Head-to-head comparison

Warren Buffett vs Seth Klarman

Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway

Q10/10

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

10 positionsSince 1965

Seth Klarman

Baupost Group

Q9/10

"Margin of safety. Cash is a position. Patience pays."

6 positionsSince 1982

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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%

Seth Klarman

NCLHADD +113%
CMENEW
AXTANEW
PSNEW
GPCADD +89%
GDSADD +24%
AMZNADD +20%
GOOGADD +16%
WTWEXIT
PCVXEXIT
WCCREDUCE -54%
EXPREDUCE -41%
LBTYKREDUCE -36%
UNPREDUCE -23%
DNOWREDUCE -23%
QSRREDUCE -16%
TFXREDUCE -12%
COLDREDUCE -12%
AONREDUCE -11%

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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