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What if you'd copied
Warren Buffett?

Drag the sliders. See what Berkshire Hathaway would have turned your money into — and how that compares to just buying the S&P 500.

19992024
$1k$100k
If you invested $10,000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 2010, today it would be worth:
$74,232
That's 7.4x your money (13.3% annualized over 16 years).
Compared to the S&P 500:
$78,326
S&P 500 actually beat Berkshire by $4,094 from this starting point.
Growth of $10,000 · 2010–2025
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Historical returns. Past performance does not predict future results. BRK-A annual price returns and S&P 500 total returns based on public reports. Not investment advice. Learn more on HoldLens.
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How the numbers work

Berkshire Hathaway returns are based on BRK-A annual price performance from public Berkshire shareholder reports. S&P 500 returns are total returns (price + dividends reinvested). Both figures ignore taxes and transaction costs.

This is a retrospective simulation. Past performance does not predict future results. HoldLens does not provide investment advice.

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