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billion even after Buffett nearly halved the conglomerate's position in the iPhone maker. billion of the conglomerate's $42.3 However, that threshold is much lower than the current level, which is the highest ever for the conglomerate. Its stake in Apple is worth $90.7 Berkshire's stake in AmEx totals close to $38.5 Treasuries?

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MARCH 23, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway has thrived under Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway is a conglomerate, owning numerous businesses across multiple industries. They are steady producers of cash flow, which is a big part of the conglomerate's growing cash stockpile. How about current shareholders? Should they hold on to the stock, or sell it?

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

The conglomerate's success stems from Buffett's simple investment strategy : He likes companies with steady growth, robust profitability, strong management teams, and shareholder-friendly initiatives like stock buyback programs and dividend schemes. That's why investors closely monitor Berkshire's every move. Apple: 28.8%

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But that's just one of the conglomerate's many success stories. The conglomerate has the financial results to back up those substantial gains. A number of factors will probably work in the conglomerate's favor as the year progresses. Today, that position is worth $24.4 The difference is staggering in dollar terms. million today.

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MARCH 12, 2024

At recent prices, shares of healthcare conglomerate CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) offer a 3.5% Know the risks CVS Health isn't the only healthcare conglomerate that knows how to successfully combine related healthcare businesses. People can avoid paying for travel and luxury goods when the economy is in a slump. dividend yield.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

The conglomerate's portfolio includes a host of high-quality stocks like Apple , Coca-Cola , and American Express , but in 2020, it acquired a small stake in cloud computing company Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW). of the conglomerate's $312 billion portfolio. million today. Here's why I'm not surprised. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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JULY 17, 2024

After months of speculation, in its most recent 13F disclosure, the conglomerate revealed that the mystery position was commercial property and casualty insurance company Chubb (NYSE: CB). That might seem like a high valuation for a conglomerate that has boring businesses like insurance companies and railroads among its biggest subsidiaries.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The industrial conglomerate operates seven segments -- automotive, food equipment, test & measurement and electronics, welding, polymers & fluids, construction products, and specialty products. ITW is a textbook example of the advantages of the industrial conglomerate model.

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MARCH 23, 2024

of the conglomerate's $372 billion publicly traded stocks and securities portfolio. Berkshire bought Amazon stock in 2019, and while it only accounts for a small fraction of the conglomerate's portfolio, Buffett has often expressed regret for not buying more. Image source: The Motley Fool. Amazon: 0.5% Amazon: 0.5%

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The conglomerate owns substantial positions in private and public success stories like GEICO, Coca-Cola , and even Apple. That's just one of the conglomerate's many success stories. It would be even larger, but the conglomerate recently sold 13% of its position (reportedly for tax reasons). billion accounting for 39.7%

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MAY 11, 2024

of the conglomerate's $362 billion portfolio of publicly traded stocks and securities today. However, the conglomerate might wish it owned a larger stake in the coming years as the AI opportunity unfolds. billion, even after discounting the recent sale of 13% of the conglomerate's position. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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JULY 7, 2024

But three stocks Berkshire already owns are set to benefit tremendously from AI, and they account for more than 45% of the conglomerate's entire $398.7 of the conglomerate's stock portfolio. The conglomerate has spent around $38 billion accumulating shares starting in 2016, and its position is now worth $177.6 Snowflake: 0.2%

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AUGUST 24, 2024

The giant conglomerate has also been a net seller of stocks over the past year and a half. So, the conglomerate would need to buy $2.8 It may say more about the conglomerate's size than it does about the stock market. As of the end of the second quarter, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B)

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AUGUST 21, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway is actually a conglomerate of many different privately owned companies that just so happens invest its idle cash in publicly traded organizations. In time, a corporation's or conglomerate's value always shines through. Berkshire Hathaway Last but not least, add Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B)

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MAY 25, 2024

Marubeni is a huge Japanese conglomerate. The conglomerate secured regulatory approval in 2022 to acquire up to 50% of the company but currently owns only 28%. However, it's one of Buffett's favorite stocks. He likes the company's significant U.S. oil and gas assets and its leadership in carbon capture technology.

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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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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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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway's 400 million shares of Coca-Cola are worth nearly $26 billion, by the way -- the conglomerate's fourth-biggest holding. Higher profit margins, in turn, mean more per-share earnings that support continued dividend payments. That in and of itself is a hint worth taking.

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JULY 13, 2024

Buffett's biggest contrarian bet Chevron (NYSE: CVX) ranks as Berkshire Hathaway 's fourth-largest holding, with the conglomerate's position worth nearly $19.1 The conglomerate's stake in Occidental Petroleum is worth nearly $15.7 Warren Buffett is betting nearly $35 billion that this conventional wisdom is wrong.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) Additionally, Berkshire sold another several billion dollars worth of Bank of America, which had been the conglomerate's second-largest holding. That eventually grew into the conglomerate we know today. billion, up from $276.9

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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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JUNE 23, 2024

More recently, he made what may be a once-in-a-generation bet on Southeast Asian conglomerate Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) after having sold most of his shares in 2022. Ultimately, internal and external factors increase the likelihood that Sea Limited will become one of the world's premier e-commerce conglomerates.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

It's by far the largest cash position for the conglomerate ever. The conglomerate still has positions in 43 stocks and two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) worth more than $313 billion. Berkshire Hathaway's cash stockpile, including cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments in U.S. Treasuries , stands at a whopping $277 billion.

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JUNE 22, 2024

Some will be conglomerates and operate in a few lines of business or sectors. Berkshire Hathaway is like a conglomerate on steroids; it operates in the finance, energy, utility, transportation, retail, construction, and manufacturing sectors, among others.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Still, the conglomerate's lack of significant exposure to companies at the heart of the AI revolution is arguably another underappreciated risk factor. Instead, the conglomerate's equity portfolio is crafted to leverage its massive positions in dividend-paying companies, thereby creating value for shareholders through compounding.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

In particular, the conglomerate's decision to sell much of its stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) this year caused some to scratch their heads. But Buffett's conglomerate has sold stock over the last three quarters, through the second quarter of 2024. (It Berkshire's stock moves always attract attention because of Buffett's stature.

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JUNE 25, 2024

Although it is the leading e-commerce conglomerate in China, its stock has suffered amid political turmoil. Still, if one can stomach the political risk, the stock could become a tremendous opportunity to buy an e-commerce conglomerate at a huge discount. Alibaba is an American Depositary Receipt rather than an actual stake in Alibaba.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Buffett's conglomerate has been steadily selling off Bank of America, and it's not fully clear why. The conglomerate already has a record-high cash balance after dumping so much of its Apple stake. In fact, the banking/insurance sector has likely been the sector he's invested the most in over his career. So what should investors do?

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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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AUGUST 14, 2024

Warren Buffett's diversified conglomerate generated those steady returns even as inflation, elevated interest rates, and geopolitical conflicts rattled the broader markets. Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) stock has rallied more than 20% over the past 12 months, and only trades about 3% below its all-time high.

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MAY 20, 2024

The wraps are finally off, with Berkshire's most recent 13-F filing disclosing all the conglomerate's equity positions as of the end of the first quarter. Shortly after taking control of Berkshire Hathaway, a mere textile company, in 1965, Buffett added an insurance business to the conglomerate. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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JULY 13, 2024

Over that 59-year stretch, he steered the conglomerate to average annual returns of 19.8%, which is nearly twice the average annual return delivered by the S&P 500 index over the same period. Warren Buffett has managed the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) investment company since 1965. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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APRIL 20, 2024

Despite the increase, many of the largest e-commerce companies have morphed into conglomerates, encompassing many businesses. That makes sense on some levels since online sales are the single largest source of revenue for the conglomerate. trillion if the prediction holds.

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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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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Investing legend Warren Buffett and his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , have not given investors many reasons to buy into the strength of this market. American Express earlier this year leapfrogged Bank of America as the conglomerate's second-largest equity holding and now makes up 14.5%

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AUGUST 31, 2024

As Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , Buffett is in charge of managing the bulk of the conglomerate's equity portfolio. The stock remains close to 30% of the conglomerate's portfolio. And he's done so with incredible results since taking over the company in 1965.

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JUNE 7, 2024

At the end of the first quarter, the conglomerate led by CEO Warren Buffett had over $189 billion in cash and short-term investments on its books. So relatively speaking, compared to the conglomerate's recent history, this level is pretty normal. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has never had more cash than it does now.

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