Links
Portfolio watch: link here.
A timeline: link here. 1936 - 2013.
Updates
April 4, 2024: closing the loop on Warren Buffett and Paramount.
March 7, 2023: Warren Buffett buys more OXY.
March 5, 2023: Warren Buffett and CVX.
March 5, 2023: fun with numbers.
March 4, 2023: UNP vs BNSF.
March 4, 2023: a buffet of links.
March 2, 2023: Berkshire Hathaway's cash horde.
February 28, 2023: annual letter a disappointment.
February 27, 2023: New England Asset Management.
February 25, 2023: 2022 results.
February 15, 2023: Apple and Buffett.
February 14, 2023: oil and Buffett.
February 14, 2023: TSM and Buffett (later sold it). Includes his equity portfolio.
January 13, 2023: Buffett is full of crap.
January 8, 2023: buybacks.
August 15, 2022: 2Q22, update here.
May 2, 2022: 1Q22 update here.
May 1, 2022: Buffett -- CVX.
March 17, 2022: Buffett taking huge position in oil, notably CVX and OXY.
March 13, 2022: Buffett is "in the money." An OXY update.
January 22, 2022: I remember a year ago, all the grief Warren Buffett received because he was not buying technology .... or cryptocurrency.
March 11, 2021: idle thoughts.
March 1, 2021: Scorecard. I was right the first time. One of the worst graphics ever for those still arguing that BRK is a great investment.
- BRK has been "awful" for the past ten years, if not longer;
- AAPL saved "Berkshire Hathaway"
February 28, 2021: I was wrong.
February 27, 2021: impressed. Not impressed.
February 17, 2021: more on Buffett initiating a position in Chevron.
August 16, 2016: Buffett, BNSF, apple, the iCloud, and all that jazz.
Original Post
February 17, 2021
Warren Buffett: there are only a few things that fascinate me right now, e.g. Apple, semiconductors, Amazon. The list changes from time to time, but a pretty comprehensive list is over at the "Investors" page, tabbed at the top of the blog.
I'll have to add Warren Buffett to that list. That was a huge
oversight. I don't have time or the interest to read his SEC filings so I
am at the mercy of the media reports. Some thoughts:
- timing?
- his "13F filings" are purposely delayed, so by the time we see them, things have changed
- we don't know exactly when he bought something; and we certainly don't know when he started looking;
- he could have been following CVX and/or VZ for years before finally "pulling the trigger"
- what was he thinking?
- why did he choose VZ and not T-Mobile or ATT?
- why did he choose CVX from among the seven major international integrated oils? That will be an interesting question to explore.
- value vs growth?
- wow,
this is a story in itself; I think if one were to ask, most would
consider Buffett a value investor; not a growth investor and not a
trader;
- did anyone note that both VZ and CVX pay hefty dividends? almost 5% for VZ; and, almost 6% for CVX (and perhaps more, depending when he actually bought them)
- back in October, CVX was trading at $66; today, it is trading above $90; the dividend has remained the same; you can do the math ($5.16 / $66 = 7.8%)
- VZ has been in a very narrow trading range for the past six months
- why would he "sell" AAPL?
- I think he would have trimmed his holdings regardless, but had AAPL paid a few special dividends along the way or raised its quarterly dividend, Buffett might have stuck around; but indications are Tim Cook as other ideas;
- expensive foray into EVs; Buffett likes wide moats; it is obvious there are no moats at all when it comes to EVs;
- connecting the dots:
- did you all know that Verizon owns Yahoo!Finance? Actually, Verizon owns all of Yahoo!
- is Google under scrutiny around the world? Does Apple have an interesting relationship with Google? Is there a special relationship between Warren Buffett and Tim Cook? This is not rocket science; one can connect the dots; I'm not suggesting anything will happen, just suggesting things that could happen.
- gold?
- what was that all about?
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.