Warren Buffett - Berkshire Hathaway Investment Strategy & Portfolio Analysis
How Berkshire Hathaway allocates capital, manages risk, and constructs its portfolio — based on SEC 13F filings.
As of Mar 31, 2026, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio reflects a highly concentrated, high-conviction approach across 27 reported 13F positions. Portfolio returns are primarily driven by a small set of mega-cap compounders, with the top five holdings accounting for approximately 68% 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 energy. 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.
Primary type: Value Investor
Traits: Long-Term Holder, Moderately Concentrated, Economically Concentrated, Structurally Diversified
Turnover profile
Moderate
Holding horizon
Long-Term
Portfolio Construction
Concentration and position sizing in the latest filing.
Portfolio construction is highly concentrated: top three names represent 51.3% of assets, top five 67.5%, and the largest single position is 22.1%.
Top 3 weight
51.3%
Top 5 weight
67.5%
Top 10 weight
91.2%
Largest position
22.1%
Top holdings: Apple Inc., American Express Company, Coca-Cola Company (The), Bank of America Corporation, Chevron 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
Risk Framework
Concentration, diversification, and turnover tolerance.
This investor accepts high single-name risk (largest position 22.1%, top ten 91.2%) and low economic diversification (HHI 0.09). Turnover tolerance maps to a moderate profile.
Largest position
22.1%
Top 10 weight
91.2%
Max sector
36.4%
Diversification
Low
Strategy Evolution
How the strategy changed between the two most recent filing periods.
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
- Position count decreased from 40 to 27 (-13 names).
- Top-five concentration fell from 71.2% to 67.5%.
- Quarter-over-quarter portfolio weight turnover: 11.0%.
For trade-level changes, see the Activity page. View activity.
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