Which company is Warren Buffett’s investment conglomerate and is traded under the ticker BRK.A?

Berkshire Hathaway is Warren Buffett’s investment conglomerate and trades under the ticker BRK.A.

Berkshire Hathaway began as a textile manufacturer, but Warren Buffett and his associates transformed it into a diversified holding company. Buffett began buying Berkshire shares in the 1960s and eventually used it as the base for investments in insurance, railroads, utilities, manufacturing, and consumer brands.

The company’s Class A shares, traded as BRK.A, are famous for their extremely high per-share price. Berkshire also offers Class B shares, created in 1996 to make ownership more accessible. The two classes represent the same company but have different voting rights and share economics.

Berkshire is regularly among the world’s largest companies by market capitalization. Its annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, is known as “Woodstock for Capitalists” because thousands of investors attend.