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Berkshire Hathaway’s longtime edge over S&P 500 shows signs of eroding

Cnbc · · 476 words · By Yun Li
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What happened

For decades, investors viewed Berkshire Hathaway as a reliable way to outperform the broader stock market.

Why it matters

But that assumption may need to be questioned.

Common ground

Technical analysts are increasingly pointing to signs that Berkshire's shares are losing momentum relative to the S & P 500.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A chart analysis by 22V Research of Berkshire's performance relative to the benchmark index shows the stock has returned to levels against the S & P 500 last seen around 2007”
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While web search results discuss Berkshire's performance and the S&P 500, none of the provided evidence mentions '22V Research' or a specific chart analysis comparing current levels to 2007.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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“The sprawling conglomerate has climbed sharply over the period and sits just 6% below its all-time high reached in November.”
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The claim states shares are 6% below their all-time high reached in November. However, evidence from May 2, 2026, explicitly states that A and B shares are down 13% from their all-time closing highs reached in early May of the previous year.
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web search NEUTRAL — Its class A shares have the highest per-share price of any public company in the world, reaching $700,000 in August 2024, because the board of directors has ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
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web search NEUTRAL — Berkshire Hathaway shares closed modestly lower, slipping 0.30% in a broadly bullish session where the S&P 500 reached fresh all-time highs near 7,500 on U.S.- ...
https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/BRK-B?comparing=BRK-B,AEGO…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 2, 2026 · The A and B shares are now down 13% from their all- time closing highs almost a year ago in early May, just before Warren Buffett revealed ...
https://www.facebook.com/27news/posts/berkshire-hathaway-brk…
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“Berkshire, while still holding a sizable stake in Apple , has largely abstained from investing in many of the market's highest-flying AI beneficiaries.”
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Multiple sources confirm Berkshire holds a significant stake in Apple (22.7% of invested assets) and that Buffett views it as a consumer products company rather than a pure AI/tech play, aligning with the claim of abstaining from other high-flying AI beneficiaries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley, and known for consumer electronics, software and online services. Founded in 1976 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Thomas Munger (January 1, 1924 – November 28, 2023) was an American businessman, investor, attorney and philanthropist. He was the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate control…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Munger
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russell 1000 Index is a U.S. stock market index that tracks the largest 1,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent about 93% of the total market capitalization of that index. The inde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_1000_Index
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“Berkshire's record cash pile, which stood at nearly $400 billion in the first quarter.”
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Multiple independent web search results from May 2026 and November 2025 confirm a record cash pile of approximately $397 billion (or $390.7 billion) in the first quarter of 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) is an American energy holding company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The company is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. BHE owns and operates a div…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway_Energy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of subsidiaries, equities, cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments owned by multinational holding company Berkshire Hathaway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Berksh…
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“Under the new leadership of CEO Greg Abel, Berkshire has also only modestly resumed buybacks after a nearly two-year hiatus”
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Multiple sources confirm that under new CEO Greg Abel, Berkshire resumed share buybacks after a nearly two-year pause.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) is an American energy holding company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The company is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. BHE owns and operates a div…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway_Energy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gregory Edward Abel (born June 1, 1962) is a Canadian businessman who has been president and chief executive officer of the American multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway since January 2026. B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abel
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“Shares of Berkshire are down about 4% year to date, compared to the S & P 500's 9% gain.”
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The claim states Berkshire is down 4% and S&P 500 is up 9%. However, evidence from May 1, 2026, states the company's stock rose more than 18% year-to-date against a 3% drop for the S&P 500.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Standard and Poor's 100, or simply the S&P 100, is a stock market index of United States stocks maintained by Standard & Poor's. The S&P 100 is a subset of the S&P 500 and the S&P 1500, and holds …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_100
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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“Buffett, who stepped back from serving as CEO at the start of 2026”
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Confirmed by a cross-reference (CNBC) and multiple independent news sources stating Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO on January 1, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 3, 2026 ... Investing legend and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett is handing off the reins at the conglomerate he founded on Jan. 1, 2026.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warren-buffett-is-stepping-do…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 2, 2026 ... Warren Buffett officially steps down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. 148K ... Warren Buffett's 2026 Warning: The Trap Keeping You Poor. The ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69CppfJO4YQ
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 1, 2026 ... At age 95, legendary investor Warren Buffett stepped down on Wednesday as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, the once-failing textile business he ...
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/npr/2026/01/01/nx-s1-5661…
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“cautioned shareholders as long ago as 2023 in his annual letter that Berkshire's size and composition make dramatic outperformance increasingly difficult.”
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Web search results explicitly mention that Buffett cautioned in his 2023 annual letter that Berkshire's size and composition make dramatic outperformance difficult.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Buffett's Warning: Buffett cautioned in his 2023 annual letter that Berkshire's size and composition ... make more informed decisions and ...
https://intellectia.ai/news/stock/berkshire-hathaway-faces-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 · As for Berkshire, our size precludes a brilliant result: Prospective returns fall as assets increase. Nonetheless, Berkshire's collection of ...
https://www.facebook.com/TheStreet/posts/warren-buffett-spen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 22, 2025 · Our goal is to communicate with you in a manner that we would wish you to use if our positions were reversed – that is, if you were Berkshire's ...Missing: composition | Show results wi…
https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2024ltr.pdf
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“Since Buffett took control of the company in the 1960s, the conglomerate has generated annual returns that have roughly doubled those of the S & P 500.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify the specific claim that annual returns have roughly doubled those of the S&P 500 since the 1960s.
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