Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Is Betting Big on a Virtual Monopoly That's About to Become Berkshire Hathaway's 4th-Largest Holding
Written by Sean Williams for The Motley Fool -> Billionaire Warren Buffett retired as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO on Dec. 31, officially passing the torch to his protege, Greg Abel. Berkshire is making an additional $10 billion investment in an artificial intelligence (AI) applica
Billionaire Warren Buffett retired as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO on Dec. 31, officially passing the torch to his protege, Greg Abel.
Berkshire is making an additional $10 billion investment in an artificial intelligence (AI) applications leader.
On top of its jaw-dropping cloud growth, Berkshire's new No. 4 position holds a virtual monopoly in global internet search.
This year marks a new era for the trillion-dollar company that billionaire Warren Buffett built. The Oracle of Omaha retired as Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) CEO on Dec. 31, officially passing the torch to his protégé, Greg Abel.
Abel has wasted little time making his presence known . According to Berkshire's first-quarter Form 13F , he completely exited 16 positions and put tech stocks back on the menu, as evidenced by his sizable investment in Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) .
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It took just one quarter for Abel to make clear that this isn't your grandparents' Berkshire Hathaway anymore -- and he's not done transforming Berkshire's $325 billion investment portfolio just yet.
Warren Buffett retired as Berkshire's CEO on Dec. 31, 2025. Image source: The Motley Fool.
