Warren Buffett Keeps Chugging With Daily Burlington Northern Buys
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Warren Buffett's daily Burlington buys continue.
Berkshire Hathaway has bought Burlington Northern Santa Fe shares on 11 of the 12 trading days through last Tuesday, January 22.
Berkshire may have bought even more yesterday or today but there is sometimes a lag of one to two days between a purchase and its disclosure.
According to a filing with the SEC tonight, Berkshire picked up 10,300 shares on Tuesday, its smallest daily purchase in the recent series.
The price, $75.51, is also the lowest it has paid. Berkshire owns 18.2 percent of the freight railroad's outstanding shares.
Berkshire Hathaway's Burlington Northern Buys This Month
| Date | Shares Acquired | Price/Share | Total Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 7 | 29,600 | $76.55 | $2,265,880 |
| Tuesday, January 8 | 240,000 | $77.89 | $18,693,600 |
| Wednesday, January 9 | 435,700 | $77.12 | $33,601,184 |
| Thursday, January 10 | 46,100 | $77.78 | $3,585,658 |
| Monday, January 14 | 141,400 | $78.18 | $11,054,652 |
| Tuesday, January 15 | 807,400 | $77.69 | $62,726,906 |
| Wednesday, January 16 | 44,200 | $76.55 | $3,383,510 |
| Thursday, January 17 | 205,800 | $77.83 | $16,017,414 |
| Friday, January 18 | 996,100 | $76.97 | $76,669,817 |
| Tuesday, January 22 | 10,300 | $75.51 | $777,753 |
| TOTAL | 2,956,600 | $228,776,374 |
Source: SEC Filings
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Warren Buffett's daily Burlington buys continue. Berkshire Hathaway has bought Burlington Northern Santa Fe shares on 11 of the 12 trading days through last Tuesday, January 22. The latest purchase is the smallest in the recent series and was made at the lowest price.
