You Won't Believe How Much Money Berkshire Hathaway Gets From Apple Dividends

MrDecoder · 2026-03-13T19:12:16+00:00

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway remains heavily invested in Apple, despite reducing its stake. Apple accounts for 19.2% of its portfolio, generating significant dividend income while benefiting from substantial stock appreciation.

MrDecoder

2026-03-13 19:12:16

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Apple (AAPL 0.29%) is one of Warren Buffett’s favorite stocks. Even after Buffett’s departure from the CEO role, Apple stock remains the largest position in the Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA +0.12%)(BRKB +0.23%) portfolio, accounting for 19.2% of its total. Buffett said it’s a position he’d never completely leave, but the company has been selling off parts of it over the past several quarters.

Apple stock has been an incredible investment over several decades. It was the most valuable company in the world for several years, and there are probably many investors who became Apple millionaires if they held on to the stock through the ups and downs of the past two decades. Apple also pays a dividend, and Berkshire Hathaway benefits from the dividend income in addition to the stock-price appreciation.

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Even though Berkshire Hathaway has significantly reduced its position in Apple stock, from a full 50% of the total equity portfolio at the end of 2023, the company still owns 228 million shares worth nearly $60 billion.

That’s why, even though it has sold a large chunk of its position and Apple’s dividend yield is a low 0.4%, Berkshire Hathaway still collected $280 million in dividends in 2025 alone. The cost basis for Apple’s current shares is $6.3 billion, making the yield on the cost basis a healthier 3.8%. That would be considered a high yield on a stock you might buy today.

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NASDAQ: AAPL

Apple

Today’s Change

(-0.29%) $-0.75

Current Price

$255.01

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$3.8T

Day’s Range

$254.68 - $256.32

52wk Range

$169.21 - $288.62

Volume

362K

Avg Vol

48M

Gross Margin

47.33%

Dividend Yield

0.41%

Even though the yield on the cost basis isn’t so high right now, Berkshire Hathaway still makes a lot of money from the dividend that it can use throughout its vast enterprise, which is how it operates. Since Apple stock has highly appreciated over the time Berkshire Hathaway has owned it, it has also greatly benefited from the stock gains as it’s sold some shares.

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