Lee Jackson
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Quick Read
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Berkshire Hathaway sits 5% off its all-time high with $365 billion in cash and buybacks resuming after a 21-month pause.
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Greg Abel invested $15 million in Berkshire shares, an amount equal to his entire after-tax annual salary, and commits to repeat the purchase annually.
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Berkshire’s Q2 operating earnings surged 16% to $13 billion, with quarterly revenue topping $102 billion across 800-plus global subsidiaries.
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Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) on December 31, 2025, after six decades of leading the conglomerate he transformed from a struggling textile mill into a $1 trillion empire. The “Oracle of Omaha” left his successor, Greg Abel, with a very concentrated portfolio: 77% of Berkshire’s $355 billion equity portfolio is invested in just seven stocks. Abel, who has served as vice chair overseeing non-insurance operations, officially took over as CEO on January 1, 2026. At 95, Buffett isn’t fully retiring, but he did recently step down as board chair and announced that his son, Howard, will take his place. Warren Buffett remains chairman emeritus.
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While Berkshire Hathaway has erased some of its 2026 underperformance against the S&P 500, it still boils down to a few compounding and frustrating headwinds: a $365 billion cash pile earning T-bill yields while the market rallied hard, a deliberate retreat from equities at exactly the wrong time, and a leadership transition that shook investor confidence. Its sheer size makes transformative acquisitions nearly impossible, and its “old economy” focus on railroads, insurance, and energy meant it missed the AI-driven tech surge that powered index returns. Remember, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are up this year only because the technology sector outperformed. In short, Berkshire was penalized for being cautious and conservative, though for patient, long-term investors, that may ultimately prove to be a feature, not a bug.
