Meet the Stock Warren Buffett Has Spent More Buying Than Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, American Express, and Chevron, Combined!

The Oracle of Omaha has put nearly $78 billion to work in his favorite stock in less than seven years.

Apr 25, 2025 - 09:03

Meet the Stock Warren Buffett Has Spent More Buying Than Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, American Express, and Chevron, Combined!

For six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has demonstrated a knack for handily outperforming Wall Street's benchmark index, the S&P 500. The annualized return of Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) has practically doubled up the total annualized return of the S&P 500 since the mid-1960s, with the Oracle of Omaha overseeing a cumulative increase in BRK.A that tops 6,310,000%, as of the closing bell on April 22.

Given Buffett's steady outperformance, investors often look to Berkshire's chief for guidance as to which stocks to buy. Although Buffett doesn't offer stock-specific recommendations, Berkshire's trades do the talking.

Five brand-name stocks account for nearly 64% of Berkshire Hathaway's $268 billion of invested assets. One might surmise these are the Oracle of Omaha's favorite businesses, and that he's spent a small fortune of his own company's cash to acquire stakes in these stocks. But dig a bit deeper and you'll uncover the true apple of Warren Buffett's eye -- a company he's spent nearly $78 billion purchasing in less than seven years.