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MARCH 24, 2024

These are stocks that regularly give shareholders cash payments in the form of dividends. Altria Group: Price increases and selling minority stakes Our first stock is Altria Group (NYSE: MO). Altria Group owns a large stake in Anheuser Busch , the global beer company. Enter dividend stocks.

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MARCH 2, 2024

That's what he recently wrote to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, adding, "And so far, so good." Lennar Berkshire exited its stake in one major U.S. 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.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 27, 2024

Those show up as wholly owned subsidiaries within the growing Berkshire conglomerate, as well as equity investments in its portfolio. He sold shares of Apple and revealed a stake in Chubb. He and his fellow portfolio managers also continued to add to Berkshire's significant stakes in Occidental Petroleum and Liberty Media.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Two long-term Berkshire holdings In his letter written to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders last year, Buffett discussed two long-term holdings -- American Express (NYSE: AXP) and The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO). Buffett mentioned AmEx and Coca-Cola again in his most recent letter to Berkshire shareholders, which was released on Saturday.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In the early part of Q2, he added more than 16 million shares to the conglomerate's stake in HP. It was HP's largest shareholder, owning more than 12% of the company. 11, 2023, the company revealed in a regulatory filing that it had slashed its stake in HP to 5.2%. Sure, Berkshire remains one of HP's largest shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2023

Warren Buffett's masterpiece is a well-diversified conglomerate that should continue to generate solid returns for its shareowners long after the legendary investor retires. The entertainment giant's film studios, theme parks, cruise ships, and streaming services give its shareholders many ways to win.

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The Motley Fool

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). 3M shareholders received one share of Solventum for every four shares of 3M stock they owned at the market close on March 18. Image source: 3M.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Toshiba Corp is considering a $20 billion offer from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to take it private, a person familiar with the matter said, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate faces pressure from activist shareholders to improve governance. Other deals by the private equity firm include the $1.5

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

HIG Capital sells minority Eletromidia stake to Grupo Globo Submitted 01/09/2023 - 11:35am HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with $58bn of capital under management, has sold a portion of its stake in Eletromidia, a Brazil-based out-of-home (OOH) media company, to Latin American media conglomerate Grupo Globo (Globo).

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 20, 2024

Great minds think alike Buffett made an intriguing revelation about his will to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in his 2013 annual letter. The conglomerate's portfolio owns dozens of stocks but also features two ETFs. The conglomerate's portfolio owns dozens of stocks but also features two ETFs. As usual, he was right.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 23, 2024

Don't be fooled by the fact that Warren Buffett reduced Berkshire Hathaway 's stake in Apple by nearly 13% in the first quarter of 2024. stake in Apple is worth over $150 billion. Adding the conglomerate's cash and cash equivalents at the end of Q1 to the Treasuries figure gives a total cash stockpile of $182.3 Berkshire's 5.1%

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

in 1965, he took the struggling textile company and turned it into a massive conglomerate. Additionally, the conglomerate must report any stock purchases or sales for companies in which it owns a stake of 10% or more within three days of the trade. Warren Buffett's investing track record is tough to match. for the last 58.5

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

He especially likes companies that return money to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks. But that's just one of the conglomerate's many success stories. Berkshire now has a full ownership stake in a number of famous businesses including Dairy Queen, Duracell, and GEICO. Buffett's most powerful weapon is time.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 27, 2024

It makes up 41% of the conglomerate's portfolio. Forever stock The first possible reason that Buffett remains a shareholder is because his favorable holding period is forever. Capital allocation As of this writing, Berkshire Hathaway owns 906 million shares of Apple, giving the conglomerate a 5.9% stake in the tech giant.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The legendary investor has led Berkshire Hathaway to build a stake in Apple worth over $170 billion. It also makes Berkshire Hathaway the third-largest Apple shareholder, trailing two huge fund managers. You'd be hard-pressed to find a bigger Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) bull than Warren Buffett. But all things come to an end eventually.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 21, 2023

First purchased by Berkshire in 2016, Apple is now the conglomerate's largest publicly held stock, making up 50% of its $313 billion investment portfolio. Berkshire first bought a stake in Apple in 2016 As amazingly as Berkshire Hathaway has performed, it hasn't been perfect. Berkshire holds an aggressive stake in Apple because it can.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 22, 2024

The document revealed that his Appaloosa fund increased his stake in China's leading e-commerce conglomerate, Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) , by 159% in the first quarter of 2024. However, such an aggressive stake by a noted hedge fund investor could make some investors rethink Alibaba. China tensions. One danger is the stock itself.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 17, 2023

As Berkshire's biggest shareholder, Buffet's net worth benefited tremendously as a result. 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. Berkshire's 20.8%

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 10, 2024

He especially likes companies that return money to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks. 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.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 29, 2024

Although the conglomerate trimmed its position in Apple a little in the fourth quarter of 2023 , Buffett still thinks highly of the company and its management. Berkshire's stake in AmEx is worth nearly $36 billion compared to $39.1 I doubt Buffett will buy more Coke stock, but he could increase his stake in Chevron (as he did in Q4).

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 3, 2024

Warren Buffett told Berkshire Hathaway shareholders last year that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was a "better business than any we own." of the conglomerate's portfolio. Berkshire increased its stake in Apple by more than 55%. However, Berkshire reduced its stake in Apple by a little over 1% in 2023 Q4. million shares of Apple.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 20, 2024

Buffett increased Berkshire's stake in the oil and gas giant by 14.4% Chevron ranks as the fifth-largest holding in the conglomerate's portfolio. The company returned nearly $15 billion to shareholders last year through stock buybacks , a 32% increase from 2022. Chevron (NYSE: CVX) was one of them.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2023

If you have $100 available to invest, look no further than the conglomerate of all conglomerates. The company can provide shareholder value without paying a dividend Berkshire Hathaway has found itself with a good "problem." Less than 10 years ago, shareholders took a vote on whether to establish a dividend, and 97% voted no.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 24, 2024

But as much as Buffett likes Apple, Berkshire Hathaway has bigger stakes in other businesses as a percentage of their outstanding shares. Buffett's conglomerate owns over 25% of these four companies. DaVita Berkshire's stake in DaVita (NYSE: DVA) tops 41%. stake in Liberty SiriusXM Series A (NASDAQ: LSXMA) and a 25.9%

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The estimated value of the Chinese company has more than tripled since SK’s stake purchase. SK is the second-largest shareholder in Londian Wason, after it invested a total of 380bn won into the special purpose company between 2019 and 2020 to secure a 30% stake. China’s D&R Group is the largest shareholder.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 21, 2024

Buffett acknowledged in last year's shareholder letter that stakes in Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and American Express (NYSE: AXP) , which Berkshire Hathaway has held for decades, have provided it with billions of dollars in unrealized gains from share price appreciation that was partially powered by their growing dividends.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

While the portfolio has stakes in two dozen companies in all, the vast majority is held in just four stocks. million Berkshire shares in a stake worth nearly $7.96 Those factors help explain why Berkshire Hathaway continues to be among Gates' largest stakes. Image source: Getty Images. Currently, the trust holds 19.9

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 13, 2023

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , the conglomerate that Warren Buffett has run for nearly 60 years, owned a lot of different stocks over the years. Buffett first bought a stake in the iPhone maker in the first quarter of 2016. Some didn't work out, but some of them turned out to be huge wins.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

According to a separate report in the Financial Times, the Skydance Media bid is more appealing to Shari Redstone, the media conglomerate’s controlling shareholder through her stake in National Amusements, although in the past she has been reluctant to part with Paramount Pictures, which her late father Sumner Redstone acquired in 1994.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 1, 2024

Giving shareholders a bigger stake in everything Berkshire Hathaway owns Instead of adding to shares of anything in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, Buffett views one of the best ways to increase investor's exposure to Berkshire's assets is through share repurchases. Image source: The Motley Fool. Its operating cash flow climbed to $49.2

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Then, in late 2022, Alleghany was acquired by none other than Warren Buffett 's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). But Berkshire Hathaway shareholders do have advantages over those who are invested in index funds. The surprise owner of Squishmallows Squishmallows is a toy brand owned by toy company Jazwares.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up The tender offer would put the electronics-to-power stations maker in domestic hands after years of battles with overseas shareholders. Toshiba’s semiconductor business is highly compatible with the company,” Rohm said in a statement.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 29, 2023

The media conglomerate owns several sporting and entertainment assets, which can dilute investors' exposure to the F1 brand, so it offers three separate securities that specifically track its performance: Liberty Media Formula One (NASDAQ: FWON.A) (OTC: FWON.B) (NASDAQ: FWON.K). Image source: Getty Images. Formula 1 is bigger than ever!

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The Motley Fool

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. That said, management plans to return 100% of its free cash flow to shareholders in 2024 after a paltry amount of share repurchases in 2023. The conglomerate's balance sheet showed another $30.8

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

shareholders in 2003 that the only time he might have ever read an analyst report "was because the funny papers weren't available." However, he could be in for some great news if they're right about one of the conglomerate's holdings. Warren Buffett has never held Wall Street analysts in the highest regard. shares is $56.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Returning cash to shareholders Though Apple has reached a more mature stage of its lifecycle, one thing is certain: This business prints money. If top-line growth won't be enough to excite investors, Apple's ability to return huge amounts of cash to shareholders is still an attractive quality. billion in dividends and bought back $56.5

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 25, 2024

In March, the company announced its intent to sell a portion of its stake in AB Inbev. I think management is showcasing some solid leadership with this move and underlining how important creating shareholder value is for the company. This should benefit Kenvue, and pave the way for further sources of returning capital to shareholders.

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