Does Buffett own Microsoft?

Buffett doesn't own any shares in Microsoft and has said in the past that this was in order to quell fears that he was participating in any insider trading.
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Why does Warren Buffett not invest in Microsoft?

Other media have quoted Buffett, a longtime friend of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, as saying he would not buy Microsoft shares because of potential conflicts of interest.
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What company Buffett bought?

AbbVie (ABBV, $155.47) is yet another example of Berkshire's total rethinking of its big pharma bets. The holding company sold off its remaining 3 million shares in ABBV in Q1. Buffett first bought AbbVie during the third quarter of 2020 as part of a wider bet on the pharmaceutical industry.
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How much Microsoft does Berkshire own?

Berkshire said that as of Dec. 31, it owned 14.7 million shares worth about $975 million of the "Call of Duty" maker. Microsoft announced its plan to buy Activision Blizzard on Jan. 18, in its largest ever acquisition.
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Does Buffett own Amazon?

Berkshire Hathaway owns shares of Amazon, which recently announced a stock split.
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Buffett says he's been buying Activision shares since Microsoft deal, now owns 9.5% of company



What stock did Buffett buy recently?

Stocks Mentioned
  • Markel Corporation. MKL.
  • McKesson Corporation. MCK.
  • Paramount Global. PARA.
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation. OXY.
  • Celanese Corporation. CE.
  • Ally Financial. ALLY.
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What tech stock is Warren Buffett investing in?

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has featured on Buffett's portfolio since the beginning of 2016. Warren Buffett has been largely consistent with his Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) position, which is worth $155.5 billion as of Q1 2022.
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What stocks did Buffett buy?

Buffett's investing conglomerate now owns roughly 159 million shares in Chevron (worth around $27 billion), 143 million shares of Occidental (nearly $10 billion), 121 million shares of HP (over $4 billion) and 64 million shares of Activision ($5 billion).
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Who owns the most Apple stock?

The Vanguard Group, Inc. is currently the company's largest shareholder with 7.7% of shares outstanding. BlackRock, Inc. is the second largest shareholder owning 6.2% of common stock, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. holds about 5.4% of the company stock.
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Does Warren Buffett Own Walmart?

World's third richest person Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway has sold its last Walmart shares, ending a relationship of over 20 years. The world's largest retailer was once among Berkshire's five biggest equity holdings as recently as 2014, valued at over $5 billion.
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How did Buffett get rich?

In 1962, Buffett became a millionaire because of his partnerships, which in January 1962 had an excess of $7,178,500, of which over $1,025,000 belonged to Buffett. He merged these partnerships into one. Buffett invested in and eventually took control of a textile manufacturing firm, Berkshire Hathaway.
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How much Apple stock does Warren Buffett Own?

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway notched $9.8 billion in gains on Friday as Apple stock rose on a strong earnings report. The Omaha investor owns over 5% of outstanding Apple stock.
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Who is Jeff Raikes to Warren Buffett?

I recently came across an interesting email exchange from a time when email was still in its infancy. The exchange was between Warren Buffett and a 39-year old Jeff Raikes, a high-level Microsoft employee.
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Does Buffett Own Facebook?

Warren Buffett praised Facebook, now known as Meta, as an exceptional business. The Berkshire Hathaway CEO ruled out buying a stake because of the company's unclear future. Buffett's partner, Charlie Munger, blasted Facebook's political influence and data collection.
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Why is Buffett buying HP?

HP has bought back over 25% of its stock since October 2019, the end of its fiscal 2019. Buffett likes companies that can comfortably fund big buybacks because the purchases increase Berkshire's percentage ownership of them.
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Why did Warren Buffett buy Apple?

Buffett told CNBC that he continues to buy Apple shares because of the strength of the company's brand and ecosystem. The investor was particularly enthusiastic about the iPhone, describing Apple's flagship product as an indispensable device for a large portion of the world's population.
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Does Buffett own Nvidia?

Keith Speights owns Apple, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool owns and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, BYD, Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, and Nvidia.
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Why did Buffett sell Wells Fargo?

It's pretty clear that Buffett and Berkshire exited Wells Fargo because of the years of dealing with the fallout of the bank's phony accounts scandal, in which employees at Wells Fargo opened credit card and bank accounts on behalf of thousands of customers without their consent.
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Who is the real owner of Microsoft?

Bill Gates cofounded Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest personal-computer software company.
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Who all owns Microsoft?

The top shareholders of Microsoft are Satya Nadella, Bradford L. Smith, Jean-Philippe Courtois, Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock Inc. (BLK), and State Street Corp. Below is a look in more detail at Microsoft's 6 biggest shareholders.
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Who is Microsoft owned by?

Who Owns Microsoft Today? Although Paul Allen and Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft, the company has been publicly traded since 1986. As of recent public filings, Microsoft reports that their principal shareholders are The Vanguard Group, Inc. and BlackRock, Inc., owning 8.17% and 6.8% of Microsoft, respectively.
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