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Berkshire Takes Dollar General Stake, Adds MasterCard Shares
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. added a stake in retailer Dollar General Corp. and increased holdings in MasterCard Inc. as Chairman Warren Buffett expanded his equity portfolio with help from new investment manager Todd Combs.
Buffett’s firm had 1.5 million shares of Dollar General at the end of the second quarter, Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire said today in a regulatory filing that listed the company’s U.S. stockholdings. Berkshire increased its stake in Purchase, New York-based MasterCard by 88 percent during the quarter and held 405,000 shares as of June 30, the filing shows.