Zooming Out: Characteristics of Berkshire Hathaway Holdings
| Company | Shares Held | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) | 533,300 | $ 1,708,202,564 |
| American Express Company (AXP) | 151,610,700 | $ 23,783,170,509 |
| Aon PLC (AON) | 4,096,146 | $ 1,037,185,129 |
| Apple Inc (AAPL) | 907,559,761 | $ 113,835,220,822 |
Is Warren Buffett invested in Amazon?
Berkshire’s $1 billion bet on Amazon stock, placed in 2019, did not come from the Oracle of Omaha himself. Rather, the decision came from one or both of Mr. Buffett’s pupils, investment managers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler. Still, it is highly likely that the purchase came with the Buffett seal of approval.
Top Amazon Shareholders
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- Amazon’s founder and executive chair of Amazon’s board, Jeff Bezos, is the company’s biggest shareholder, with 55.5 million shares representing 11.1% of outstanding shares.
What stocks does Berkshire Hathaway A own?
Top stocks that Warren Buffett owns by size
| Stock | Number of Shares Owned | Value of Stake |
|---|---|---|
| Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) | 907,559,761 | $130.6 billion |
| Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) | 1,032,852,006 | $44.7 billion |
| American Express (NYSE:AXP) | 151,610,700 | $27 billion |
| Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) | 400,000,000 | $21.6 billion |
How much Amazon does Buffett own?
It turns out that the Oracle of Omaha’s Berkshire Hathaway is only a minor investor in the cloud and e-commerce giant. The conglomerate held about half a million shares of AMZN as of the first quarter of 2021, for a total amount of “only” $1.6 billion.
What percentage of Berkshire is Apple stock?
Despite that sale — voila! — Berkshire now owns 5.4% of Apple,” Buffett had explained. The stake was increased without incurring any cost, aided by a repurchase of shares by Apple and Berkshire’s own buyback of its shares over the last two years.
Top 10 Owners of Amazon.com Inc
| Stockholder | Stake | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 6.10% | 30,907,168 |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 3.47% | 17,564,649 |
| T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (I… | 3.19% | 16,173,783 |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc. | 3.15% | 15,963,398 |
Top 10 Owners of Alphabet Inc
| Stockholder | Stake | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 7.14% | 21,507,969 |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 4.29% | 12,918,185 |
| Fidelity Management & Research Co… | 4.06% | 12,236,186 |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc. | 3.68% | 11,085,035 |