The mystery over Warren Buffett’s surprisingly defensive stance deepened over the weekend. The 94-year-old CEO of Berkshire Hathaway sold more stocks in the latest quarter and grew a record cash pile even larger to $334 billion,

The Oracle of Omaha has $180 billion collectively invested in four brand-name companies with well-defined competitive advantages and phenomenal capital-return programs.

Berkshire entered a new holding in Constellation Brands during the fourth quarter of 2024. Buffett's firm also trimmed its position in Bank of America.

In his annual letter to shareholders Saturday, Warren Buffett celebrated the successes of Berkshire Hathaway's companies last year and in the 60 years since he took over a struggling New England textile company and began converting it into a massive conglomerate while offering some advice to President Donald Trump.

Warren Buffett celebrated Berkshire Hathaway's record income tax payment and shared that he is now using a cane in his annual letter to shareholders.

Warren Buffett said in his letter that his company's record tax payment should be used to "take care of the many who ... get the short straws in life."

Warren Buffett wrote in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A; BRK.B) shareholders that despite the conglomerate's record cash haul, the "substantial majority" of their money is in equities.