Exited position

Warren Buffett’s Verizon (VZ) 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 reportedQ1 2014Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares158.82MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported27Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Berkshire Hathaway first reported Verizon in Q1 2014. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. The latest verified relationship event shows that Berkshire Hathaway sold the entire position in Q2 2022, 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.

Q2 2022
Sold the entire position−1.38M shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q1 2022
Sold 99.1% of the position−157.44M shares · 1.38M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $50.94 · Estimated holding basis $58.98

Q1 2021
Bought 8.3% more+12.11M shares · 158.82M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $58.15 · Estimated holding basis $58.98

Q4 2020
Bought 151.5% more+88.37M shares · 146.72M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $58.75 · Estimated holding basis $59.04

Q3 2020
New position+58.35M shares · 58.35M shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $59.49 · Estimated holding basis $59.49

Q1 2019
Sold the entire position−928 shares · No shares reported at quarter-end

20 unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important was Verizon 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 weight0.0%Q1 2022
Last reported rank#39of 49 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight3.4%Q1 2021
Best historical rank#6Q4 2020
At peak importanceQ1 2021
VZ
3.4%
Largest holding
40.1%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Verizon?

Also reported by 3 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Ray DalioBridgewater Associates, LP
VZ0.2% of reported portfolio
Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management
VZ0.0% of reported portfolio
George SorosSoros Fund Management
VZ0.0% 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$50.612026-09-11

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.