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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has sold shares of Moody's (MCO) again according to a Form 4 just filed with the SEC. On October 12th and 13th, Berkshire Hathaway sold 370,146 shares of Moody's (MCO) at prices ranging from $27.40 to $28.00.

After the sales, Berkshire is left with 28,503,610 shares of MCO, still a very sizable position. This is the third subsequent sale of MCO by Buffett's organization and we've pointed out the trend for Berkshire to sell MCO anytime shares trade north of $25. The majority of Berkshire's Moody's position is held by their subsidiary, GEICO.

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Taken from Google Finance, Moody's is "a provider of credit ratings; credit and economic related research, data and analytical tools; risk management software, and quantitative credit risk measures, credit portfolio management solutions and training services."