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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is having a historic year in 2026 as it is the first after many in which the firm is being led by his successor, Greg Abel. The Oracle of Omaha announced in May 2025 that he would step down as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO and remain the firm’s chairman. In 2026, after his successor took over, Berkshire disclosed a large new position in its 13F filings. This investment was in Google-parent Alphabet, and it saw Berkshire increase its stake to $15.6 billion from an earlier $5.6 billion in Q4 2025. The firm had first disclosed a stake in Alphabet in Q3 2025 as its filings revealed a $4.3 billion stake.
Briefly discussing Warren Buffett’s philosophy will have us describe it in one word: Hold. The Oracle of Omaha is known for being a patient, patient, patient investor. You’ll find out about some of his longest-held investments as you read on below. In a 1996 shareholder to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett simply remarked:
“If you aren’t willing to own a stock for 10 years, don’t even think about owning it for 10 minutes.”
So which stocks has his firm held on to for dear life? Read on below to find out!
Our Methodology
For this article, we selected stocks by combing through the 13F portfolio of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the first quarter of 2026. We also provided hedge fund sentiment for each stock as of the first quarter of 2026, which was taken from Insider Monkey’s database of 1,022 hedge funds. On an added note, while Delta Airlines made an earlier appearance than Kroger, it was omitted since Berkshire sold it in 2020 and only added it back in Q1 2026.
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10. The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q1 2026: 52
First Appeared In 13F Holdings: Q4 2019
Latest Stake: $3.6 billion
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway held a stake in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) as far back as 2019. It disclosed a $549 million stake in the fourth quarter of 2019 courtesy of holding 18.9 million shares. The number of shares gradually grew and peaked at 61 million shares that were worth $2.7 billion at the end of 2021’s fourth quarter. Then, the number of shares held dropped, and after touching 50 million in Q4 2022, they remained at this level since then. However, courtesy of a consistent rise in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)’s average share price, the stake is now worth $3.6 billion.
Morgan Stanley discussed The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)’s shares on June 22nd. The bank reiterated an Equal Weight rating on the shares and reduced the share price target to $67 from $73. As part of its coverage, Morgan Stanley discussed The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)’s strategy of relying on its own capital to fund growth. It remarked that the grocery store operator could experience some troubles with the model despite the strong execution track record of its CEO.
9. Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY)
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q1 2026: 78
First Appeared In 13F Holdings: Q3 2019
Latest Stake: $17.2 billion
Oil giant Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY)’s shares are up by 19% over the past year and 17% year-to-date. It is one of several oil stocks in Berkshire Hathaway’s filings. It disclosed a $332 million stake courtesy of 7.45 million shares in the third quarter of 2019. Berkshire bumped up the number of shares that it held to 18.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020. However, from the average price of $47.28 in Q3 2019, the price dropped to $15.75 in Q2 2020, when the firm exited its position. It then disclosed holding 136 million Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) shares in Q1 2022 and has gradually increased its count since then. The latest stake is worth $17.2 billion.
Banking giant Barclays discussed Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) on May 26th. It bumped the rating to Overweight from Equal Weight and the share price target to $72 from $59. Barclays discussed Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY)’s debt in the context of soaring oil prices due to the Iran war. Barclays believes the prices could help the firm with its debt and fund Berkshire’s equity obligations by 2027.
