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Billionaire Bill Gates Has 66% of His Foundation's $45 Billion Portfolio Invested in 3 Phenomenal Stocks

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The foundation's trust includes an equity portfolio worth around $45 billion, as of this writing. Notably, about two-thirds of the portfolio is concentrated in just three stocks. Microsoft (27%) The company Gates founded nearly 50 years ago holds the top spot in his foundation's portfolio. Let's take a closer look at each one.

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Billionaire Investor Stan Druckenmiller Has 38% of His Portfolio in 3 Growth Stocks: 1 of Them May Surprise You

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As of his latest 13-F filing, the family office had a concentrated portfolio, mainly of technology stocks. Both make up over 10% of the family office's portfolio. Two of his largest positions -- Nvidia and Microsoft -- have been highly profitable bets on the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing.

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Billionaires Are Buying These 2 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks Hand Over Fist. Are They Smart Buys for Your Portfolio?

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times adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) at the moment to 2.5 Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 53% of His Hedge Fund's $10.6 Billion Portfolio Invested in Just 3 Stocks

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As a result, Pershing Square has a highly concentrated portfolio, and just three stocks account for more than 53% of the entire $10.6 The two create a network effect : As more hotels join the Hilton portfolio, it attracts more customers to the loyalty program, and vice versa. billion in public equity holdings.

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Missed Out on Shopify Stock? Buy Global-e Stock Instead

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Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) increased 90% to $92.7 Shopify has stock warrants that Global-e amortized on its income statement as an expense, and that's going to continue until they're fully amortized at the end of next year. percentage points to 42.9%.

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Billionaire Bill Gates Has 81% of His $48 Billion Portfolio in Just 4 Stocks

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year over year, while its adjusted operating EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) increased by 10%, fueled by higher payments for recyclables and overall price increases. The company also collects landfill gases from its sites to generate electricity, another growing source of income.

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Carvana Has Now Reported 2 Profitable Quarters. Time to Buy?

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The company has now reported an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) profit and positive net income for each of the first two quarters in 2024. Still, since EBITDA doesn't include interest, taxes, depreciation, or amortization, it's unclear if that will mean a positive net income.