Posted: Fri, Aug 14 2009, 9:00 pm EDT Post subject: Warren Buffett Adds Becton Dickinson Stake, Cuts Home Depot Holdings By 25%
Warren Buffett Adds Becton Dickinson Stake, Cuts Home Depot Holdings By 25%
Published: Friday, 14 Aug 2009 | 5:03 PM ET
By: Alex Crippen
arren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway was doing more selling than buying of stocks during the second quarter, but there is one new holding.
In an SEC filing tonight, Berkshire reveals it held 1.2 million shares of the New Jersey-based medical technology company Becton Dickinson as of June 30. The stake was valued at $85.6 million on that date.
Becton's stock has dropped since then, bringing the current value of Berkshire's holding down to about $81 million.
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