Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns one of the world's most closely watched stock portfolios. It holds stakes in 46 stocks and exchange-traded funds that are worth $296.8 billion, or 30% of its entire market capitalization.

Warren Buffett is one of the most well-known investors in the world. The billionaire CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has an enviable track record of outperforming the S&P 500 index and is fond of

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 ( BRK.A 0.29%) ( BRK.B 0.34%) owns about 45 stocks in its $300 billion portfolio, many of which were hand-selected by CEO and legendary investor Warren Buffett himself. While there's a solid case to be made in favor of pretty much every stock Berkshire owns, there are some that look more attractive than others right now.

Warren Buffett has made significant changes to his portfolio in 2024 — here is how his five largest holdings have performed in 2024.

Buffett has trimmed some stocks more than others. Integrated oil and gas company Chevron (NYSE: CVX), for example, is Berkshire's fifth-largest position, and Buffett only sold small amounts in the first and second quarters of 2024 and didn't sell any in the third quarter.

Warren Buffett will likely go down as the greatest investor of all time -- and he recently proved just how good he is even at 94 years old. In a last-minute comeback, Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway beat the broader benchmark S&P 500 yet again in 2024.

Investing $1,000 across four of the largest holdings in Buffett's portfolio would have netted investors a return of 32.88%.

In a famous Arthur Conan Doyle story, "The Adventure of Silver Blaze," Sherlock Holmes draws the attention of Scotland Yard's Inspector Gregory to the "curious incident of the dog in the night-time." Gregory,

Warren Buffett, the world’s greatest stock picker, isn’t picking many stocks these days. Buffett has been a net seller of stocks for eight consecutive quarters. There’s a reason Buffett isn’t buying many stocks,