Buffett Remains Active at Berkshire, but Shares Lag
Warren Buffett will turn 96 on Sunday and remains deeply involved in Berkshire Hathaway despite no longer serving as CEO. He continues to influence major equity decisions, including a recent $36.6 billion stake in Alphabet (Google's parent company). However, Berkshire’s stock has underperformed this year, closing at $505 per Class B share — up just 0.5% year-to-date and trailing the S&P 500 by over 12 percentage points. Barron's suggests several reasons for the lagging performance: uncertainty around new CEO Greg Abel, lack of aggressive cash reduction strategies, no dividend payments from Berkshire, and a failure to make major acquisitions. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s investment portfolio has been actively trading Berkshire shares in June 2025, with three purchases and two sales reported.
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