Billionaire Offices and Their 2025 Stock Choices

Private wealth teams closed the year with a mix of bold moves and cautious bets. Some went big on sports, others on tech or crypto, showing how varied their strategies can be. One firm raised its stake in a famous English football club. Although the news drew attention, the owners say their share is simply a passive investment and not aimed at taking control. The value of that stake now sits around $46 million. A larger, quieter purchase saw a family office buy more than $375 million of shares in a mortgage‑financing company. That position is now the biggest holding on their books, worth close to $407 million. Tech bets have paid off for a few. A well‑known investment group tripled its shares in a memory‑chip maker that powers AI data centers, boosting the value of that stake to about $428 million. Another group added a new position in a fuel‑cell company that has more than doubled its share price this year.Cryptocurrency hasn’t been as rewarding. A Walton‑family vehicle put $4 million into a Bitcoin ETF that has fallen 21 percent so far. Another firm increased its Coinbase shares by nearly half, but those shares have slipped 18 percent since the start of the year. Big names are taking different routes. One billionaire’s firm jumped its Amazon holding by almost 70 percent and sold off a Meta stake, while another cut back on major tech names like Amazon, Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet and Meta. Meanwhile, a hedge‑fund legend has put nearly all of its capital into gold, holding $438 million in a gold trust that represents about 90 percent of its portfolio.