Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway trims stake in BYD again

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• Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) (NYSE:BRK.A), the investment empire built by Warren Buffett, sold 5.78M H shares of electric vehicle manufacturer BYD (OTCPK:BYDDF) for HK$1.14B ($145M), Reuters reported Friday, citing a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing.
• The transaction reduced Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.B) stake in BYD's total issued Hong Kong-listed H shares to 16.6% on Nov. 8 from 17.2%.
• Earlier in November, the company had sold almost 3.3M BYD (OTCPK:BYDDF) shares. While it's been trimming its stake in the Chinese EV maker, it has been loading up on Occidental Petroleum (OXY) shares, now with a stake exceeding 20%.
• Almost a week ago, Berkshire's (BRK.B) Q3 filing showed that it was a net buyer of stocks in Q3 to the tune of $3.7B.