Warren Buffett Has $221 Bn In His Top 10 Stocks: How Will They React After Retirement Plan? Apple To Coca-Cola

Warren Buffett Stocks: It's the end of an era! Warren Buffett, who is popularly known as the Oracle of Omaha, has finally announced his retirement from Berkshire Hathaway, an American holding company. The 94-year-old billionaire investor is ending a 60-year-old regime at Berkshire, naming Greg Abel as his successor. Buffett is a force to be reckoned with, an investor who is often seen with a golden touch.

Every stock that Buffett holds is his success story. His decades-old expertise and experience have given him the opportunity to float through every crisis either internal or economic.

His Berkshire alone has given multi-bagging returns over the decades. He has been CEO of Berkshire since 1965 when he acquired the company. Since then, he has been holding stocks through Berkshire.

That being said, here are the top 10 stocks held by Buffett which will be in focus on May 5th after his retirement announcement at Berkshire.

The key portfolio data is taken from Trendlyne, while the stock performances are the latest on the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges. Buffett publicly holds 38 stocks with a net worth of over $250.8 billion.

1. Apple Stock:

Apple Inc., the maker of luxurious iPhones, is Buffett's largest stock through Berkshire Hathaway. Time after time, although Buffett had revised his stakes in Apple from 5% to 2%, this tech stock accounts for about over 22% of his portfolio. Berkshire owns about 300 million shares of Apple which are valued at a whopping $61.6 billion.

Trading around $205.35 apiece, Apple is a trendsetter! It was the first company to hit the Rs 1 trillion mark and still continues to strongly rival other giants to stay in the top 3. It is currently the second most valued company in the world, with a capitalisation of $3.067 trillion. In a year, Apple stock gained by 13%, in 5 years, the upside is around 165%. All-time gains by Apple are humungous by 228,066.67% so far.

2. American Express Company:

This leading financial services provider based in New York, accounts for about 15% of Buffett's portfolio. Through Berkshire, he holds about 151.61 million shares or 21.6% of American Express which are worth about $42 billion currently.

American Express Co stock is currently around $276.85 apiece on Wall Street. In a year, the stock zoomed by over 18%, while in 5 years, the rally is huge by 209.33%. All-time gains by this stock are 4,961.24% as of now.

3. Coca Cola:

The soft drink manufacturing company has been Buffett's one of the favourite stocks for decades. He holds about 400 million shares or a 9.3% stake in Coca-Cola, which accounts for more than 10% of his total portfolio. His investment is valued at around $28.7 billion. Coca-Cola accounts for about 10.3% of his portfolio.

Coca-Cola's stock price is trading below $72 and has surged by 16% YTD, while its gain is about 15% in a year. In 5 years, the stock zoomed by 55%. All-time gains of Coca-Cola are around 5,092.03% as of now.

Although Buffett's first stock was Cities Service Preferred when he was just 11 years old, Coca-Cola and American Express are some of his oldest stocks after becoming CEO of Berkshire. He first invested in American Express in 1991, while he took a liking to the beverage giant Coca-Cola in 1988.

Together, his shareholding is valued at a mind-boggling $132.3 billion in these three stocks. What is also noteworthy is that Buffett's top 3 stocks are diverse and hold leadership in their segments.

4. Bank of America Corporation:

North Carolina-based Bank of America is a multinational investment bank. His shareholding is around 680,233,587 equity shares or 9.03% in Bank of America. Overall, this banking stock accounts for about 10% of his portfolio. His investment is valued at around $27.9 billion.

Trading around the $41 apiece mark, Bank of America stock has zoomed by 9% in a year, and advanced by 74.3% in a 5-year span, but its all-time gain is about 721.40%.

5. Chevron Corporation:

The energy giant, Chevron Corporation, is also on the list of Buffett's top 5 stocks, accounting for about 5.9% of his total portfolio. His Berkshire holds about 118,610,534 shares or 6.74% stake in Chevron, with is investment valued at about $16.4 billion.

However, Chevron stock has not given any returns to Buffet in the past 1 year, as its year-on-year performance is down by 15% till May 2nd, 2025. But in the long term, the growth has been fruitful. In a 5-year span, Chevron surged by 45%, while its all-time gain is around 1,402.17% as of now.

The Sage of Omaha's investment is valued at around $176.6 billion in the above-mentioned top 5 stocks.

Next top 6-10th ranking stocks in Buffett's portfolio are:

6. Moody's Corp:

Berkshire holds about 24,669,778 shares or 13.71% in Moody's, with investment valued around $11.5 billion currently.

7. Occidental Petroleum Corp:

Yet another oil and gas stock! Buffett's shareholding is around 264,178,414 shares or 28.15% in Occidental, with investment valued at around $10.7 billion.

8. Kraft Heinz Co:

His stake in this ketchup company is about 27.51% or 325,634,818 equity shares. His investment corpus comes to around $9.3 billion.

9. Chubb Limited:

Chubb, an insurance giant, has also made it to the top 10 list of his portfolio. Buffett holds about 27,033,784 shares or 6.75% stake in Chubb. His investment is valued at around $7.88 billion.

10. Davita Inc:

New Jersey-based pharma company, DaVita Inc., is Buffett's largest shareholding in percentage terms. He holds about 46.96% or 36,095,570 shares in DaVita, which is valued around $5.1 billion in his portfolio.

Together, Buffett's corpus in these top 10 stocks is around $221 billion. His retirement plan's impact on these stocks will be keenly watched when Wall Street opens on Monday.