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17 Jul 2023 Buffett cut Activision stake before judge approved Microsoft merger - Portfolio

In a regulatory filing on Monday, Berkshire said it owned about 14.7 million Activision shares, or 1.9%, worth $1.24 billion on June 30, down from 49.4 million shares, or 6.3%, on March 31.
17 Jul 2023 Miller Value Partners: Deep Value Strategy 2Q 2023 Letter - Portfolio

The Market Is a Weighing Machine in the Long Term
15 Jul 2023 Warren Buffett-Backed EV Maker BYD Says First-Half Profit May Have More Than Tripled - Portfolio

BYD estimated that first half profit totaled between 10.5 billion yuan, or $1.4 billion, and 11.7 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year gain of between 192% to 225%.
13 Jul 2023 How Berkshire Hathaway’s Utility Business Became a $90 Billion Win for Warren Buffett - Portfolio

Buffett likes the ability to invest huge amounts of money at the utility and earn regulated returns of about 10% on capital invested.

Assuming a value of $90 billion, Berkshire Hathaway Energy is worth about 12% of Berkshire’s current market capitalization of $760 billion.
13 Jul 2023 Pzena Investment Management Q2 2023 Commentary: The Concentration Conundrum - Portfolio

The continued outperformance of mega-cap highfliers does not stand up to historical scrutiny, while value stocks are trading at a 30% discount to their long-term average PE.