Warren Buffett‘s decades-long reign as the country’s premier investing guru is sunsetting, but Berkshire Hathaway’s SEC filings show that the Oracle of Omaha has made some surprising portfolio moves as his impending 2025 retirement draws near.
With opportunities to follow the lead of history’s most successful value investor dwindling, should you take advantage of what might be your last chance to parrot Warren Buffett’s trades?
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Berkshire Hathaway’s most recent 13F filing revealed that Buffett completely exited his position in two stocks and thinned another by nearly half:
While dramatic, the Formula One halving didn’t make as many waves as Buffett’s complete offloading of Citigroup and Nu. His decision to abandon Citigroup altogether is interesting because, despite Buffett being a die-hard advocate for long-term, buy-and-hold investing, he first purchased the stock only in 2022. However, his relatively short time in the position paid off in spades — Citigroup gained about 41% during its short stint in the Berkshire portfolio.
His dumping of NU is noteworthy because, according to Fortune, the Latin American bank exposed Buffett — a passionate crypto skeptic — to Bitcoin, which the Oracle once derided as “rat poison.”
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Buffett didn’t add any new holdings to Berkshire’s portfolio, but he did grow several existing positions. Most notably, he more than doubled up on:
According to Entrepreneur, Buffett’s affection for Constellation is par for the Buffett course, as it checks many of the value investor’s long-standing boxes — long-term growth potential, strong fundamentals and a reliable customer base.
However, it was Buffett’s choice to increase his POOL holdings by a multiplier of nearly one and a half that grabbed the most headlines.
Pool Corp. is the world’s largest wholesaler of swimming pool products, and Buffett’s growing affection for the company is making a splash — and it’s easy to see why.
Had you invested in POOL when it went public in 1995, you would have enjoyed returns of more than 33,400%. While off from its December 2021 high of $563 (it’s trading at around $309 as of June 4), Buffett is, as always, looking forward to its future potential, not back to its past performance.
