Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holds a $291.2 billion investment portfolio as of Dec. 19, 2024. The portfolio is composed of 44 stocks, with nearly 75% of the invested assets tied up in just seven stocks.
Apple is the largest holding at $74.9 billion, followed by American Express at $44.4 billion and Bank of America at $33.2 billion. Coca-Cola, Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, and Kraft Heinz round out the top seven holdings. In 2024, Berkshire Hathaway has been consistently selling equities, with noticeable reductions in its sizeable holdings of Apple and Bank of America.
The sales of Bank of America shares may be due to concerns over lower interest rates impacting net interest income.
Buffett’s concentrated stock investments
Chevron and Occidental Petroleum hold considerable portions of the portfolio, benefiting primarily from their drilling operations.
Besides the top seven stocks, Berkshire oversees 20 other billion-dollar investments, including Kraft Heinz, Moody’s, and Activision Blizzard. The portfolio also features significant international exposure, with stakes in Japanese trading companies such as Mitsubishi, Itochu, Mitsui, Sumitomo, and Marubeni, each limited to a 9.9% stake. These companies span various sectors of Japan’s economy.
Berkshire’s remaining holdings range from $8 million to $995 million, with notable stocks such as Charter Communications, Nu Holdings, and Domino’s Pizza. The smaller holdings often reflect the influence of Buffett’s investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler. Overall, Warren Buffett’s investment strategy for Berkshire Hathaway remains focused on concentrated investments in top-performing stocks, strategic international exposure, and a balance of smaller, promising companies influenced by his key deputies.