{"id":207320,"date":"2020-02-22T20:57:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T17:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/warren-buffetts-top-15-stock-holdings\/"},"modified":"2020-02-22T20:57:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T17:57:16","slug":"warren-buffetts-top-15-stock-holdings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/warren-buffetts-top-15-stock-holdings\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren Buffett&#8217;s top 15 stock holdings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"10\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Berkshire Hathaway\u2019s (&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/BRK-A?p=BRK-A&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot;&gt;BRK-A&lt;\/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/BRK-B\/?p=BRK-B&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot;&gt;BRK-B&lt;\/a&gt;) famed stock portfolio, which typically embodies Warren Buffett\u2019s \u201cbuy and hold\u201d maxim, posted stellar returns in 2019.\" data-reactid=\"15\">Berkshire Hathaway\u2019s (BRK-A,\u00a0BRK-B) famed stock portfolio, which typically embodies Warren Buffett\u2019s \u201cbuy and hold\u201d maxim, posted stellar returns in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Some of the top holdings include American Express (&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/AXP?p=AXP&amp;amp;.tsrc=fin-srch&quot;&gt;AXP&lt;\/a&gt;), Apple (&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/AAPL?p=AAPL&amp;amp;.tsrc=fin-srch&quot;&gt;AAPL&lt;\/a&gt;), Bank of America (&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/BAC?p=BAC&amp;amp;.tsrc=fin-srch&quot;&gt;BAC&lt;\/a&gt;), and Delta Airlines (&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/DAL?p=DAL&amp;amp;.tsrc=fin-srch&quot;&gt;DAL&lt;\/a&gt;), according to Buffett\u2019s widely-read &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/warren-buffett-on-stocks-versus-bonds-134325123.html&quot;&gt;annual letter&lt;\/a&gt;.\" data-reactid=\"16\">Some of the top holdings include American Express (AXP), Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), and Delta Airlines (DAL), according to Buffett\u2019s widely-read annual letter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Buffett wrote that he doesn't view these investments as &quot;stock market wagers \u2014 dalliances to be terminated because of downgrades by 'the Street,' an earnings' miss,' expected Federal Reserve actions, possible political developments, forecasts by economists or whatever else might be the subject du jour.&quot;\" data-reactid=\"17\">Buffett wrote that he doesn&#8217;t view these investments as &#8220;stock market wagers \u2014 dalliances to be terminated because of downgrades by &#8216;the Street,&#8217; an earnings&#8217; miss,&#8217; expected Federal Reserve actions, possible political developments, forecasts by economists or whatever else might be the subject du jour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Rather than stock holdings, Buffett views these as companies Berkshire Hathaway &quot;partly owns.&quot; He added that these are companies &quot;earning more than 20% on the net tangible equity capital required to run their businesses&quot; and are profitable &quot;without employing excessive levels of debt.&quot;\" data-reactid=\"18\">Rather than stock holdings, Buffett views these as companies Berkshire Hathaway &#8220;partly owns.&#8221; He added that these are companies &#8220;earning more than 20% on the net tangible equity capital required to run their businesses&#8221; and are profitable &#8220;without employing excessive levels of debt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"19\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"395\" data-reactid=\"20\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:49.4%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0)\" data-reactid=\"22\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A snapshot of the top 15 stock holdings held by Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2019. \" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/pMRsFQCs8xsanT4xPJyfQw--~A\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2020-02\/b9a8ac50-5582-11ea-9f1b-c9eac35918ba);\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/g\/images\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"23\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"24\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A snapshot of the top 15 stock holdings held by Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2019. \" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/pMRsFQCs8xsanT4xPJyfQw--~A\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2020-02\/b9a8ac50-5582-11ea-9f1b-c9eac35918ba\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"25\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"A snapshot of the top 15 stock holdings held by Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2019.\" data-reactid=\"26\">\n<p>A snapshot of the top 15 stock holdings held by Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2019.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"28\"><span data-reactid=\"29\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"In the long run, he remains bullish on equities, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/warren-buffett-on-stocks-versus-bonds-134325123.html&quot;&gt;noting that they'll outperform fixed-income investments&lt;\/a&gt;.\" data-reactid=\"30\">In the long run, he remains bullish on equities, noting that they&#8217;ll outperform fixed-income investments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&quot;Returns of that order by large, established and understandable businesses are remarkable under any circumstances,&quot; Buffett wrote. &quot;They are truly mind-blowing when compared to the returns that many investors have accepted on bonds over the last decade \u2014 2 1\/2% or even less on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds, for example.&quot;\" data-reactid=\"31\">&#8220;Returns of that order by large, established and understandable businesses are remarkable under any circumstances,&#8221; Buffett wrote. &#8220;They are truly mind-blowing when compared to the returns that many investors have accepted on bonds over the last decade \u2014 2 1\/2% or even less on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds, for example.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Berkshire's stock investments delivered &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-53-billion-unrealized-gain-141044321.html&quot;&gt;unrealized gains of $53.7 billion in 2019&lt;\/a&gt; as stocks surged to all-time highs.\" data-reactid=\"32\">Berkshire&#8217;s stock investments delivered unrealized gains of $53.7 billion in 2019 as stocks surged to all-time highs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"That said, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-53-billion-unrealized-gain-141044321.html&quot;&gt;the 89-year-old billionaire investing legend suggested that investors ignore&lt;\/a&gt; that figure because of a new GAAP rule that requires earnings to include the net change in unrealized gains and losses. A year ago, Berkshire posted unrealized losses of $20.6 billion as stock prices fell.\" data-reactid=\"33\">That said, the 89-year-old billionaire investing legend suggested that investors ignore that figure because of a new GAAP rule that requires earnings to include the net change in unrealized gains and losses. A year ago, Berkshire posted unrealized losses of $20.6 billion as stock prices fell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Julia La Roche is a Correspondent at Yahoo&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/starbucks-fiscal-q3-earnings-172128845.html#&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Finance&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/julialaroche&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow her on Twitter.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-reactid=\"34\"><em><strong>Julia La Roche is a Correspondent at Yahoo\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Finance<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/julialaroche\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Follow her on Twitter.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the latest financial and business news from Yahoo Finance&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-reactid=\"35\"><strong>Read the latest financial and business news from Yahoo Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;em&gt;Follow Yahoo Finance on&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooFinance&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Twitter&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yahoofinance\/&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Facebook&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yahoofinance\/?hl=en&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Instagram&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/flipboard.com\/topic\/yahoofinance&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Flipboard&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/b.smartnews.be\/sr\/22KpZt3f1a6FAmNimBiSnzqADfTE1m2w3q3o69J&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;SmartNews&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/yahoo-finance&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;LinkedIn&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/youtube.com\/c\/yahoofinance?sub_confirmation=1&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;YouTube&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/yahoofinance\/&quot; class=&quot;link rapid-noclick-resp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;reddit&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-reactid=\"36\"><em>Follow Yahoo Finance on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooFinance\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><em>Facebook<\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em><em>Instagram<\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em><em>Flipboard<\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em><em>SmartNews<\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em><em>LinkedIn<\/em><em>,<\/em><em>\u00a0YouTube<\/em><em>, and<\/em><em>\u00a0reddit<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-top-15-stock-holdings-153736237.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Berkshire Hathaway\u2019s (BRK-A,\u00a0BRK-B) famed stock portfolio, which typically embodies Warren Buffett\u2019s \u201cbuy and hold\u201d maxim, posted stellar returns in 2019. 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