Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has lost over $5 billion this year on Kraft Heinz's downturn
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has lost more than $5 billion this year on its investment in Kraft Heinz as the packaged food company's stock has continued to tumble. Berkshire Hathaway owns more than 325 million shares of Kraft Heinz, representing 26.7% of the company. The value of the position has declined to about $8.7 billion from just over $14 billion since the start of the year, creating a roughly 37% loss for Berkshire Hathaway. Kraft Heinz was the sixth-largest holding in Berkshire's portfolio as of the end of 2018. Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital bought Heinz in 2013 for $23 billion and merged the company with Kraft two years later.
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