Before the most recent share sale, Berkshire Hathaway owned a 7% stake in BYD. After selling an additional 1.3 million Hong Kong-listed shares of BYD for $39.8 million, the conglomerate's holding was reduced to 6.9% of BYD.
According to the latest filing, Berkshire Hathaway generated $39.8 million from the sale of 1.3 million BYD shares.
From the beginning of 2008 to its peak in April 2022, BYD's stock price increased by nearly 600%.