Berkshire, UnitedHealth Group and Apple
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway built a $1.6 billion stake in UnitedHealth last quarter, marking one of its last wagers with the investor as CEO.
Berkshire Hathaway recently filed its second-quarter 13F form, revealing its stock holdings at the end of June.
Buffett began buying shares in the consumer electronics giant in 2016 and continued buying, turning Apple into Berkshire Hathaway's biggest individual stock holding in 2017. Apple represented roughly 50% of Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio at its peak in 2023.
The Oracle of Omaha sent two-thirds of his company's largest investment holding packing in favor of a 7.7% stake in a steadily growing, consumer-facing business.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway resumed selling shares of Apple in the second quarter, offloading a stake worth more than $4bn as the billionaire investor continued to cut one of his most profitable trades.
UnitedHealth has been the Dow’s worst performer of 2025, but jumped 13% Friday. Here’s why Buffett and other leading hedge funds suddenly love the stock.
Warren Buffett’s net worth makes him 28 times richer than Donald Trump thanks to decades of savvy investing and Berkshire Hathaway's growth.
However, Buffett has a keen eye for value and he never wants to overpay for a stock -- not even his own. Berkshire is currently trading at a price-to-sales ratio (P/S) of 2.5, which is a huge 25% premium to its 10-year average of 2.