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AUGUST 22, 2024

compound annual return in Berkshire stock since 1965, which would have been enough to turn an investment of $1,000 back then into over $42.5 It's the most money the conglomerate has invested in any company since Buffett took the helm in 1965. It accounted for almost half of the value of the conglomerate's entire stock portfolio.

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MAY 2, 2024

Thankfully, two time-tested businesses have the catalysts necessary to handily outperform Nvidia in the return column over the next three years. I'm talking about conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , which has been led by billionaire CEO Warren Buffett since the mid-1960s. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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That's twice as much as the conglomerate has invested in any single company in its entire history. He also favors companies with dividend payments and stock buyback plans, which help compound his returns over time. Plus, Berkshire is on track to earn $776 million in dividends from its Coca-Cola stake in 2024 alone.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

That translates to an average annual return of 10.2%, compounded. That's more than twice the return investors could earn if they held cash right now, even with interest rates at a 15-year high. But, historically, investors who purchased specific individual stocks have far outperformed the return of the S&P 500.

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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). As of this writing, Berkshire's stake in Chubb was worth about $6.8 Buffett is very familiar with the insurance business.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The conglomerate's stake in BofA is currently worth a whopping $30.6 5 spot in Berkshire's portfolio with a stake of around $15.7 billion worth of Oxy shares, enough to make it the conglomerate's sixth-largest holding. Berkshire's stake in the Japanese conglomerate totals nearly $5.6 billion stake in HP.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Its stake in Apple is worth $90.7 billion even after Buffett nearly halved the conglomerate's position in the iPhone maker. Berkshire's stake in AmEx totals close to $38.5 Two oil stocks round out the top six, Chevron and Occidental, with Berkshire's stakes totaling nearly $17.6 billion of the conglomerate's $42.3

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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 Sure, Buffett trimmed Berkshire's stake in Chevron by 2.5% The conglomerate's stake in Occidental Petroleum is worth nearly $15.7 earlier this year. of Occidental.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

That's despite some significant sales from the Oracle of Omaha over the past three quarters, including about half Berkshire’s stake in the second quarter. 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.

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JUNE 14, 2023

While Buffett still runs Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , the firm that he took over in 1965 and built into one of the largest conglomerates in the world, he now has many other investors that work with him at Berkshire and have their own autonomy including Todd Combs and Ted Weschler. if Berkshire wanted to. .*

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JULY 7, 2024

That strategy is working: Berkshire delivered a 4,384,748% return between 1965 and 2023. annual return of the benchmark S&P 500 index over the same period. 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 Snowflake: 0.2%

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Much of the conglomerate's success has been the result of smart stock picking by Buffett -- or as he would prefer to say, business picking. Berkshire first initiated a stake in Paramount Global in the first quarter of 2022. The conglomerate now owns over 15% of Paramount, with its stake worth close to $1.3

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

investment company has delivered a compound annual return of 19.8% 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. since 1965.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

latest 13F filing revealed that the conglomerate trimmed its stake in Amazon by roughly 5%. However, Buffett said that several of the conglomerate's major equity holdings were overseen by the two investment managers. Of course, it's possible that Buffett became personally involved with the Amazon stake later.

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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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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

investment company, where he has overseen a compound annual return of 19.8% The position accounted for almost half of the conglomerate's entire stock portfolio, and considering it only had a cost-basis of around $38 billion, it was sitting on a very nice profit. since he took the helm in 1965. of its portfolio.

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MAY 11, 2024

Buffett has steered Berkshire to a total return of 4,384,748% over the last 58 years, which would have been enough to turn a $1,000 investment into more than $43.8 He especially likes companies returning money to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks. Warren Buffett was born in 1930, and he bought his first stock at age 11.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

With the sale of its 70% stake in satellite television provider DIRECTV, telecom giant AT&T (NYSE: T) is finally fully out of the media business. The company wasted many billions of dollars over the past decade in an ill-fated attempt to transform itself into a media conglomerate. It paid a staggering $48.5 Discovery.

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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. Some have suggested that Berkshire is interested in getting its stake below 10% so it doesn't have to report its activity in the stock anymore. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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MAY 23, 2024

to a whopping 4,384,748% return since 1965, giving it a valuation of nearly $900 billion. The conglomerate owns substantial positions in private and public success stories like GEICO, Coca-Cola , and even Apple. He especially likes businesses that return money to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks.

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APRIL 27, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway has trounced the returns of the S&P 500 index since Buffett took control of the company in 1965. Shares of the Japanese conglomerate have skyrocketed over 40% this year. Berkshire owns stakes of roughly 9% in five Japanese trading companies. Warren Buffett is doing it again.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The conglomerate first started buying shares in the iPhone maker during the first quarter of 2016. Potential for returns When picking stocks to invest in, the hope is that they can beat the market over the long term. With dividends reinvested, the S&P 500 has historically returned an average of about 10% per year.

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APRIL 3, 2025

Consumer tech giant Apple is still the largest holding in Berkshire Hathaway's massive equities portfolio, and the conglomerate owns stakes in other innovative companies as well. Continue *Stock Advisor returns as of April 1, 2025 Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Still, the future looks bright.

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JUNE 7, 2024

People tend to want to own stakes in exciting companies making headlines. Berkshire is a basket of stocks and a bunch of privately owned (not publicly traded) companies that collectively make up a massive conglomerate. Multiple studies suggest the opposite is true, in fact -- greater activity actually diminishes your net returns.

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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. But he really made headlines when he sold nearly half of Berkshire's remaining stake last quarter. The stock remains close to 30% of the conglomerate's portfolio.

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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. Buying a big enough stake in Berkshire Hathaway today, in fact, could arguably set you up for life. Where to invest $1,000 right now?

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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. Buffett -- or at least one of his lieutenants -- has been shedding its stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for some time now. That in and of itself is a hint worth taking.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Under Buffett's 59-year tenure, Berkshire has delivered a compound annual return of 19.8% 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). for its investors. million today.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

Sure, shares of the giant conglomerate jumped 15%. Buffett's stake in Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is much smaller. The telecommunications company is a relatively small position for Buffett, with Berkshire's stake currently worth around $850 million. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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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JUNE 25, 2024

At a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio , of 27, the stock also has the lowest earnings multiple among the tech megacaps, an attribute that likely attracted Ackman's attention and could bring higher returns as it catches up to its peers. Although it is the leading e-commerce conglomerate in China, its stock has suffered amid political turmoil.

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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. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) , which Berkshire Hathaway holds a major stake in, trades at 21.6 Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B)

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JUNE 13, 2024

The company's substantial stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) , which recently announced the advent of "Apple Intelligence," could help mitigate the risks associated with widespread technological disruption. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. What's the big picture?

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Warren Buffett's masterpiece is a well-diversified conglomerate that should continue to generate solid returns for its shareowners long after the legendary investor retires. Iger could look to sell Disney's 80% stake in ESPN. Iger is reportedly also considering an acquisition of Comcast 's one-third stake in Hulu.

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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 billion worth of a stock for its stake to represent 1% of its portfolio. It may say more about the conglomerate's size than it does about the stock market.

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MAY 12, 2024

With a market cap of about $877 billion, there are only so many investments that can move the needle for the conglomerate. The tracking stocks are designed to reflect Liberty Media's stake in Sirius XM (NASDAQ: SIRI) , of which it owns 83%. Buffett also added a small amount to his stake in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).

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JANUARY 23, 2025

Domino's was one of just five new additions to the conglomerate's portfolio, which might be a very bullish sign for the pizza giant. It never sold a single share, and today, that stake is worth over $25 billion. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. Amazon: 0.8% Apple: 22.7%

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