Exited position

Warren Buffett’s Deere (DE) 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 reportedQ3 2012Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares23.28MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported17Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Berkshire Hathaway first reported Deere in Q3 2012. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. The latest verified relationship event shows that Berkshire Hathaway sold the entire position in Q4 2016, and the stock is no longer reported in the latest verified portfolio.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

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.

Q4 2016
Sold the entire position−21.09M shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q3 2016
Sold 4.0% of the position−874.19K shares · 21.09M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $85.35 · Estimated holding basis $83.22

Q2 2016
Sold 5.7% of the position−1.32M shares · 21.96M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $81.04 · Estimated holding basis $83.22

Q1 2016
Bought 1.7% more+396.84K shares · 23.28M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $76.99 · Estimated holding basis $83.22

Q4 2015
Bought 34.2% more+5.83M shares · 22.88M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $76.27 · Estimated holding basis $83.33

Q3 2015
Sold 1.5% of the position−257.98K shares · 17.05M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $74.00 · Estimated holding basis $85.74

8 unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important was Deere 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 weight1.4%Q3 2016
Last reported rank#11of 50 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight1.5%Q2 2015
Best historical rank#11Q3 2016
At peak importanceQ2 2015
DE
1.5%
Largest holding
24.1%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Deere?

Also reported by 4 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Bill GatesGates Foundation Trust
DE6.6% of reported portfolio
Cathie WoodARK Investment Management
DE1.6% of reported portfolio
Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management
DE0.0% of reported portfolio
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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$683.992026-09-18

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.