Berkshire Just Ended the Year With Nearly $375 Billion in Cash. History Says This 1 ETF Still Wins.

Berkshire Just Ended the Year With Nearly $375 Billion in Cash. History Says This 1 ETF Still Wins.

Quick Read Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) holds $373 billion in cash after three years of stock liquidation, underperforming the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) which gained 14.05% in 2025 versus BRK.B’s 8.0% return, despite CEO Greg Abel making no significant strategic moves. Buffett’s cash hoarding strategy has historically underperformed broad market index funds during previous consolidation periods, contradicting his own long-standing ad…