Since Warren Buffett became the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A 0.80%) ( BRK.B 0.95%) in 1965, its stock has delivered a compound annual return of 19.8%. That would have been enough to turn a $1,000 investment into $42.5 million, whereas the same investment in the S&P 500 would have grown to just $325,053 over the same period.

It’s been a rocky week in the stock market. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been buying. The Omaha, Neb., company boosted its positions in Occidental Petroleum, VeriSign and SiriusXM with stock purchases this Tuesday through Thursday,

Buffett has been a net seller of stocks by a wide margin in 2024, reducing equity exposure by over $100 billion. Buffett is finding it hard to find good value in the stock market as prices rise faster than underlying earnings.