5 Biggest Holding Companies in the World

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1. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B)

Market Capitalization as of November 25th, 2022: $699 billion

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) is the largest holding company in the world, and perhaps the most well known as well. Headed by the legendary Warren Buffett, the firm has stakes in banking, financial services, media, automotive manufacturing, semiconductors, consumer technology, and renewable energy businesses.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B)’s third quarter portfolio sent shock waves around the industry when it disclosed that it had bought a $4.1 billion stake in the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM). TSMC is the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B)’s decision to invest in it shows the confidence that the investment company has in both the industry and the company.

Insider Monkey studied 920 hedge fund portfolios for this year’s September quarter to discover that 104 had invested in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B).

Out of these, Michael Larson’s Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B)’s largest investor through a $7.9 billion stake that comes courtesy of 29 million shares.

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