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These 3 Companies Have Collectively Repurchased $1.07 Trillion of Their Own Stock Since the Start of 2013

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billion S&P 500 companies collectively spent on share repurchases on a trailing-12-month basis, as of Sept. The reason public companies enact share repurchase programs is threefold: For companies with steady or growing net income, a steady reduction in the number of outstanding shares can increase earnings per share (EPS) over time.

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Apple's Mammoth $700 Billion Investment Since 2013 Can't Fix Its Biggest Problem

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It became the first public company to reach a $1 trillion market cap in August 2018, and was the first to top $3 trillion in June 2023. But the unmistakable investment that's played the biggest role in Apple's success is the roughly $700 billion it's apportioned to share repurchases since the start of 2013.

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Billionaire Bill Gates Has Over Half of His $42 Billion Portfolio Invested in These 3 Dividend Stocks

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Although he doesn't manage a public company or hedge fund like Buffett and Griffin do, he's donated a boatload of money to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. And over half of this charitable foundation's $42 billion portfolio is invested in these three dividend stocks. of the total portfolio.

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62% of Warren Buffett's $313 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in These 4 Magnificent Stocks

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But the factor that doesn't get nearly enough credit for Berkshire Hathaway's continued long-term outperformance is Buffett's decision to concentrate his company's investment portfolio. billion) of Berkshire's $313 billion portfolio can be traced to just four magnificent holdings. Apple: $92.2 billion (29.4% Apple: $92.2

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71% of Warren Buffett's $358 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Only 4 Stocks

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But the one factor above all others that's done most of the heavy lifting for Berkshire Hathaway over time is its highly concentrated investment portfolio. Both Warren Buffett and his late right-hand man Charlie Munger firmly believed that their top investment ideas should have added weighting in Berkshire's investment portfolio.

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83% of Warren Buffett's $365 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Just 7 Stocks

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Since taking over as the CEO of Berkshire in the mid-1960s, the "Oracle of Omaha," as Buffett has come to be known, has overseen an aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) However, his penchant for portfolio concentration has been one of the defining factors in Berkshire Hathaway's sustained outperformance.

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Nvidia Stock Is Up 150% in 2024. History Says the AI Stock Will Do This in the Second Half of the Year (Hint: It May Shock You).

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History says Nvidia could continue soaring in the second half of 2024 Nvidia became a public company in 1999. The chart below shows its share-price appreciation (or depreciation) in the first and second halves of each full year since its initial public offering (IPO). Read on to learn more.