Warren Buffett’s investment moves

Warren Buffett’s company reports several investment moves, including new GM, Viacom stakes

 By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. filed a report on its U.S. stock portfolio Tuesday showing the changes made between the end of last year and the end of the first quarter.

NEW INVESTMENTS:


— General Motors, 10 million shares.

— Viacom Inc., 1.6 million shares.


INCREASED HOLDINGS:

— Wal-Mart Inc. stake increased to 46.7 million shares from 39 million.

— IBM grew to 64.4 million shares, from 63.9 million.

— Bank of New York Mellon Corp. stake grew to 5.6 million shares from 1.8 million shares.

— Boosted investment in kidney dialysis firm DaVita Inc. to 6 million shares, from 2.7 million.

— DirecTV stake upped to 23 million shares, from 20.3 million

— Liberty Media Corp. stake grew to 3 million shares, from 1.7 million.

DECREASED HOLDINGS:

— Procter & Gamble stake reduced to 73.3 million shares from 76.8 million.

— Kraft Foods investment reduced to 78 million shares, from 87 million.

— Intel Corp. investment reduced to 7.7 million shares, from 11.5 million

— Dollar General cut to 3.6 million shares, from 4.5 million.

— Verisk Analytics reduced to 2.2 million shares, from 3.4 million.

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