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🐐 Warren Buffett's Stock Portfolio
1) Warren Buffett's Stock Portfolio 2) Michael Burry's Stock Portfolio, 3) Bill Gates' Stock Portfolio, and more!
Happy Friday!
On Tuesday, investment firms managing over $100M in assets were required to submit their 13F filings. These documents offer a glimpse into the firms' quarterly activities, revealing valuable insights for investors. I've visualized the portfolios of three prominent investors in this newsletter. I hope you enjoy it!
Some key data bites from this week that you should know:
U.S. consumer prices rose 3.2% year-over-year in October, below the expected 3.3% increase, driven by lower energy costs.
Donald Trump's Truth Social $DWAC has reported losses of over $31M since its launch.
U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.5% in October, the biggest drop since April 2020, while on a year-over-year basis, producer prices rose 1.3%, down from 2.2% in September.
United Parcel Service $UPS has opened a 20-acre warehouse in Kentucky with plans to deploy over 3,000 robots to handle tasks, allowing the facility to run with about 200 workers.
In today’s newsletter:
🐐 Warren Buffett’s Stock Portfolio
🧸 Michael Burry’s Stock Portfolio
💻 Bill Gates’ Stock Portfolio
Let’s dive right in!
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🐐 Warren Buffett’s Stock Portfolio
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made notable changes in its investment portfolio in Q3 2023, as revealed by the latest 13F report. Here’s the breakdown:
Purchased: Liberty Media $LLYVK, Sirius XM $SIRI, and the Atlanta Braves $BATRK
Reduced: Amazon $AMZN, AON $AON, Chevron $CVX, HP $HPQ, Markel Group $MKL, and Globe Life $GL
Entirely Sold: Activision Blizzard $ATVI, General Motors $GM, Celanese $CE, Johnson & Johnson $JNJ, Mondelez $MDLZ, Procter & Gamble $PG, and UPS $UPS.
As you can see from Buffett’s overall portfolio, he carries a concentrated portfolio of 45 stocks, with his top 5 positions making up 79.37% of his entire portfolio. Buffett has famously said that, “Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing.”
One final thing to note is that Berkshire chose to not disclose one or more recent investments, seeking confidentiality from the SEC, as revealing these stakes could inflate the stock prices of the companies they’re building a position in.
🧸 Michael Burry’s Stock Portfolio
Michael Burry is a neurologist and hedge fund manager famous for predicting the subprime mortgage crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010, earning a personal profit of $100M for himself and $700M for his investors.
Burry is an active trader and also made several changes to his investment portfolio in Q3 2023, as per the latest 13F report. Here’s the breakdown:
Purchased: iShares Semiconductor ETF (Put) $SOXX, Booking Holdings (Put) $BKNG, Booking Holdings $BKNG, Alibaba $BABA, JD.com $JD
Added: Stellantis $STLA, Star Bulk Carriers $SBLK, Nexstar Media Group $NXST, Hudson Pacific Properties $HPP, Euronav $EURN, Safe Bulkers $SB
Reduced: Crescent Energy $CRGY, RealReal $REAL
Entirely sold (Top 5): SPY (Put) $SPY, QQQ (Put) $QQQ, Expedia $EXPE, Charter Communications $CHTR, Generac $GNRC
To summarize, Michael Burry closed his short positions against the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, which previously had a notional value of $1.6B, shifting focus to a bearish bet on semiconductor stocks. The firm reduced its portfolio to 13 positions, and re-engaged in long positions with Alibaba and JD.com, while making automaker Stellantis his top long.
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💻 Bill Gates’ Stock Portfolio
Bill Gates is not only an incredible business owner but also a reputable investor. Bill and Melinda Gates employ external managers under their guidance to manage the $39B in investments under the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. Here are some of their moves based on their latest 13F report:
Purchased (Top 5): Apple $AAPL, iShares US Technology ETF $IYW, Meta Platforms $META, Adobe $ADBE, Applied Materials $AMT
Added: UPS $UPS, Walmart $WMT, Microsoft $MSFT
Reduced: Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.B
At a high level, not too many big changes. They trimmed 10.39% of their Berkshire Hathaway holdings and likely used those funds for the 51 new additions to the portfolio. One of the additions was Nvidia, which was also purchased by Ray Dalio.
💾 New AI Chips. Microsoft $MSFT introduced its first AI chip, Maia 100, aiming to bolster its presence in the AI computing market. [BB]
📉 Cathie Sees Deflation. Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest $ARKK, believes a deflation trend has started in the U.S., potentially leading to significant Fed rate cuts in the future. [MW]
🎯 Target Surges. Target's $TGT third-quarter earnings rose 36% to $971M, surpassing Wall Street forecasts, but sales slumped by 4.9% in nearly every category. [WSJ]
🛒 Walmart Plunges. Walmart $WMT dropped due to disappointing guidance for fiscal 2024, with adjusted earnings per share estimated between $6.40 and $6.48, below the expected $6.50. [B]
Notable Companies Reporting Earnings Next Week:
Notable Companies Reporting Earnings Next Week:
Monday:
Agilent $A, Keysight Technologies $KEYS, Trip.com $TCOM, Zoom $ZM
Tuesday:
Nvidia $NVDA, Lowe’s $LOW, Medtronic $MDT, Analog Devices $ADI, Autodesk $ADSK, HP $HPQ
Wednesday:
Deere & Co $DE
Thursday:
Futu Holdings $FUTU
Friday:
H World Group $HTHT
All of the companies that are reporting earnings next week can be viewed here.
Major Trades Published 11/13 - 11/16
Buys
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals ($MDGL)
Air Products & Chemicals ($APD)
Insider: Seifi Ghasemi (CEO)
# of Shares Purchased: 11,000
$ Amount: $2,908,620
SEC Forms: [1]
Block ($SQ)
Insider: Roelof Botha (Director)
# of Shares Purchased: 23,433
$ Amount: $1,194,485
SEC Forms: [1]
Bill.com ($BILL)
Insider: David Hornik (Director)
# of Shares Purchased: 17,710
$ Amount: $1,000,438
SEC Forms: [1]
Sells
TKO Group ($TKO)
Insider: Vincent McMahon (Director)
# of Shares Sold: 8,400,000
$ Amount: $641,844,000
SEC Forms: [1]
Airbnb ($ABNB)
Insider: Joseph Gebbia (Director)
# of Shares Sold: 499,999
$ Amount: $62,674,829
SEC Forms: [1]
Crowdstrike ($CRDW)
Insider: Godfrey Sullivan (Director)
# of Shares Sold: 150,000
$ Amount: $30,008,430
SEC Forms: [1]
M ($CRDW)
Insider: Parker Harris (CTO)
# of Shares Sold: 117,808
$ Amount: $25,934,746
SEC Forms: [1]
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