原标题：不愧是“股神”！巴菲特今年仅靠投资美国运通就赚了80亿美元
来源：FX168
股神”巴菲特（Warren Buffett）旗下的伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司（Berkshire Hathaway）今年从美国运通（American Express）获得了80亿美元的收益。自1994年开始投资这家金融服务公司以来，总收益已达到近250亿美元。
据知名财经网站《商业内幕》（Business Insider）周一（8月2日）报道，伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司持有美国运通1.52亿股或19%的股份。
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美国运通今年股价迄今飙升近45%，使伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司的持股价值从1月初180亿美元升至260亿美元。
美国运通和高盛（Goldman Sachs）是今年道琼斯指数中表现最好的两只股票之一。但伯克希尔·哈撒韦去年退出了在高盛的投资。
在上月末发布好于预期的第二季度盈利后，美国运通股价创下历史新高。
随着消费者支出自疫情中反弹，美国运通第二季度营收较去年同期增长33%至100亿美元以上，同时贷款损失准备金的削减推动其净利润增长约9倍，至23亿美元。
伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司于1994年首次投资美国运通，总计投入了13亿美元，并且自1998年以来就从未调整过仓位。这意味着在不到30年的时间里，该公司获得了约250亿美元的未实现收益。
《商业内幕》报道指出，美国运通是伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司投资组合中的5大持股之一，伯克希尔·哈撒韦同时也是美国运通的最大股东。
巴菲特曾多次强调美国运通品牌的价值，将其描述为抵御竞争对手的关键竞争优势或“护城河”。
The original title: worthy of the "god of stock"! Buffett made $8 billion by investing in American Express Co alone this year.
Source: FX168
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (Berkshire Hathaway) earned $8 billion from American Express Co (American Express) this year. Since investing in the financial services company in 1994, the total income has reached nearly 25 billion US dollars.
Berkshire Hathaway owns 152 million shares or 19% of American Express Co, according to a report on business insider (Business Insider), a well-known financial website.
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American Express Co's share price has soared nearly 45% so far this year, raising the value of Berkshire Hathaway's stake to $26 billion from $18 billion in early January.
American Express Co andGoldman Sachs Group(Goldman Sachs) is this year.Dow JonesOne of the two best performers in the index. But Berkshire Hathaway pulled out of its investment in Goldman Sachs Group last year.
American Express Co shares hit an all-time high after reporting better-than-expected second-quarter earnings at the end of last month.
As consumer spending rebounded from the epidemic, American Express Co's second-quarter revenues rose 33 per cent from a year earlier to more than $10 billion, while cuts in loan loss provisions boosted its net profit by about nine-fold to $2.3 billion.
Berkshire Hathaway first invested in American Express Co in 1994, investing a total of $1.3 billion and has not adjusted its position since 1998. This means that the company has made unrealized earnings of about $25 billion in less than 30 years.
American Express Co is one of the top five holdings in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, and Berkshire Hathaway is also American Express Co's largest shareholder, Business Insider reported.
Buffett has repeatedly stressed the value of the American Express Co brand, describing it as a key competitive advantage or "moat" against competitors.
