Bill Gates and Buffett Berkshire

In the video about Buffett, Bill Gates, Bill expressed his appreciation for Buffett. But now he start to sell the shares…. see the following from market watch.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sold 36,056 Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB), the holding company run by famed value investor Warren Buffett. 

According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Gates Foundation sold the shares from Jan. 5 through Thursday for a total of $99.7 million, or $2,766.66 a share. Berkshire Hathaway’s Class B shares closed on Friday at $2,327. 
In 2006, Buffett donated $30 billion in Berkshire stock to the Gates Foundation, created by Microsoft Corp. 

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