Warren Buffett accumulates 347,771 million record liquidity in full stock storm | Companies
The world’s most famous investor, Warren Buffett accumulated liquidity in the first quarter of this year, and the stock market was severely punished for Donald Trump’s undesirable economic and trade policy. Berkshire Hathaway carried out $ 347,771 million in the United States Treasury’s box and titles in the short term on March 31 (about 308,000 million euros), before the Trump trade war was announced, according to the results published by the compound, which is, This Saturday will celebrate its annual shareholders’ board in Omaha (Nebraska) in the middle of a great expectation.
In that number, $ 305,501 million was invested in short -term Treasury titles (19,000 million higher at the end of the year), with 36,682 million in cash or cash equivalent and 5,288 in their power, services and railroad businesses. At the end of the year, the total liquidity position was 334.2 billion, So it grew around 13,600 million in the first quarter.
Warren Buffett, 94, has been selling shares of participants, especially in Apple, and has accumulated huge amounts of money in the short -term titles. The investor repeatedly complained that he did not see the attractive investment opportunities. Although he lost the profession of artificial intelligence, that traditional attitude fought with Berkshire Hathaway about the good part of the recent market turmoil.
In the first quarter of the year, net sales of the group’s shares were about $ 1.5 billion. Buffett reduced positions in the tenth consecutive quarter. The company is very different from the market. He sold for $ 4,677 million and made purchases for 3,183 million, which was very little activity. However, the interests of the portfolio of their debt titles and their business generation have increased the liquidity to $ 347,771 million.
Of course, the company’s price is a historical maximum, so far this year, after collecting 20% of the revaluation, the stock market has fallen.
The American Express, Apple, Bank of America, Coca -Cola, and Chevron are the five largest participation in its portfolio. However, the quarterly report did not explain the amount of investments by companies in contrast to the past.
The advantages of Berkshire Hathaway in the first quarter fell by 64%, up to $ 4,603 million, but variations in its portfolio value. The most relevant activity result for the worst evolution of its insurance business has been reduced by 14%to $ 9,641 million. The results of the insurance business in this quarter have been reduced by almost half, the reason for the California’s forest fire, about $ 860 million net losses.
However Company shareholders are looking forward to what Warren Buffett says There are already warnings in the quarterly report, in the voice of the shareholders’ board in the trade war on Saturday. “In the current gross economic and geographical political events, as well as the changes in the specific factors or events of this sector or organization, our periodic operational results will be affected in the future. The rhythm of changes in these events, including international trade policies and tariffs, is fast in 2025.
“Currently, we cannot reliably CANNOT on the potential impact on our businesses, the costs of the products, the costs of the supply chain and the capacity of the supply chain, or the demand for customers for our products and services.
