31.7% of Warren Buffett's $294 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in 3 Stocks That Could Pay Berkshire Hathaway $2.1 Billion in Dividends This Year

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) was a struggling textiles manufacturer when Warren Buffett acquired a controlling stake in 1965, but he has grown it into a $1 trillion conglomerate that owns several subsidiaries like Dairy Queen and GEICO Insurance, in addition to a $294 billion portfolio of publicly traded stocks and securities. Buffett likes investing in companies with steady revenue growth, robust profits, and experienced management teams. But he especially likes companies with active dividend schemes and share buyback programs, because they help compound his money much faster. This is a key reason why Berkshire has become a cash flow-generating machine, and the results speak for themselves.Had you invested $500 in Berkshire stock when Buffett took over in 1965, it would have grown to a whopping $22.3 million by the end of 2024. The same investment in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) would have turned into $171,453 over the same period. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool