Apple has made more than $120 billion on paper as a result of Warren Buffet's big bet on the company, CNBC reports.
The investment in Apple by the conglomerate is worth over $150 billion by the year 2022. Regular payouts for investors of $775 million per year have been received by the company.
Historically, the "Oracle of Omaha" has been wary of heavy-hitting tech stocks, but that has changed in recent years, despite Apple's clear and sustained growth. According to InsiderScore.com calculations, Apple's stake in the company is more than 40% of the equity portfolio, making it one of the largest businesses in the company.
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In an interview with CNBC in February 2020, he said that Apple is probably the best business in the world. I don't think of Apple as a stock. I think of it as our third business.
In 2020, the conglomerate sold off some of its holdings and came away with $11 billion, which is a bit of an Apple investment profit.
Apple's continuous buys have helped sustain its growth and increased the stake of Warren Buffet. Despite that sale in 2020, Berkshire now owns 4.8% of Apple. The increase was free to us because Apple has continuously bought back its shares, which has shrunk the number of outstanding shares.
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The conglomerate emerged from Covid-19's damaging impact on its insurance- and energy-business mainstays because of its significant investment in Apple.
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