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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (/ ˈ b ɜːr k ʃ ər /) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the management of chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger (1978–2023).
At year end 2021, Berkshire Hathaway Energy owns 7.7% of Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Company, and Berkshire Hathaway owns approximately 6% stakes in five major Japanese conglomerates, ITOCHU Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. [79]
Still, the Oracle of Omaha owns nearly 27% of the company today, and it makes up roughly 3.3% of Berkshire's massive $300 billion-plus equities portfolio. Kraft Heinz also pays a healthy 5.18% ...
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Berkshire Hathaway has owned Apple stock since 2016 and currently owns 5.86% of the company, a position valued at over $163 billion. Apple is the inventor, manufacturer and marketer of technology ...
The Berkshire Hathaway chairman still lives in the modest home he bought in the 1950s and you won’t catch him driving around in fancy Bentleys or status-symbol Teslas.
[70] [71] Berkshire Hathaway already owned a 3% stake, with rights to own more than 20%. [72] Also in 2009, Buffett acquired Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. for $34 billion in cash and stock. Alice Schroeder , author of Snowball , said that a key reason for the purchase was to diversify Berkshire Hathaway from the financial industry. [ 73 ]
Berkshire Hathaway owns dozens of private companies, including GEICO Insurance, railroads, energy pipelines, manufacturers, and consumer-facing brands like Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom.