Warren Buffett Has Spent $77.8 Billion Buying This Trillion-Dollar Stock Since 2018, and It's Crushing the S&P 500 in 2025
The United States is home to seven companies worth $1 trillion or more, and all of them are synonymous with cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence except one: Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B). It was a troubled manufacturer of textile products before it was scooped up by Warren Buffett in 1965, who has transformed it into one of the most formidable conglomerates in the world.In fact, had you invested $1,000 in Berkshire stock when Buffett took the helm, it would have been worth a staggering $44.7 million at the end of 2024. An identical investment in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index would have grown to just $342,906 over the same period. The stage looks set for another year of outperformance in 2025 because Berkshire stock has already soared by 16%, whereas the S&P 500 is currently down by 2%.Continue reading
The United States is home to seven companies worth $1 trillion or more, and all of them are synonymous with cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence except one: Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B). It was a troubled manufacturer of textile products before it was scooped up by Warren Buffett in 1965, who has transformed it into one of the most formidable conglomerates in the world.
In fact, had you invested $1,000 in Berkshire stock when Buffett took the helm, it would have been worth a staggering $44.7 million at the end of 2024. An identical investment in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index would have grown to just $342,906 over the same period.
The stage looks set for another year of outperformance in 2025 because Berkshire stock has already soared by 16%, whereas the S&P 500 is currently down by 2%.
