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AUGUST 13, 2024

Berkshire has become a conglomerate with several wholly owned companies under its umbrella, in addition to a portfolio of 47 publicly traded stocks and securities. In addition, the conglomerate's portfolio of publicly traded stocks and securities is worth $302.4 The conglomerate delivered $49.3 Berkshire also reported $43.3

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MARCH 26, 2025

While one could make an argument for investing in every single one of them, the best of the bunch might be the Warren Buffett-led conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). The conglomerate owns subsidiaries across many different industries. Its portfolio of invested stocks adds even more diversification to the mix.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

That's twice as much as the conglomerate has invested in any single company in its entire history. The conglomerate generated $49 million in revenue during 1965, and that number is on track to come in at $368 billion in 2024. If a correction happens, Buffett can swoop in and put the conglomerate's cash pile to work.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

In 2023, he called Apple "a better business than any we own," referencing the portfolio of wholly owned companies that fall under the Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate. The conglomerate already has a market cap approaching $950 billion. Berkshire Hathaway stock currently sports a price-to-book ratio of 1.6

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APRIL 17, 2024

The claims piled onto the already struggling stock, which had previously been a longtime holding of Warren Buffett's conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). Buffett and his team have an excellent track record of evaluating management, which is a big reason for the conglomerate's long-term success.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

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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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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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

30), which might be a great sign for the pizza giant considering the conglomerate was a net seller of stocks overall. of the conglomerate's portfolio, it could still deliver spectacular returns over the long run thanks to AI. Domino's Pizza: 0.2% Berkshire just added this stock to its portfolio in the third quarter of 2024 (ended Sept.

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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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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

State-backed financial conglomerate Poste Italiane is set to acquire state lender CDPs 9.8% stake in TIM, with an official announcement expected soon. Poste, which operates its own mobile services but lacks network infrastructure, could play a key role in future industry consolidation.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Apleona, formerly part of German industrial conglomerate Bilfinger SE, provides facility management services across commercial, industrial, and public sectors. The transaction marks one of the most significant private equity deals in the European facility management sector in recent years.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

The investment conglomerate has a market capitalization of more than $1 trillion, and it currently ranks as the world's 10th most valuable company. of the investment conglomerate's stock portfolio. of the investment conglomerate's total stock holdings. Read on for a look at two S&P 500 stocks that account for 39.5%

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The company had been part of Nordic entertainment group Nordisk Film since 2014, which itself falls under the broader Egmont Group, a major Nordic media conglomerate. Established in 2003 and based in Copenhagen, GoGift employs 120 people.

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MAY 23, 2024

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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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 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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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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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The conglomerate injected AI across its broad range of offerings. That's not the only cloud hanging over the conglomerate. The conglomerate lost an antitrust lawsuit related to its Internet Explorer browser, and a breakup of the company was ordered. In August, a U.S. judge found Alphabet to be in violation of antitrust laws.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Given enough time, shares of this buy-and-hold-minded conglomerate reliably outperform the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) even though they seemingly shouldn't. Some of the conglomerate's biggest holdings at this time still include Apple , Coca-Cola , and Chevron , although it's currently sitting on a few dozen different stocks.

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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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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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DECEMBER 31, 2024

Additionally, he expects spinoffs like those undertaken by Vivendi SE and Sodexo to remain a trend as conglomerates streamline their portfolios. Looking ahead, Caron highlighted several sectors, including defence, technology, and green energy, as likely drivers of IPO activity in 2025.

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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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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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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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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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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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