It’s interesting to note that Buffett had filed a filing pursuant to a request for confidential treatment for his stake in Conoco Phillips. He certainly is aware of all the other copy cat investors who follow his every move, which explains the filing for confidential treatment of his COP stake.
Another interesting fact is that Buffett seems to act like a typical dividend growth investor by selling over half of his stake in Bank of America, which cut its dividend by 50% several weeks ago.
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