The 1 Number That's Imperative to Warren Buffett's Success
For nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been a veritable money machine for his investors. Since taking the reins as CEO, the Oracle of Omaha, as he's come to be known, has created almost $660 billion in value for shareholders (which includes himself) and delivered an aggregate return of 3,641,613% for the company's Class A shares (BRK.A) between the beginning of 1965 and end of 2021. For context, the broad-based S&P 500 delivered a total return (i.e., including dividend paid) of "just" 30,209% over the same 57-year span.
Because of Buffett's incredible track record, everyone from Wall Street professionals to everyday investors follows his buying and selling activity via 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F is a required quarterly filing by money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management that provides a snapshot of what these successful investors were buying, selling, and holding in the most-recent quarter.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.
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