UnitedHealth Group stock slides after Berkshire Hathaway exits position in the health insurer
Key takeaways
- What’s moving the stock: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) disclosed that it no longer holds a position in the health insurer.
- What else you should know: UnitedHealth is undergoing a turnaround plan launched last year to combat falling profits, high medical costs, and regulatory headwinds.
- Year to date, the stock is up roughly 19%, recovering from a sharp sell-off in January when the Trump administration proposed a lower-than-expected increase for 2027 Medicare Advantage plans.
United Health Group stock slides after Berkshire Hathaway exits position in the health insurer Ines Ferré · Senior Business Reporter Mon, May 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM GMT+7 1 min read BRK.A GOOG What happened: United Health Group (UNH) stock dropped more than 3% in premarket trading on Monday.
What’s moving the stock: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) disclosed that it no longer holds a position in the health insurer. Berkshire said it sold its entire stake of more than 5 million United Health shares in the last quarter.
In a 13F filing detailing holdings as of March 31, the first released under Berkshire CEO and Warren Buffett’s successor Greg Abel, the conglomerate also showed it increased its stake in Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) and exited its Amazon (AMZN) investment.