A peek into Berkshire Hathaway’s top holdings reveals that Warren Buffett certainly has a liking for Apple’s stock, comprising just over a quarter of its portfolio. It’s easy to see why. Berkshire purchased the stock back in the first quarter of 2016, which was a surprise move given Buffett’s penchant for staying away from technology stocks. There was obviously something special about Apple and like many other of his investments, he was right.
Yahoo! Finance crunched the numbers and broke down what investors would’ve made at varying amounts invested during the same time Berkshire purchased the stock in 2016 up until April 28,2025:
- $100 or about 3.7 shares: $776.57
- $500 or about 18.48 shares: $3,882.85
- $1,000 or about 36.95 shares: $7,765.71
- $10,000 or about 368.55 shares: $77,657.06
What about Berkshire itself?
- $39.2 million or 1.45 million shares: $304.4 million
So again, it’s easy to see why Buffett’s praise for the iPhone maker is effusive.
“I’m somewhat embarrassed to say Tim Cook has made Berkshire a lot more money than I’ve ever made,” Buffett said during a Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska where he also announced that at the end of the year, would be stepping down. Greg Abel, the holding company’s vice-chair of non-insurance operations, will be taking the helm once Buffett exits.
Leveraging the Power of AI With Apple
Of course, Apple’s appeal to investors wouldn’t be fortified if it only focused on consumer tech products. Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be a hot theme and a growth catalyst among the company’s Magnificent Seven peers, which Apple is a part of with its Apple Intelligence platform.
Like many other of its peers, the stock took a hit during the tariff sell-offs in early April, but Apple is up over 150% the last five years. The iPhone maker has already proven its mettle so should the uptrend continue, traders may want to consider using the +Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X+ (AAPU ) as the stock continues to recover. For any short-term weakness in the interim, they can take the other side with +Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares+ (AAPD ).
Traders curious about how Berkshire Hathaway will respond without Buffett at the helm will want to take a look at the Daily BRKB Bull 2X Shares (BRKU) and the +Direxion Daily BRKB Bear 1X Shares+ (BRKD). Positive events like strong earnings results can allow bullish traders to use BRKU while a drawdown in prices can allow traders take the other side of the play with BRKD. Having both funds allow traders to remain flexible in the market no matter if Berkshire’s share price goes up or down.
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