Buffett’s Berkshire Reveals Most Recent Buys, Sells
by Christopher Freeburn | November 15, 2012 11:04 am
[1]According to filings with the SEC, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A[2],BRK.B[3]) has added the shares of a number of new companies to its investment portfolio[4].
Berkshire now holds 4 million shares farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company (NYSE:DE[5]). It has also added 1.25 million shares of Precision Castparts (NYSE:PCP[6]) and Wabco (NYSE:WBC[7]), CBS News noted.
Though Buffett remains in charge at Berkshire, two other investment managers, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, each oversee about $4 billion in firm investments. The SEC filings do not identify which Berkshire official has invested in a company’s shares.
At the end of the third quarter, Berkshire’s stock portfolio was valued at $75.3 billion.
Companies in which Berkshire boosted its existing holdings:
- General Motors (NYSE:GM[8])
- Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC[9])
- Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK[10])
- DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV[11])
- Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB[12])
Companies in which Berkshire cut its holdings:
- Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG[13])
- CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS[14])
- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ[15])
- Kraft Foods (NASDAQ:KRFT[16])
- US Bancorp (NYSE:USB[17])
Endnotes:
- [Image]: https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/warren-buffett-e1304170765954.jpg
- BRK.A: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=BRK.A
- BRK.B: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=BRK.B
- number of new companies to its investment portfolio: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-34227_162-57549969/berkshire-hathaway-reveals-new-investments/
- DE: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=DE
- PCP: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PCP
- WBC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WBC
- GM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GM
- WFC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WFC
- BK: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=BK
- DTV: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=DTV
- VIAB: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=VIAB
- PG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PG
- CVS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CVS
- JNJ: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=JNJ
- KRFT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=KRFT
- USB: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=USB
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