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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

latest 13F filing revealed that the conglomerate trimmed its stake in Amazon by roughly 5%. However, Buffett said that several of the conglomerate's major equity holdings were overseen by the two investment managers. I wrote only a few weeks ago that Amazon ranked among three Warren Buffett stocks with strong moats to buy right now.

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APRIL 27, 2024

It makes up 41% of the conglomerate's portfolio. Capital allocation As of this writing, Berkshire Hathaway owns 906 million shares of Apple, giving the conglomerate a 5.9% Berkshire first purchased shares in the first quarter of 2016. Apple's market cap is a whopping $2.6 This makes you wonder why Buffett still owns shares.

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MARCH 10, 2024

Berkshire's $38 billion bet on Apple was a home run, but the conglomerate has spent nearly twice that amount since 2019 accumulating stock in another company that has nothing to do with the Magnificent Seven, or the technology sector, at all. That holding is worth just $1.7 billion since 2019 is.Berkshire Hathaway. That's right.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

To shed some light on how the Oracle of Omaha's current bets on AI are positioned, two Motley Fool contributors have profiled a top AI stock in the investment conglomerate's portfolio. of Berkshire's total stock holdings, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stands as just the 23rd largest position in the conglomerate's portfolio.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Shares of 3M (NYSE: MMM) finished the day higher after the industrial conglomerate completed the spin-off of its healthcare business, which is now known as Solventum (NYSE: SOVL). Investors cheered the spin-off for a number of reasons, and 3M closed Monday's session up 6.1%. Solventum, however, finished the day down 0.7%. Image source: 3M.

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MARCH 2, 2024

homebuilder in the fourth quarter, but the conglomerate's portfolio still includes two homebuilders. The conglomerate, though, has regulatory approval to acquire up to 50% of Oxy. As the leading cloud services provider, Amazon should benefit greatly from this trend. Lennar Berkshire exited its stake in one major U.S.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The conglomerate first started buying shares in the iPhone maker during the first quarter of 2016. This sizable cash infusion would only exacerbate the conglomerate's problem. Many people believe that Warren Buffett is the greatest investor ever. As the longtime CEO of Berkshire Hathaway , he has held many winning investments.

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APRIL 21, 2024

The current value of the conglomerate's 1.03 of the conglomerate's portfolio. The percentage was even higher last year before Buffett (or one of his two investment managers) trimmed Berkshire's position in Apple a little in the fourth quarter of 2023. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) ranks as Berkshire's second-largest holding. 3 position.

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APRIL 23, 2024

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , the stock famously led by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, won an upgrade last week when Swiss banker UBS raised its price target on the industrial conglomerate to $481 per share. That suggests a nearly 18% upside for the stock over the next 12 months.

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PE Hub

AUGUST 29, 2023

Large conglomerates are looking at their balance sheet, liquidity, cash situations and focusing in again on their core business, creating opportunity for private equity,' said von Niederhaeusern. The post BlackRock’s Nathalie von Niederhaeusern: Leaning into take-privates, carveouts appeared first on PE Hub.

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JANUARY 27, 2024

It's the largest conglomerate in Vietnam, with holdings in tech, industrial, real estate, retail, and services ranging from healthcare to hospitality. The conglomerate recently established an EV rental and taxi company called Green and Smart Mobility (GSM).

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APRIL 7, 2024

E-commerce conglomerate Sea Limited appears to be headed for smoother waters Will Healy (Sea Limited): Considering the successes of Amazon and MercadoLibre , e-commerce conglomerates have become a source of outsize investor returns.

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APRIL 10, 2024

Disney is an entertainment conglomerate , boasting multiple profitable businesses -- most of which contribute to Bonner's buy thesis. Disney stock is going up nearly 20% (according to Argus Research analyst Joseph Bonner), and will hit $140 a share within a year. Is Disney stock a buy?

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Berkshire's investing thesis is changing with age Berkshire is a diversified conglomerate that has investments in various sectors, such as insurance and energy, technology, and consumer goods, as well as large holdings of U.S. Let's dig deeper to find out. treasuries , U.S. and foreign equities , and a lot of cash.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

It's also the largest stock position by far in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio, accounting for about 47% of the investment conglomerate's total stock holdings. of the investment conglomerate's total stock portfolio. Apple With a market capitalization of roughly $2.8 Berkshire owns roughly $1.5

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Moreover, the industrial conglomerate performed precisely as you might expect one to do considering the market right now, with strength in aerospace and performance materials & technologies (PMT) offsetting a slowing in Honeywell Building Technologies (HBT) and safety and productivity solutions (SPS). HON data by YCharts.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

stake in Amex makes it the conglomerate's third-largest holding. However, the conglomerate's eighth-largest position, credit rating agency Moody's (NYSE: MCO) , is a notable exception. American Express Buffett has owned shares of American Express (NYSE: AXP) longer than nearly any other stock in Berkshire's portfolio. Berkshire's 20.8%

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

And after the conglomerate delivered its weakest growth -- 2% -- in the last fiscal year, investors aren't too optimistic about its prospects. Understandably, the conglomerate is emphasizing its international e-commerce business more to sustain its growth ambitions.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Johnson & Johnson Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns shares of Johnson & Johnson although it makes up a tiny percentage of the conglomerate's portfolio. The worldwide conglomerate is the parent company of several well-known brands, including the insurance giant Geico and the battery company Duracell.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

The industrial conglomerate's structure has served it well in recent years , as parts of its business have provided valuable support while others have been weaker. However, a crucial part of being an industrial conglomerate is using cash flow and financial leverage to acquire or internally develop new businesses. Data by YCharts.

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MARCH 21, 2022

Warren Buffett dips into company’s $147bn cash pile to agree deal for former railway group

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MARCH 12, 2024

Shares of 3M (NYSE: MMM) were popping today after the industrial conglomerate announced a surprise change in its leadership. The company, which makes everything from Scotch tape to medical equipment, said William Brown will be its new CEO, effective May 1, replacing Michael Roman, who will transition to the executive chairman position.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) is often overlooked in the universe of e-commerce conglomerates. However, Sea Limited often gets overlooked in favor of Alibaba and other China-based conglomerates. Although it is a much younger, smaller company than Amazon , its Shopee e-commerce arm holds a market lead in Southeast Asia.

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JULY 28, 2023

His conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , has posted an overall gain of 3,787,464% through the end of 2022, meaning he turned $1,000 into roughly $37 million. Buffett's conglomerate started buying Apple in 2016 and the iPhone maker has delivered huge returns. versus 9.9% -- from 1965 to 2022.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

His conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway , has grown into one of the world's largest companies, owning dozens of privately held businesses as well as stakes in an array of public corporations. It's a low-weight position for the conglomerate, accounting for just 0.2% of the portfolio's value.

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MARCH 7, 2024

trillion tech conglomerate still rules the internet with Google Search, maintaining a 91% global market share, but investors have been more focused on its progress in artificial intelligence (AI) lately. Alphabet is now home to Google and a number of other high-profile subsidiaries, including YouTube, DeepMind, and Waymo.

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MARCH 6, 2024

It is the only social media company in the grouping, which includes heavyweights in other sectors including pharmaceutical major Eli Lilly , video streaming leader Netflix , and entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Alternatively, TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese tech conglomerate called ByteDance, is experiencing unprecedented growth overseas -- the platform reportedly has 150 million users just in the U.S. However, Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent owns about 11% of Reddit. Meta Platforms ended 2023 with 3.2

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Incredibly, the Oracle of Omaha's investment conglomerate is on track to earn more than $6 billion over the next year just for sleeping on the stocks already in its portfolio. These words of wisdom come from Berkshire Hathaway 's legendary CEO Warren Buffett -- one of history's best dividend investors.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

In the early part of Q2, he added more than 16 million shares to the conglomerate's stake in HP. The conglomerate still owns roughly 51.5 Your investing goals could be different from those of a giant conglomerate that must answer to shareholders. As recently as 2023's Q1, Buffett was still buying HP stock. looks great.

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APRIL 27, 2024

Shares of the Japanese conglomerate have skyrocketed over 40% this year. Mitsubishi Buffett listed Mitsubishi (OTC: MSBHF) among the investments he expects Berkshire to "maintain indefinitely." That could be a smart decision. Mitsubishi's business spans a wide range of industries.

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JULY 20, 2023

The healthcare conglomerate reported second-quarter financial results that gave its shareholders just about everything they had wanted to see. growth in revenue, but the pharmaceutical and consumer health segments also managed to hold their own and carry their weight for the conglomerate. Here's what the two companies had to say.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The conglomerate that he has steered since 1965, Berkshire Hathaway , has outperformed the market by a breathtakingly wide margin over those years. But measured from the point that ETF was launched, the conglomerate's stock has outperformed. Warren Buffett is an investing legend. Data by YCharts. Data by YCharts.

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APRIL 22, 2024

However, I suspect the conglomerate will continue to aggressively buy shares of the oil producer -- especially considering Berkshire secured regulatory approval to purchase up to 50% of the company. Occidental could become a near-subsidiary of the conglomerate even if doesn't have majority ownership.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The tech conglomerate formerly known as Google influences the entire digital landscape, starting from a distinct background of online search and advertising. Yet, the smaller company has a lot in common with the storied Google parent and may one day evolve into a similar cross-industry conglomerate. Let me show you how.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

The conglomerate still holds a substantial stake in HP, but it wouldn't be a surprise if Buffett continued cutting its position. The conglomerate's balance sheet showed another $30.8 The sale of 46.4 million shares likely generated about $1.3 billion based on HP's average stock price during November. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

Sure, shares of the giant conglomerate jumped 15%. It's also a really small position in Berkshire's portfolio, with the conglomerate's stake in Sirius XM currently worth only around $50 million. The Nasdaq-100 was sizzling hot in 2023, skyrocketing nearly 54%. It marked the best performance for the index since 1999. wasn't as hot.

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