Exited position

Warren Buffett’s Walmart (WMT) 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 2005Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares60.39MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported48Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Berkshire Hathaway first reported Walmart in Q4 2005. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. The latest verified relationship event shows that Berkshire Hathaway sold the entire position in Q3 2018, 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.

Q3 2018
Sold the entire position−1.39M shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q4 2016
Sold 89.3% of the position−11.58M shares · 1.39M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $69.12 · Estimated holding basis $58.48

Q3 2016
Sold 67.8% of the position−27.25M shares · 12.97M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $72.12 · Estimated holding basis $58.48

Q2 2016
Sold 27.2% of the position−15.01M shares · 40.23M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $73.02 · Estimated holding basis $58.48

Q1 2016
Sold 1.7% of the position−949.43K shares · 55.24M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $68.49 · Estimated holding basis $58.48

Q3 2015
Sold 7.0% of the position−4.20M shares · 56.19M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $64.84 · Estimated holding basis $58.48

30 unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important was Walmart 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 weight0.1%Q2 2018
Last reported rank#37of 44 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight4.7%Q4 2014
Best historical rank#5Q1 2014
At peak importanceQ4 2014
WMT
4.7%
Largest holding
23.2%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Walmart?

Also reported by 5 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Bill GatesGates Foundation Trust
WMT2.8% of reported portfolio
Ray DalioBridgewater Associates, LP
WMT0.1% of reported portfolio
George SorosSoros Fund Management
WMT0.1% 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$106.732026-09-18

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.