Berkshire Hathaway Stock News

Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A 1.25%) (BRK.B 1.35%) portfolio has changed significantly over the past year, even though billionaire investor and company CEO Warren Buffett hasn't exactly been loading the company's portfolio with stocks. Investors have been taking note of Buffett's seemingly conservative investment strategy and what it might mean.

If any investor has stood the test of time, it is Warren Buffett, and with good reason.

If you've got a pile of cash burning a hole in your pocket, consider putting it to work in the stock market. Long-term investing is a great way to build wealth, and few know this better than investing legend Warren Buffett, who has turned his once-modest holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 2.54%) (BRK.B 2.74%), into a $1.1 trillion equity behemoth.

Warren Buffett, widely regarded as one of the greatest investors of all time, has led Berkshire Hathaway NYSE: BRK.B for nearly 60 years. Since taking the reins in 1965, he's delivered a compounded annual return of almost 20%, vastly outperforming the broader market.

Warren Buffett has served as the CEO of the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 2.54%) (BRK.B 2.79%) holding company since 1965. Had you invested $1,000 in Berkshire stock when he took the helm, it would have been worth a whopping $44.7 million at the end of 2024.

It's not just luck or a coincidence that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -2.52%) (BRK.B -2.10%) has held up well during the recent market sell-off. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -2.48%) and S&P 500 index (^GSPC -2.36%) are down by about 8% and 10%, respectively, as of April 17, Berkshire shares have jumped 15% year to date.

Few (if any) Wall Street money managers trust in the U.S. economy and the stock market more than Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.82%) (BRK.B 0.39%) CEO Warren Buffett. The affably dubbed "Oracle of Omaha" has delivered a stunning cumulative return of 6,325,426% for Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) since becoming CEO six decades ago.

While much of the stock market has sold off hard due to tariffs and economic worries, one stock that has held up very well is Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.82%) (BRK.B 0.39%). As of this writing, the shares are up more than 14% year to date, compared with the 10% decline in the S&P 500 index.