BRK.A

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A shares represent ownership in Warren Buffett's legendary conglomerate with diverse wholly owned businesses and major equity investment holdings. The company owns insurers (GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group), utilities and energy businesses (Berkshire Hathaway Energy), freight rail (BNSF Railway), manufacturing (precision parts, building products, industrial products), retailers (See's Candies, various furniture and jewelry stores), and service businesses. Berkshire also holds massive equity stakes in public companies including Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, American Express, and others. Founded in 1839 as a textile company and transformed by Warren Buffett beginning in 1965, Berkshire has become one of the world's most valuable companies through value investing principles and business acquisitions. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Berkshire operates with minimal corporate overhead, decentralized management, and a long-term business ownership philosophy. Class A shares have never been split and trade at extremely high prices (over $600,000 per share), with no dividends paid as Buffett prefers retaining capital for investment. The company remains tied to Buffett's management and succession planning concerns given his advanced age.