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07 Feb 2024 Warren Buffett-backed Mitsubishi’s shares surge to record high on ‘monster’ buyback - Portfolio

Buffett first invested in Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Marubeni and Itochu in 2020 and has since increased his stakes so that Berkshire now holds about 8 per cent in each of them. Mitsubishi’s shares have roughly tripled in value since Berkshire Hathaway’s buy-in.
05 Feb 2024 15 Funds That Have Destroyed the Most Wealth Over the Past Decade

ARK, home of the flagship ARK Innovation ETF ARKK, tops the list for value destruction. After garnering huge asset flows in 2020 and 2021 (totaling an estimated $29.2 billion), its funds were decimated in the 2022 bear market, with losses ranging from 34.1% to 67.5% for the year. Many of its funds enjoyed a strong rebound in 2023, but that wasn’t enough to offset their previous losses. As a result, the ARK family wiped out an estimated $14.3 billion in shareholder value over the 10-year period…
01 Feb 2024 Berkshire further boosts Liberty Media SiriusXM stake - Portfolio

LSXMA stake increased by 799,629 shares to a total of 23,740,032 shares.

LSXMK stake increased by 1,028,053 shares to a total of 48,499,472 shares.
31 Jan 2024 Interview with Oakmark's Bill Nygren - Portfolio

"Buying great businesses at average prices is as much value investing as buying average businesses at great prices. The idea that every business trading at a low P/E, P/B, P/anything ratio is a 'value stock' is just plain stupid."