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Fortunately, big investors like him have to file a 13F report with the Securities and Exchange Commission every quarter that shows what he's been buying. AAPL , Southwest Airlines NYSE: Should you be buying these stocks, too?

Warren Buffett : Latest Buy/Sell

Warren Buffett once told Steve Jobs to use Apple's cash to buy back stock, but it took Buffett until to follow his own advice. Now, Apple is Berkshire Hathaway's third largest position.

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In the first quarter, Buffett bought nearly 72 million shares of Apple, bringing the total number of shares owned by Berkshire Hathaway to over million. Why is Buffett betting so big on Apple?

At the time of his first purchase, Apple shares had sunk to lows on fear that slowing sales in China was a signal of weakness to come. Since then, China has shown signs of recovery, and with rumors suggesting Apple's next iPhone will include new features like 3D sensing, Apple could be about to see demand surge as device owners upgrade. While Apple was a cheap stock when Buffett first began buying, it's gotten more expensive since then. There could be more room to run higher, but Buffett did recently hint that he's having trouble buying more shares now that prices have run up so much.

Nevertheless, the potential for this technology behemoth to enjoy a rush of sales remains a key catalyst heading into , and for that reason, investors might want to join Buffett in buying Apple if shares dip.

In the past, Warren Buffett has said a surefire way to become a millionaire is to start out a billionaire and buy an airline.

Yet, shares in Southwest Air were among his biggest buys in the first quarter. In Q1, Buffett added over 4. Coming out of the first quarter, Berkshire Hathaway is Southwest Airlines' second biggest shareholder. By his own admission, one of Buffett's worst stock picks in his career was USAir, an operator he bought back in the late s that declared bankruptcy twice.

He ultimately made money on USAir, but he still refers to it as a "dumb" buy because, historically, the industry has suffered from too much capacity, too much price competition, and too high costs. Today, Buffett appears to believe that those headwinds have eased. Bankruptcies and mergers have rightsized capacity and airlines are far less willing to sell seats at bargain-basement prices.

A strong economy is also helping increase load factors, and rising oil production in the U. As a result, operators including Southwest have been delivering solid growth. LUV Revenue TTM data by YCharts. Warren Buffett's also been buying Southwest's competitors, including American Airlines , so he seems to like the industry as a whole.

However, I'm not convinced that airlines will remain a staple holding in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. The industry has made significant changes to its business model that have paid off, but it's still a cyclical industry with high capital expenses.

Because of these reasons, Buffett could view these bets on airlines as opportunistic rather than long-term investments. If I'm correct, then he could sell at any point; especially since shares have rallied considerably higher.

In spite of a high-profile scandal at his biggest holding, Wells Fargo , Warren Buffett hasn't soured on banks. In Q1, he added Banking's appeal is understandable. Following the Great Recession, bank earnings have been weighed down by the government's low-interest policies, but now that those policies are ending, banks are poised to see their net interest margins climb.

The company is a leader in asset management, and while it makes money lending to businesses and high-net-worth clients, it's benefiting significantly from rising equity markets' positive impact on fees.

Its improving financials suggest there's plenty of financial firepower to continue returning a lot of money to investors. As long as global markets are strong and high-net-worth clients finances are holding up, Bank of NY Mellon should perform well, and since there's little evidence of a pending recession, it's not surprising that Buffett continues to warm up to this one.

Todd Campbell owns shares of Apple. His clients may have positions in the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway B shares. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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Todd has been helping buy side portfolio managers as an independent researcher for over a decade. In , Todd founded E. Capital Markets, LLC, a research firm providing action oriented ideas to professional investors.

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