Berkshire Hathaway dominated today's 13F filings. Warren Buffett's firm took a fresh stake in Delta Air Lines with nearly 40 million shares. It also bought into Macy's and The New York Times. These are new positions — a signal Buffett sees value in beaten-down consumer and media names.
Carl Icahn trimmed his Southwest Gas Holdings position and cut EchoStar. He added to CVR Energy and SandRidge Energy. Starboard Value went the other way — exiting , , and entirely. ValueAct Capital built up its position to nearly 13 million shares.
Semiconductors sit at the heart of every major market theme today. Applied Materials got dual target hikes from UBS and Citi. Analysts are bullish on chip equipment heading into NVIDIA's Wednesday earnings. Options traders are piling into Micron and NVIDIA on both sides. Meanwhile, Wolfspeed carries 89% short interest — the highest short bet in the sector.
Mineral Resources CEO Chris Ellison filed an $88.4M sale. MP Materials Chairman James Litinsky sold $18.3M across two days. Director Alexander Slusky at Rocket Lab filed $11.8M in sales. The cluster of C-suite exits this week stands out. Sandisk is up 482% year-to-date and Intel up 226% — both drawing heavy options flow as traders debate how far the rally runs.
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