Warren Buffett - Berkshire Hathaway Investment Strategy & Portfolio Analysis

How Berkshire Hathaway allocates capital, manages risk, and constructs its portfolio — based on SEC 13F filings.

According to the SEC 13F filed on Aug 14, 2026, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio reflects a highly concentrated, high-conviction approach across 27 reported 13F positions as of quarter-end Jun 30, 2026. Portfolio returns are primarily driven by a small set of mega-cap compounders, with the top five holdings accounting for approximately 69% of total exposure and Apple alone contributing ~22%. While the portfolio includes 27 positions, economic outcomes are highly concentrated in a narrow set of large-cap financial and consumer defensive names, indicating a meaningful divergence between structural diversification and return concentration. Exposure to high-growth and technology-oriented segments remains limited relative to peers, with performance instead anchored in durable, cash-generating businesses across financials, consumer staples, and communication services. The portfolio exhibits extremely low turnover, reinforcing a long-term capital allocation approach centered on high-conviction, long-duration holdings. Distinctive traits include Long-Term Holder, Moderately Concentrated, Economically Concentrated.

Investment Style

Value, growth, quality, and behavioral classification from latest 13F holdings.

Highly Concentrated High Conviction Value

Primary type: Value Investor

Traits: Long-Term Holder, Moderately Concentrated, Economically Concentrated, Structurally Diversified

Turnover profile

Buy & Hold

Holding horizon

Long-Term

Portfolio Construction

Concentration and position sizing in the latest filing.

Portfolio construction is highly concentrated: top three names represent 50.3% of assets, top five 69.0%, and the largest single position is 22.2%.

Top 3 weight

50.3%

Top 5 weight

69.0%

Top 10 weight

89.0%

Largest position

22.2%

Top holdings: Apple Inc., American Express Company, Coca-Cola Company (The), Alphabet Inc., Bank of America Corporation — view full holdings

Sector Preferences

Where capital is allocated by sector.

Capital is tilted toward Financial Services and Technology, with 10 sectors represented in the latest filing.

Leading sectors: Financial Services, Technology, Consumer Defensive

View full sector allocation

Risk Framework

Concentration, diversification, and turnover tolerance.

This investor accepts high single-name risk (largest position 22.2%, top ten 89.0%) and low economic diversification (HHI 0.08). Turnover tolerance maps to a buy & hold profile.

Largest position

22.2%

Top 10 weight

89.0%

Max sector

34.8%

Diversification

Low

Strategy Evolution

How the strategy changed between the two most recent filing periods.

Mar 31, 2026 → Jun 30, 2026

  • Top-five concentration rose from 67.5% to 69.0%.
  • Quarter-over-quarter portfolio weight turnover: 7.8%.

For trade-level changes, see the Activity page. View activity.

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