5 Biggest Hedge Funds in the World by AUM

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

Latest AUM: $300 billion

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) is an American investment company that is the largest of its kind in the world and one which has a stake in nearly every major and popular industry out there. Some of these industries include technology, construction, banking, and automobiles. It is headed by the legendary investor Warren Buffett. Warren Buffett is among the founders of the hedge fund industry. He launched his “partnership in 1956 and he charged performance fees of 25% above a 6% threshold. Warren Buffett stopped charging any fees and decided to turn Berkshire Hathaway into a secret wealth machine for its shareholders. In his heart Warren Buffett is still a competitive hedge fund manager and generates better returns than most hedge funds despite his huge portfolio.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A)’s investments as of this year’s second quarter were worth a whopping $300 billion. The largest of these reflects Mr. Buffett’s approach of either go big or go home since it came in the Cupertino, California based consumer technology giant Apple, Inc. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) had owned 894 million Apple shares that were worth $122 billion – more than one third of its overall investment portfolio.

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