Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday it has sold much of its stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc, despite the billionaire's assurance that the banking sector was not a "primary worry" for him during the coronavirus pandemic.
In a regulatory filing detailing its US-listed investments as of March 31, Berkshire said its Goldman stake fell 84% to 1.9 million shares, from 12 million at year-end, with the stake's market value dropping to $297 million from $2.76 billion.
Goldman's stock price fell about 33% during the quarter, and some of Berkshire's selling appears to have occurred after the slide began.