The numbers landed with the weight of an era ending. Berkshire Hathaway's Q4 2025 13F filing, released in what would be Warren Buffett's final quarter as chief executive, revealed a portfolio transformation so dramatic that Apple shares stumbled more than 3% at market open, according to valuesense.io. The Oracle of Omaha had slashed his legendary Apple stake by approximately 75%, simultaneously unloading more than three-quarters of his Amazon position while quietly, persistently, counterintuitiv
For financial astrologers, the timing speaks volumes. Pluto, the planet of transformation and destruction, had just completed its initial ingress into Aquarius—the sign governing technology, innovation, and collective systems—sitting at 4.58 degrees at the time of the filing's release. When the planet of irreversible change enters the sign of tech and collective enterprises, the old guard rarely emerges unchanged.
The Warren Buffett Apple Stock Exit: A Cosmic Unraveling
The decision to reduce Berkshire's Apple holdings by roughly 75% during Q4 2025 did not emerge from vacuum, according to reporting from Investopedia. This represented the culmination of an aggressive selling campaign that had been quietly underway, reflecting what 13finsight.com characterized as deliberate portfolio concentration and cash accumulation rather than any response to deteriorating fundamentals. Apple remained a profitable, well-managed enterprise. The question was never about Apple's worthiness—it was about something far more astrological: timing.
Buffett's birth chart, cast for August 30, 1930, at 1:15 PM in Omaha, Nebraska, reveals a Sun at 5.9 degrees Virgo—the sign of analysis, discrimination, and systematic evaluation. Virgo Suns possess an almost compulsive need to separate wheat from chaff, to identify what serves and what has outlived its purpose. With his natal Moon at 24.01 degrees Scorpio, Buffett carries an emotional nature that understands transformation intimately, that recognizes when holding on becomes more costly than letting go.
At the moment of the Q4 2025 filing release, transiting Jupiter sat at 15.2 degrees Cancer—within two degrees of Buffett's natal Jupiter at 13.49 degrees Cancer. This Jupiter return, occurring in the sign associated with memory, security, and ancestral wisdom, coincided with what many market observers described as a closing chapter. Jupiter returns typically mark 12-year cycles of growth and philosophical evolution. For a man approaching his 96th year, the transit carried the unmistakable signature of legacy consolidation.
When Jupiter returns to its natal position in Cancer, the soul reviews what it has built and asks what must be preserved for those who follow.
Pluto in Aquarius: Technology Under the Transformer's Gaze
The broader astrological context makes Buffett's Apple exit appear almost inevitable in retrospect. Pluto's movement into Aquarius marks one of the most significant planetary ingresses of this decade, initiating a 20-year transit that will fundamentally reshape how humanity relates to technology, collective systems, and innovation. Aquarius governs the digital infrastructure of modern life—the networks, platforms, and technological frameworks that connect billions of people. As we have seen with other celebrities navigating Pluto transits, this energy demands radical transformation.
When Pluto enters a new sign, the old structures governed by that sign face their reckoning. The tech sector, which had enjoyed nearly two decades of relatively unfettered expansion under Pluto's previous transit through Capricorn (the sign of established institutions), now confronts the transformer in its home territory. Apple, despite its $3 trillion market capitalization and devoted customer base, exists as a creature of this technological age—and creatures of any age must eventually answer to the cosmic weather that shaped them.
Buffett's natal Mars at 0.96 degrees Cancer—positioned at the very beginning of the sign—speaks to an instinct for protective action, for defending territory and retreating when conditions demand. Mars in Cancer fights by knowing when to withdraw. The warrior energy here is not aggressive but preservationist. Combined with his Virgo Sun's analytical precision and Scorpio Moon's emotional intelligence, the chart describes someone who exits before exits become forced.
The transiting Mars at 0.07 degrees Pisces at the time of the filing release formed a subtle but significant aspect to Buffett's natal Mars—both planets in water signs, both at the earliest degrees of their respective signs. Pisces, the final sign of the zodiac, governs dissolution, endings, and the release of attachments. Mars in Pisces acts through surrender rather than conquest. The warrior puts down his weapons not from defeat but from wisdom.
The SiriusXM Accumulation: Jupiter's Counterintuitive Blessing
Perhaps more puzzling to conventional analysts than the Apple sale was Berkshire's continued accumulation of SiriusXM Holdings. According to MarketBeat, Buffett increased the position to approximately 105 million shares—representing over 35% of the company—through the purchase of an additional 2.3 million shares in Q4 2025 alone. This marked the sixth consecutive quarter of accumulation, a pattern of persistent buying that seemed to contradict the stock's performance.
As AInvest noted, Buffett's rationale for ramping up his stake in "one of this year's more disappointing performers in Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio remains unclear." The stock had struggled, the business model faced questions, and the conventional metrics would suggest caution rather than conviction.
But Jupiter at 15.2 degrees Cancer tells a different story to those who read celestial language. Cancer governs emotional security, home, and the comforts of daily life. SiriusXM provides the soundtrack to millions of daily commutes, the companion voice in the car, the familiar presence during the mundane transitions of ordinary existence. Jupiter in Cancer expands precisely these kinds of businesses—those that provide emotional sustenance, that accompany people through their daily rhythms, that offer reliable presence in an unreliable world.
The transit formed a near-exact conjunction to Buffett's natal Jupiter, suggesting that this decision emerged from his deepest philosophical convictions rather than spreadsheet calculations. The Jupiter return in Cancer asks: What provides genuine nourishment? What will people continue to need even when everything else changes? What offers comfort in uncertain times?
Buffett has always understood that the most durable businesses are those that answer fundamental human needs. Technology stocks like Apple answer needs too—but needs that evolve rapidly, that can be rendered obsolete by the next innovation cycle. Satellite radio, for all its apparent limitations, addresses something more primal: the human desire for companionship, for voice and music during the isolated hours of transit.
Saturn and Neptune: The Fog of Transition
The filing's release on March 2, 2026, occurred under a sky thick with ambiguity. Transiting Neptune at 1.1 degrees Aries and Saturn at 1.93 degrees Aries sat in close conjunction, both having just crossed into the first sign of the zodiac. This planetary meeting carries profound significance for anyone attempting to interpret Buffett's moves with certainty. For broader context on these rare Aries ingresses, see our analysis of the Spring Equinox 2026 and the five-planet Aries convergence.
Neptune dissolves boundaries, obscures clarity, and invites us to see what we wish to see rather than what exists. Saturn demands structure, accountability, and concrete results. When these two archetypes merge in Aries—the sign of new beginnings—we witness the birth of something that cannot yet be clearly perceived. The old structures are dissolving, but the new forms have not yet solidified.
Mercury at 21.05 degrees Pisces reinforced this atmosphere of uncertainty. Mercury in Pisces communicates through intuition rather than data, through impression rather than fact. The narrative surrounding Buffett's moves would be shaped by feeling and speculation rather than clear analytical understanding. Market analysts would offer interpretations, but those interpretations would reflect their own projections as much as any genuine insight into Buffett's reasoning.
The Moon at 2.21 degrees Virgo—the same sign as Buffett's natal Sun—suggests that public reaction would be filtered through analytical, detail-oriented processing. Investors would pick apart the filing, compare it to previous quarters, attempt to derive patterns and meaning. But the Virgo Moon, while discriminating, can also become caught in the weeds of analysis, missing the larger picture that a more intuitive approach might perceive.
Historical Echoes: The 2008 Goldman Sachs Precedent
To understand the current moment astrologally, we must examine the planetary positions during Buffett's last comparable moment of dramatic intervention. On September 23, 2008, during the depths of the financial crisis, Buffett invested $5 billion in Goldman Sachs—making a contrarian bet on an institution that most observers considered toxic.
The chart for that date reveals Jupiter at 12.88 degrees Capricorn—nearly opposite its current position in Cancer. In 2008, Jupiter in Capricorn supported investment in established institutions at moments of maximum distress. The planet of expansion and wisdom moved through the sign of corporate structure, traditional business models, and established hierarchies. Buffett's Goldman investment represented Jupiterian faith in the enduring value of institutional infrastructure.
The 2026 Jupiter position in Cancer represents almost the opposite energy. Rather than investing in institutional giants, Buffett now retreats from them. Rather than placing faith in established structures, he consolidates into businesses that provide direct emotional sustenance to ordinary people. The 18-year cycle of Jupiter's nodal return has brought him from one pole to its opposite—from the heights of institutional capitalism to the comforts of consumer-facing simplicity.
The Cash Position and Mars in Pisces
The aggressive selling of both Apple and Bank of America positions, as reported by 13finsight.com, resulted in massive cash accumulation. Mars at 0.07 degrees Pisces at the time of the filing release illuminates this strategy. Mars in Pisces does not fight—it retreats, it dissolves opposition through non-resistance, it preserves energy for circumstances more favorable.
Buffett's natal Mars at 0.96 degrees Cancer creates a water trine with the transiting Mars in Pisces. Water signs operate through instinct and emotional intelligence rather than strategic calculation. The trine aspect suggests ease and flow—the decision to accumulate cash came naturally, without internal conflict or second-guessing. The warrior energy, filtered through Pisces' dissolving influence, chose to withdraw from battle rather than continue fighting in territory that no longer served.
Cash, in astrological terms, represents potential energy—uncommitted resources that can be deployed when circumstances align. Under Mars in Pisces, the decision to hold cash is not cowardly but wise. The planet of action moves through the sign of surrender, teaching that sometimes the most powerful action is to wait, to preserve, to prepare for conditions that do not yet exist.
The Five Holdings That Remain
As of September 30, 2025, Berkshire's five largest positions were American Express, Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, and Chevron, according to Berkshire Hathaway's own filings. The Q4 restructuring dramatically altered this hierarchy, but the remaining positions reveal Buffett's continued commitment to businesses that provide essential services rather than technological innovation. For another astrology-meets-finance perspective, explore Alice Walton's birth chart and her path to becoming the world's richest woman.
American Express and Coca-Cola represent financial and consumable staples—businesses that address fundamental human needs for transaction facilitation and daily pleasure. Chevron addresses the continued reality of energy dependence despite the transition to renewable sources. Bank of America, though partially sold, remains a significant position, reflecting continued faith in financial infrastructure.
The common thread: businesses that provide services people need regardless of technological change. Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Buffett's natal Jupiter, amplifies precisely this kind of investment philosophy—putting resources into businesses that nourish daily life rather than businesses that transform it.
Why would Buffett sell Apple if it was performing well?
The decision appears driven by portfolio concentration and cash accumulation rather than concerns about Apple's performance. According to 13finsight.com, the restructuring reflected deliberate strategy rather than reaction to deteriorating fundamentals. Astrologically, the timing coincides with Pluto's entry into Aquarius (technology) and <a href="/blog/buffetts-jupiter-the-astrology-of-forever-stocks">Buffett's Jupiter</a> return in Cancer (nourishment, security)—suggesting a philosophical shift from technological growth stocks to businesses providing emotional sustenance.
What explains the SiriusXM accumulation despite poor performance?
Buffett increased his SiriusXM stake to over 35% of the company across six consecutive quarters, even as analysts questioned the move. The Jupiter transit through Cancer, forming a conjunction to his natal Jupiter, suggests investment decisions based on philosophical conviction about enduring human needs rather than short-term performance metrics. SiriusXM provides companionship during daily transit—a service that persists regardless of technological change.
How significant is Pluto's entry into Aquarius for tech stocks?
Pluto's ingress into Aquarius initiates a 20-year transit that historically transforms the sectors governed by the sign it enters. Aquarius rules technology, innovation, and collective systems. The last <a href="/blog/pluto-in-aquarius-dollar-decline">Pluto in Aquarius</a> period (1777-1798) coincided with revolutionary changes in governance and collective organization. For technology stocks, this transit suggests fundamental restructuring rather than continued unfettered growth.
What does Buffett's birth chart reveal about his investment philosophy?
Born with Sun in Virgo and Moon in Scorpio, Buffett combines analytical discrimination with emotional depth and transformational understanding. His Jupiter in Cancer at 13.49 degrees emphasizes investment in businesses that provide security, nourishment, and emotional connection. The current Jupiter return to this natal position coincides with his transition away from the CEO role and consolidation into holdings that reflect his core values.
- Aug 30, 1930
- Warren Buffett born, Sun 5.9° Virgo, Moon 24.01° Scorpio, Jupiter 13.49° Cancer
- Sep 23, 2008
- Goldman Sachs investment, Jupiter 12.88° Capricorn (institutional faith)
- Q4 2025
- Apple stake reduced 75%, Pluto 4.58° Aquarius (tech transformation)
- Q4 2025
- SiriusXM increased to 35%+, Jupiter 15.2° Cancer conjunct natal Jupiter
- Mar 2, 2026
- 13F filing released, Mars 0.07° Pisces (strategic withdrawal)
The Oracle of Omaha has spoken through his portfolio, and the message reads clearly in both financial and celestial terms: an era of technological accumulation has concluded, and a period of consolidation into enduring human needs has begun. The planets that shaped his birth and his greatest decisions continue to guide his final moves. Whether SiriusXM proves as prescient as Goldman Sachs remains to be seen—but the astrological signature suggests that Buffett is investing not in performance but in permanence, not in innovation but in the unchanging rhythms of daily human existence.
What is Warren Buffett's zodiac sign?
Warren Buffett was born on August 30, 1930, making his Sun sign Virgo in Western astrology. Virgo is the sign of analysis, precision, and systematic evaluation. His Moon falls in Scorpio, adding emotional depth and transformational instinct to his investment approach. This Virgo-Scorpio combination defines his legendary ability to separate lasting value from passing hype.