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Will Warren Buffett increase his shareholding in the 5 major trading companies again?

Since February of this year, will Warren Buffett increase his shareholding in the 5 major trading companies again?
According to media data, Berkshire currently owns an average of 8.2% of the shares of Japan's 'Big Five Trading Companies'. $Mitsui (8031.JP)$ $Mitsubishi (8058.JP)$ $ITOCHU (8001.JP)$ $Sumitomo (8053.JP)$ $Marubeni (8002.JP)$These five companies, which are engaged in various types of trading activities, have evaporated about $6.7 billion in market value due to the sharp drop in the stock market on Monday, which was caused by the more severe impact of the strong yen, and the average decline of the wider market.
As of Wednesday, the forecasted price-to-earnings ratios of Marubeni and Mitsui & Co. have dropped to 7.5 times and 9.1 times respectively, approaching the levels of last year when Warren Buffett increased his holdings. In addition, after Berkshire significantly reduced its holdings in the second quarter, its cash position has increased to a record high of $276.9 billion. $Apple (AAPL.US)$As a result, (CompanyName) would increase its shareholding in the 5 major trading companies again?
Therefore, some analysts speculate that Mr. Buffett may increase his shareholding once again on this occasion.
According to Hiroshi Namikawa, Chief Strategist at T&D Asset Management in Tokyo:
"Mr. Buffett has always specialized in value investing and he may see the current undervaluation of Japanese stocks as an investment opportunity."
In fact, $Berkshire Hathaway-A (BRK.A.US)$since last summer, he has continued to increase his shareholding in the five major trading companies. In February of this year, Berkshire's investment ratio in the five major trading companies reached 9%, earning 8 billion dollars (a return of 60%) by the end of last year.
However, Mr. Buffett previously stated that he would not purchase more than 9.9% of the shares without the approval of the boards of directors of the five companies.
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