Berkshire Hathaway increases stakes in Apple and Amazon

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
BRK.A,
+0.55%
BRK.B,
+0.42%

added to its positions on Amazon.com Inc.
AMZN,
-0.26%

and Apple Inc.
AAPL,
+0.63%

in the most recent quarter, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Monday. Berkshire reported 10.7 million shares of Amazon, up from 534,000 shares in the previous quarter, and a whopping 895 million shares of Apple, up from about 150 million shares in the previous quarter. Berkshire also exited its stake of 1.4 million shares of Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ,
+0.91%

and reduced its stake in General Motors Co.
GM,
-0.20%

to 53 million shares from 62 million reported in the previous quarter.