Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock (BRK-B)
Hacker ApprovedStock in Money & business
Recommended as a diversified stock less tied to tech than the S&P 500. Critics say returns track the S&P 500 and have lagged since Buffett's retirement.
Recommended as a diversified stock less tied to tech than the S&P 500. Critics say returns track the S&P 500 and have lagged since Buffett's retirement.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 16
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 84%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 16 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Diversifies away from tech
“It offers enough diversification off the "total market" funds for me that I invest a small but material portion”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after six decades” “It's a solid alternative if you distrust tech which is today very heavy in the SP500.”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Berkshire Hathaway Announces Leadership Appointments [pdf]” “relatively diversified, kinda mirrors the greater market, and doesn't pay dividends”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Berkshire Hathaway Announces Leadership Appointments [pdf]” Hedge against downturns and overheating
“I expect it to underperform the market on average (but also be a very good hedge in case of big downturn).”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman, Names Son to Replace Him” “BRK-B would soften the blow as Value stocks tend to do well in such times.”
Comment from 6 Jun 2026 in “Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute” “it's an opportunity to invest into something that might not be overheated”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Nvidia's $750B in Deals Reignite Circular AI Fears” Strong long-term returns versus index
“all I did was buy BRK.B like a decade ago and it's up 172% or something like that.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “We gave 5 LLMs $100K to trade stocks for 8 months” “BRK will stay a better long term bet than an index fund”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman, Names Son to Replace Him” “they've done a fair bit better than the S&P 500”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Berkshire's $397B Bet Against an Overheated Market”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Returns no better than S&P 500
“The only reason BRK kept up with SP500 over the last 10 years is because of its outsized investment in Apple in 2016 or so”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Berkshire Hathaway Announces Leadership Appointments [pdf]” “It's actually slowing down over the last 50 years. I predict will be equal or less the S&P 500 for the next two decades.”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman, Names Son to Replace Him” “I expect it to underperform the market on average (but also be a very good hedge in case of big downturn).”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman, Names Son to Replace Him” - Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Berkshire Hathaway Announces Leadership Appointments [pdf]”
Lagging since Buffett's retirement
“Hasn't done so great since Buffett announced his retirement.”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman, Names Son to Replace Him” “BRK has been roughly flat since the beginning of 2025”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Nvidia's $750B in Deals Reignite Circular AI Fears”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock (BRK-B)This page | 16 | 3 | 84% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Tesla stock | 5 | 13 | 28% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
20 of the 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's actually slowing down over the last 50 years. I predict will be equal or less the S&P 500 for the next two decades.”
“Are you aware that BRK cratered during the 2009 stock market crash?”
“Hasn't done so great since Buffett announced his retirement.”
“I expect it to underperform the market on average (but also be a very good hedge in case of big downturn).”
“BRK will stay a better long term bet than an index fund”
“maybe Berkshire Hathaway B shares”
“it's an automatic "sell-high buy-low" strategy”
“it's an opportunity to invest into something that might not be overheated”
“BRK has been roughly flat since the beginning of 2025”
“they've done a fair bit better than the S&P 500”
“BRK-B would soften the blow as Value stocks tend to do well in such times.”
“I'm sure it will be a good investment.”
“It offers enough diversification off the "total market" funds for me that I invest a small but material portion”
“2% is a massive difference.”
“it is pretty impressive for something that is not a tech company”
“relatively diversified, kinda mirrors the greater market, and doesn't pay dividends”
“The only reason BRK kept up with SP500 over the last 10 years is because of its outsized investment in Apple in 2016 or so”
“It's a solid alternative if you distrust tech which is today very heavy in the SP500.”
“BRK-B doesn't seem much different than SP500 on 10, 15, and 20 year returns.”
“all I did was buy BRK.B like a decade ago and it's up 172% or something like that.”
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