Warren Buffett Is Piling Up Cash as the Stock Market Wobbles. Here's What That Tells Investors.
Berkshire's cash hoard has never been this large. The reason behind it says more than the number does.
Overview
U.S. airstrikes on Iran kept markets on edge last week, even as stocks near record highs mostly held their ground. For anyone wondering how the market's most disciplined capital allocator is set up for a moment like this, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKB)(NYSE: BRKA) offers a clear answer.
It is holding more cash than at any point in its history.
Details
Famous investor Warren Buffett handed the chief executive job to Greg Abel at the end of 2025 and stayed on as chairman. But the cautious posture he spent years building hasn't changed. At the end of the first quarter, Berkshire's cash and short-term Treasury bills reached a record of about $397 billion.
Source
Originally published at www.fool.com.