.Warren Buffett speaks in the course of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Investors Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. u00c2 CNBCWarren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway unloaded one more part of Banking company of The United States shares, carrying its own complete purchases to more than $7 billion because mid-July and minimizing its concern to 11%. The Omaha-based conglomerate dropped an overall of 5.8 million BofA shares in distinct sales on Friday, Monday and Tuesday for almost $228.7 thousand at an average asking price of $39.45 every allotment, conforming to a newu00c2 regulative filing.The latest action presented Berkshire's marketing touch to 12 successive sessions, matching the 12 consecutive treatments from July 17 to Aug. 1. Berkshire has actually sold more than 174.7 million allotments of the Charlotte-based banking company for $7.2 billion, along with 858.2 million allotments continuing to be, or 11.1% of reveals outstanding. BofA has actually fallen to the No. 3 place on Berkshire's listing of leading holdings, routing behindu00c2 Appleu00c2 andu00c2 American Express. Before the selling spree, BofA had actually long been actually Berkshire's second largest holding.Moynihan on BuffettBuffett notoriously purchased $5 billion truly worth of BofA's preferred stock and warrants in 2011 in the aftermath of the financial dilemma. He changed those warrants in 2017, producing Berkshire the most extensive shareholder in BofA. The "Oracle of Omaha" at that point incorporated 300 million additional portions to his bet around 2018 and 2019. BofA chief executive officer Brian Moynihan produced an unusual opinion concerning Berkshire's sales Tuesday, mentioning he has no knowledge of Buffett's motivation for selling." I don't know what exactly he's doing, given that truthfully, our team can not inquire him. Our experts definitely would not ask," he claimed during the course of Barclays Global Financial Companies Meeting, according to a records on FactSet. "Yet meanwhile, the market's taking in the sell ... our team are actually acquiring a portion of the stock, consequently lifestyle is going to go on." Stock Chart IconStock chart iconBank of AmericaShares of BofA have actually dipped just about 1% since the beginning of July, and the stock is up 16.7% this year, a little outshining the S&P 500. Moynihan, that has actually been leading the banking company due to the fact that 2010, praised the 94-year-old's shrewd financial investment in his banking company in 2011, which helped reinforce peace of mind in the militant creditor battling with reductions connected to subprime mortgage loans." He's been an excellent financier for our firm, as well as supported our firm when our team needed to have during the time," he said.To emphasize how beneficial Buffett's financial investment has been actually, Moynihan claimed if entrepreneurs were actually to get his financial institution assets the exact same time Buffett performed, they would certainly have had the ability to capture the affordable price of $5.50 every reveal. The assets last traded simply under $40 each." He simply had the digestive tracts to accomplish it in a big technique. As well as he did it. And also it is actually been actually a terrific yield for him. We more than happy that he obtains it," Moynihan said.u00e2 $" CNBC's Alex Crippen contributed reporting.