What will Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett) decide to do regarding its cash position [$157.24 B] until EOY 2025?

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> 10% decrease [< ~ $141.52 B]

92%

> 10% increase [> ~ $172.96B]

stays about the same within ±10% [> ~ $141.52 B; < ~ $172.96B]

This question will not be inflation-adjusted.

Cash and cash equivalents, as well as short-term investments in U.S. Treasury Bills, will be considered as cash. The reference point is the official shareholder report from Q3 2023, which indicates a total cash amount of $157,241 million. This question will round to the nearest million and the comparison will be made with the Q4 2025 report.

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bought Ṁ133 YES

$334 B now could buy all of Coca Cola or nearly all of BofA. Getting ridiculous.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/22/warren-buffett-amasses-more-cash-and-sells-more-stock-but-doesnt-explain-why-in-annual-letter.html

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$189 B now

Now at $167.6 B as of 4Q23 (10-K filing PDF).

It’s worth mentioning how to derive the total cash figure from the financial reports, as the sum of the three line items I’ve highlighted in the latest (4Q23) balance sheet statement here:

@deagol Thank you for the addition, I shortcut it with this sentence:
'Cash and cash equivalents, as well as short-term investments in U.S. Treasury Bills, will be considered as cash', but you're right