* "Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) (NYSE:BRK.A) takes new positions in Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) with 13.1M shares and Floor & Decor Holdings (NYSE:FND) with 817K shares, according to its latest 13F filing.
* Exits stakes in Merck (NYSE:MRK) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK).
* Boosts holdings in Chevron (NYSE:CVX) to 28.7M shares from 23.1M shares.
* Trims stakes in AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) to 14.4M shares from 20.5M, Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) to 22.0M shares from 26.3M shares, and Marsh & McLennan (NYSE:MMC) to 2.74M shares from 4.20M.: