The Motley Fool

MARCH 11, 2025

The conglomerate currently owns almost 22% of the outstanding shares of a top credit card business, which makes up 15% of the entire $288 billion portfolio (as of March 4). This leading financial stock has been a major winner, rising 7,600% since its initial public offering (IPO) in 1972.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Its fully online financial services provide customers with a wide range of products to fit their needs. Investors who might still be hesitant should understand that Berkshire Hathaway has been a shareholder since Nu's initial public offering in December 2021. The Warren Buffett-led conglomerate owns 2.2%

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 7, 2024

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway invested in Nu before its initial public offering in 2021, and the move seemed to have been ill-advised for a while as Nu's shares sank nearly 70% by mid-2022. However, Buffett's conglomerate owns 41.2% of the dialysis services provider. Like Nu, DaVita achieved most of its gains in Q1.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway owns dozens of businesses in its public equities portfolio, with well-known names like Apple , Coca-Cola , and Chevron commanding sizable allocations. But the Oracle of Omaha also likes to own financial services companies. Is this Warren Buffett stock a smart buying opportunity right now?

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 10, 2024

Without the need for physical bank branches, and using a mobile-first approach, the business offers customers various financial services products to tackle their banking needs. Berkshire Hathaway has been a shareholder since Nu's initial public offering, with the conglomerate currently owning 2.2%

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 12, 2023

Investors are smart to file through the conglomerate's public equities portfolio to find new ideas. And it has certainly delivered, as a $10,000 investment in the stock at its initial public offering in 2008 would be worth $171,000 as of this writing, translating to a greater than 1,600% gain that trounces the S&P 500.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 22, 2024

Committed €100 million to Montagu VII SCSp, which focuses on Northern European mid-market buyouts in healthcare, critical data, financial services, digital infrastructure and education. Realized a partial interest of our stake in Viking Holdings for expected net proceeds of C$714 million through the company’s initial public offering.

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