Which investment company, led for decades by Warren Buffett, is listed as Berkshire Hathaway?

Berkshire Hathaway is the investment company led for decades by Warren Buffett.

Berkshire Hathaway began as a textile manufacturer formed through the 1955 merger of Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates and Hathaway Manufacturing Company. Warren Buffett bought shares in the struggling textile business during the 1960s and eventually transformed it into a diversified holding company.

Rather than operating as a single consumer brand, Berkshire owns subsidiaries and substantial investments across insurance, railroads, utilities, manufacturing, retail, and finance. GEICO, BNSF Railway, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy are among its major businesses. Its insurance operations provide the “float” that can be invested before claims are paid.

Buffett became Berkshire's chairman and chief executive in 1965. The company is famous for its annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, often called “Woodstock for Capitalists.” Berkshire's Class A shares have an unusually high per-share price because the company has never split them.