire Hathaway’s Form 13F disclosures. It is not Warren Buffett’s personal brokerage account, and 13F filings do not reveal exact trade dates or execution prices.