Buffett, UnitedHealth
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The investment comes as UnitedHealth faces soaring medical costs, federal investigations, the fallout of the killing of a top executive and a cyberattack last year.
UnitedHealth has been the Dow’s worst performer of 2025, but jumped 13% Friday. Here’s why Buffett and other leading hedge funds suddenly love the stock.
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.
Buffett owned UnitedHealth shares before selling his stake in 2010, though his Berkshire Hathaway recently acquired shares.
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) shares soared 12% on August 15, 2025, after Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway revealed a $1.6 billion stake of over 5 million shares. The surge marks the stocks biggest jump in five years,
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway built a $1.6 billion stake in UnitedHealth last quarter, marking one of its last wagers with the investor as CEO.