The insurance titan released its 3rd-quarter portfolio update, revealing new buys in a pizza chain company and a pool supplies company.

Berkshire Hathaway initiated these new positions during the third quarter even as it cut back its holdings of big names like Apple and Bank of America.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought stock in Domino’s Pizza Inc. and Pool Corp. during the third quarter as Chairman Warren Buffett cut back on some long-held investments. Shares of the two new holdings jumped in late New York trading.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway took stakes in Domino's Pizza and swimming pool supplier Pool Corp. in the third quarter while continuing to trim stakes in longtime holdings Apple and Bank of America.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made bold moves in the third quarter, adding stakes in Domino’s Pizza and Pool Corp., while continuing to shed holdings in Apple and Bank of America. Domino’s Pizza and Pool Corp. shares, worth $550 million and $152 million respectively, surged in after-hours trading following the announcement.

Domino’s Pizza shares jumped nearly 8% in extended trading on Thursday after a filing revealed that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway had taken a stake in the world’s largest pizza chain. Monitor these important chart levels.

Domino’s is the only sizable new equity holding by Berkshire in the period. Domino’s shares are rising in after-market activity in an apparent reaction to the Berkshire news.

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