New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway saw its cash pile swell to a record high in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal year as the conglomerate declared its Q3 results on Saturday, signalling that it remained cautious about the markets amid trade uncertainty and other factors.

Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile soared to $381.7 billion in the quarter gone by, the company said while declaring its Q3 report on Saturday - its last earnings report before Warren Buffett bows out as chief executive.

This means that the conglomerate sold more stocks than it bought for its $283.2 billion equity portfolio for 12 consecutive quarters.

The report also revealed that Berkshire did not repurchase any of its own stocks, even though ...