Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed $38.11 short of its 52-week high ($491.67), which the company achieved on November 27th.

The S&P 500 Index ( ^GSPC -0.22%) enjoyed a fantastic year in 2024, gaining roughly 24% (as of Dec. 30). Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A -0.80%) ( BRK.B -0.48%) performed similarly, depending on which share class you look at.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway did what it does best in 2024—beat the market. While the S&P 500 had a historic 24% gain, Berkshire came out on top

As the year draws to an end, let's take a look at how Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has changed its holdings in 2024.

Berkshire Hathaway bought up more VeriSign shares as the final days of 2024 ticked away. Warren Buffett’s company paid $15.6 million from Dec. 26 through Monday for 76,487 more shares of VeriSign, a provider of internet domain-name registry services.

VeriSign is ranked 5th in the S&P 500 for the highest profit margin, at about 56%, tied with Nvidia, according to third-quarter financial data.

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Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), can't seem to get enough of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). The conglomerate recently purchased another 8.9 million shares of the oil company for $405 million.