Head-to-head comparison

Warren Buffett vs Howard Marks

Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway

Q10/10

"Buy wonderful companies at fair prices. Hold forever."

10 positionsSince 1965

Howard Marks

Oaktree Capital

Q9/10

"You can't predict, you can prepare. Second-level thinking."

6 positionsSince 1995

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Recent moves — Q2 2026

Latest quarter activity for each manager.

Warren Buffett

GOOGADD +658%
MADD +142%
DHINEW
GOOGLADD +45%
DALADD +44%
LENADD +30%
STZEXIT
COFREDUCE -58%
NUEREDUCE -52%
KRREDUCE -22%
ALLYREDUCE -7%
BACREDUCE -6%

Howard Marks

BTAIQADD +472%
OCSLADD +325%
UBERADD +270%
FIVE9ADD +145%
SPYNEW
VSATNEW
MMYTNEW
MATWNEW
VCNEW
QMCONEW
SHAZNEW
BTDRNEW
MINENEW
SGRYNEW
BMMNEW
DASHNEW
DPCNEW
BABANEW
NNBRNEW
OPINEW

+ 47 more moves this quarter (showing the 20 highest-conviction)

Data sourced from 13F filings with the SEC. Overlap in top positions is a concrete consensus signal, not investment advice.

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Reading for your research

Optional background reading on interpreting company disclosures and investing methods. These books do not validate a signal or predict returns.

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Benjamin Graham

The Intelligent Investor

The foundational text. Buffett calls it 'by far the best book about investing ever written.'

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Benjamin Graham & David Dodd

Security Analysis

The deep dive behind The Intelligent Investor — how to actually read a filing and value a business.

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