Apple is still the biggest stock in the Berkshire Hathaway latest portfolio. Despite a 30% rise in Apple share price in 2024, the value of Berkshire’s investment in the company fell by over $104 billion.CompanyValueChange%Change
StockValue of investment (Dec 2024)Dec 2023 valueApple $69.9 billion $174.3 billionAmerican Express$41.1 billion$28.4 billionBank of America$31.7 billion$34.8 billionCoca Cola$28.7 billion$23.6 billionChevron$17.5 billion$18.8 billion
Source: Berkshire Hathaway annual report 2025.The top five companies made for 70% of Berkshire’s portfolio value at the end of December 2024. The weightage of these five shares was 79% a year earlier.
The two stocks that gained space were American Express and Coca-Cola. The value of Berkshire’s stake in the credit cards giant increased $12.7 billion, or 44%, compared to December 2023. The stock of Amex gained 58.4% during the same period.Berkshire Hathaway’s operating profit surged 71% in the fourth quarter to $14.5 billion in the three months ended December 2024. You can watch the live updates from the Berkshire Hathaway annual report here.Berkshire paid a whopping $26 billion in taxes to the US government in 2024, which was more than the total tax paid by the company in the preceding five years, according to Edward Jones analyst Jim Shanahan. A big part of that is likely to be the tax on the profit from sale of Apple and Bank of America shares, Shanahan told Bloomberg.First Published: Feb 22, 2025 8:02 PM IST
