What if I had invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway Inc in 1999?

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$1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway Inc in 1999

$1,000 put into Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK-B) on January 4, 1999, its first trading day of 1999 in our data, was worth $10,883 on September 23, 2026, with dividends counted to the end of 2024. Over the same days to July 31, 2026, $1,000 in the whole US stock market became $11,006.

$1,000 became$10,883by September 23, 2026

Total return+988.3%dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+9.0%over 27.7 years

The whole US market$11,006same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; BRK-B by then: $10,977

The S&P 500 index$6,275price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 4, 1999, dividends put back in, no costs and no tax. Dividends are counted to the end of 2024; from 2025 on our prices are adjusted for splits only, so dividends paid since then are left out. The stock figure counts dividends; the S&P 500 index figure does not, so compare the stock with the whole-market figure. The market figure is the Fama-French US market return (Kenneth R. French data library), which runs to July 31, 2026. Our stock prices run to September 23, 2026.

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Nvidia · $1,000 became $5,994,418
Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $1,084,834
Microsoft · $1,000 became $23,028
Amazon · $1,000 became $84,273
Micron Technology · $1,000 became $43,860
Lilly (Eli) · $1,000 became $27,064
Walmart · $1,000 became $12,818
Jpmorgan Chase & Co · $1,000 became $14,748

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