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Warren Buffett Buys Wellpoint, Adds Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Johnson & Johnson, Reduces Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and H&R Block Inc.

We have just reported that the two other rail companies Warren Buffett bought are Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. He added more to these positions during the first quarter of 2007. He also bought Wellpoint Inc (WLP).

Warren Buffett buys Wellpoint Inc., adds Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Johnson & Johnson, reduces Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and H&R Block Inc. during the 3-months ended 03/31/2007, according to the most recent filings of his investment company, Berkshire Hathaway. Warren Buffett owns 42 stocks with a total value of $57.5 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.



New Purchases: WLP,
Added Positions: BNI, JNJ, NSC, SNY, UNP,
Reduced Positions: AMP, HRB,
Added: Burlington Northern Santa Fe C (BNI)
Warren Buffett added to his holdings in Railroads company Burlington Northern Santa Fe C by 115.55%. His purchase prices were between $72.13 and $83.64, with an estimated average price of $78.9. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 2.6%. His holdings was 34,647,376 shares as of 03/31/2007. Burlington Northern Santa Fe C closed today at $90.6.

New Purchase: Wellpoint Inc. (WLP)
Warren Buffett initiated holdings in Health Care Providers company Wellpoint Inc.. His purchase prices were between $75.98 and $82.25, with an estimated average price of $79.5. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.14%. His holdings was 979,700 shares as of 03/31/2007. Wellpoint Inc. closed today at $83.55.

Added: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Warren Buffett added to his holdings in Pharmaceuticals company Johnson & Johnson by 97.92%. His purchase prices were between $60 and $67.37, with an estimated average price of $63.9. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 2.52%. His holdings was 48,665,600 shares as of 03/31/2007. Johnson & Johnson closed today at $61.82.

Added: Union Pacific Corp. (UNP)
Warren Buffett added to his holdings in Railroads company Union Pacific Corp. by 28.03%. His purchase prices were between $90.35 and $104.2, with an estimated average price of $98.5. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.41%. His holdings was 10,513,100 shares as of 03/31/2007. Union Pacific Corp. closed today at $118.29.

Added: Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC)
Warren Buffett added to his holdings in Railroads company Norfolk Southern Corp. by 60.89%. His purchase prices were between $46.15 and $52.51, with an estimated average price of $49.6. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.21%. His holdings was 6,362,800 shares as of 03/31/2007. Norfolk Southern Corp. closed today at $55.87.

Added: Sanofi-aventis (SNY)
Warren Buffett added to his holdings in Pharmaceuticals company Sanofi-aventis by 69.6%. His purchase prices were between $41.95 and $46.19, with an estimated average price of $44. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.02%. His holdings was 828,500 shares as of 03/31/2007. Sanofi-aventis closed today at $46.14.

Reduced: Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (AMP)
Warren Buffett reduced to his holdings in Consumer Finance company Ameriprise Financial, Inc. by 48.23%. His purchase prices were between $55.01 and $62.47, with an estimated average price of $58.3. The impact to his portfolio due to this sale was 0.29%. His still held 4,281,462 shares as of 03/31/2007. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. closed today at $61.06.

Reduced: H&R Block Inc. (HRB)
Warren Buffett reduced to his holdings in Specialized Consumer Services company H&r Block Inc. by 69.69%. His purchase prices were between $20.88 and $24.51, with an estimated average price of $22.8. The impact to his portfolio due to this sale was 0.03%. His still held 1,246,800 shares as of 03/31/2007. H&r Block Inc. closed today at $22.82.

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Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway Discloses New Railroad, Insurance Stakes
Wednesday May 16, 7:22 am ET

Lon Juricic submits: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway released their latest 13F for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.

New Stakes:

Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI - News) 10,024,876 shares already disclosed)
Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News) 6,362,800 shares
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP - News) 10,513,100 shares
Wellpoint (NYSE: WLP - News) 979,700 shares

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WellPoint erzielt Gewinnsteigerung im ersten Quartal

Indianapolis - Die WellPoint Inc. (ISIN US94973V1070 (Nachrichten)/ WKN A0DNLY), der nach Mitgliederzahlen größte Krankenversicherer in den USA, meldete am Mittwoch, dass sie im ersten Quartal eine Gewinnsteigerung um 7 Prozent erzielt hat, was auf erhöhte Mitgliederzahlen zurückzuführen ist.

Der Nettogewinn belief sich auf 783,1 Mio. Dollar bzw. 1,26 Dollar pro Aktie, nach 731,8 Mio. Dollar bzw. 1,09 Dollar pro Aktie im Vorjahr. Der Umsatz verbesserte sich um 9 Prozent auf 15,08 Mrd. Dollar.

Analysten waren im Vorfeld von einem Gewinn von 1,26 Dollar pro Aktie und einem Umsatz von 15,08 Mrd. Dollar ausgegangen. Für das laufende Quartal sehen sie ein EPS-Ergebnis von 1,36 Dollar bei Erlösen von 15,37 Mrd. Dollar.

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