UnitedHealth Soars but Berkshire's New Stake May Still Be in the Red

UnitedHealth soars but Berkshire's new stake may still be in the red

Assessing the profitability of Berkshire's new UnitedHealth stake, Kraft Heinz falls as overhang looms, Buffett drops four notches on Forbes 400 ranking.

Here’s how much Warren Buffett is up on his UnitedHealth stock bet

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) has become one of Warren Buffett’s most profitable fresh bets of 2025. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) disclosed in its latest 13F filing that it acquired 5,039,564 shares of UnitedHealth last quarter at an average purchase price of $311.97 per share. The position was valued at exactly $1.57 billion at the time of purchase, making it one of Berkshire’s most notable new entries in Q2 2025. Since then, the heal…