Warren Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He has delivered impressive returns since taking over the company in the 1960s. Buffett’s investment strategies are closely watched by investors.
Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio is worth about $291.2 billion. It includes 44 stocks. Nearly 75% of the portfolio is in just seven stocks.
Apple is the largest holding at $74.9 billion. American Express is next at $44.4 billion. Bank of America is third at $33.2 billion.
Coca-Cola, Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, and Kraft Heinz are also top holdings. Buffett has been a net seller of stocks for eight straight quarters. He reduced Berkshire’s stake in Bank of America by over 266 million shares since July.
This could be due to worries about lower interest rates hurting the bank’s profits.
Buffett’s concentrated stock investments
Buffett has invested heavily in energy stocks like Chevron and Occidental.
These companies make money mainly from drilling. They benefit when oil prices rise. Berkshire owns 20 other stocks worth between $1 billion and $9.8 billion each.
These include Kraft Heinz, Moody’s, U.S. Bancorp, and DaVita. Buffett has also invested in five Japanese trading companies. He owns up to 9.9% of each one.
They give him exposure to different parts of Japan’s economy. Smaller holdings in Berkshire’s portfolio range from $8 million to under $1 billion. Some examples are Charter Communications, Nu Holdings, Liberty Live Series C, and Domino’s Pizza.
Buffett’s top advisors, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, are more active in trading these smaller positions. In summary, Buffett continues to take big stakes in his favorite companies. But he also makes diverse smaller bets.
His portfolio shows lessons in concentration, timing, and adapting to markets.
