Buffett built a record cash pile and kept selling.
Warren Buffett · Chairman & CEO · Berkshire HathawaySee track record
“Berkshire's cash pile climbed to a record 325 billion dollars as Buffett kept selling stocks, with few bargains in sight.”
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Buffett kept selling stocks, cut Apple, and lifted cash to a record 325.2 billion dollars, signaling few bargains.
Buffett stayed a net seller for more quarters, lifting cash to a record 347.7 billion dollars by Q1 2025 and about 381.7 billion by Q3 2025. But US stocks kept hitting new highs, so the caution protected against a crash that never came, looking careful rather than vindicated.
See what happenedBuffett's cash level is a widely cited gauge of how expensive the market has become.
How the claim has aged.
- Where it beganNov 2, 2024
Statement made
Berkshire Hathaway Q3 2024 filing
- VerdictJun 20, 2026
Partly right
Buffett stayed a net seller for more quarters, lifting cash to a record 347.7 billion dollars by Q1 2025 and about 381.7 billion by Q3 2025. But US stocks kept hitting new highs, so the caution protected against a crash that never came, looking careful rather than vindicated.
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- QuotedSupportsNov 2, 2024
Warren Buffett · Berkshire Hathaway · Interview
Berkshire's cash pile climbed to a record 325 billion dollars as Buffett kept selling stocks, with few bargains in sight.
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What happened since · Filing
Buffett stayed a net seller for more quarters, lifting cash to a record 347.7 billion dollars by Q1 2025 and about 381.7 billion by Q3 2025. But US stocks kept hitting new highs, so the caution protected against a crash that never came, looking careful rather than vindicated.
Defensive and early, or defensive and wrong. The cash hoard is insurance whose premium keeps rising as the market climbs.
Buffett's cash level is a widely cited gauge of how expensive the market has become.
- A market correction rewards the cash position.
- Buffett deploys the cash at lower prices.
- Stocks keep compounding while cash earns less.
- The hoard becomes a drag, not a hedge.
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Early and wrong feel identical until they do not. The cash is a put with a rising premium.
- greuh@greuhCalled it true
uncle warren sitting on 380 billion while everyone YOLOs nvidia calls. respect.
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