Berkshire Hathaway just disclosed that it dumped $1.6 billion into a sinking ship, and Wall Street instantly paid attention.

The company may be under criminal investigation for alleged irregularities in its Medicare business—but it's been touched by the Warren Buffett effect.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has acquired 5 million shares in UnitedHealth Group , a regulatory filing showed on Thursday, sending the health insurer's stock up 7% in extended trading.

Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio added six new stocks, including the three new secret stocks. Warren Buffett was a net seller of stocks for the eleventh straight quarter.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) stock is still down 40% YTD but has surged more than +20% this month following reports that Warren Buffett, and other billionaire hedge fund managers have taken a stake in the company.

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a position in embattled healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group while showing smaller stakes in longtime holdings Apple and Bank of America, according to a regulatory filing Thursday.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) updated its portfolio for the second quarter of 2025, surprising investors with a new stake in UnitedHealth Group (UNH) while reducing its large holding in Apple (AAPL).

The lesson: Don't count out Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett's retirement announcement. The decision, at the very end of Berkshire's annual meeting, probably surprised a lot of fans who forgot he was 94.