Domino’s is the only sizable new equity holding by Berkshire in the period. Domino’s shares are rising in after-market activity in an apparent reaction to the Berkshire news.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought stock in Domino’s Pizza Inc. and Pool Corp. during the third quarter as Chairman Warren Buffett cut back on some long-held investments. Shares of the two new holdings jumped in late New York trading.

Shares of Domino's Pizza Inc. DPZ dropped 0.81% to $435.97 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.60% to 5,949.17 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.47% to 43,750.86.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said on Thursday it made new investments in Domino's Pizza and Pool Corp in the third quarter, even as it retrenched from from stocks such as Apple and Bank of America .

Berkshire Hathaway's latest 13F filing shows Buffett's continued sell-off of largest holdings, including Apple and Bank of America.

Berkshire Hathaway initiated these new positions during the third quarter even as it cut back its holdings of big names like Apple and Bank of America.