Warren Buffett's modus operandi is to wait for price dislocations to present themselves. In a historically pricey stock market, locating value has been virtually impossible. Yet, with UnitedHealth Group stock losing more than half its value since the midpoint of April, a rare price dislocation has emerged.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a position in embattled healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group while showing smaller stakes in longtime holdings Apple and Bank of America, according to a regulatory filing Thursday.

Berkshire Hathaway has built up sizable investments in a handful of companies, according to a filing released on Thursday.