Warren Buffett’s Performance in 2021: 5 Best Stock Picks

4. The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 39 

Gain in 2021: 40%   

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) is a food and drug retailer. The stock is a relatively new addition to the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio, considering the long-term investment strategy of Buffett. The fund first bought a stake in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) in late 2019 worth close to 19 million shares at an average price of $26.5 per share. Since then, the fund has handsomely added to that position. At the end of September 2021, this holding represented 0.85% of the Berkshire portfolio and was worth close to $2.5 billion. 

There is lots of hedge fund interest in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) as well. At the end of the third quarter of 2021, 39 hedge funds in the database of Insider Monkey held stakes worth $3.9 billion in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), the same as in the preceding quarter worth $3.5 billion.