Buffett has never sold a single share of Coca-Cola. The stock has split a few times over the last 30 years, leaving Berkshire with 400 million shares at the end of the 2024 third quarter. Those shares are worth $25 billion at current share prices, and paying $776 million in annual dividends.

Arguably the world's greatest stock picker isn't picking many stocks these days. Warren Buffett has been a net seller of stocks for eight consecutive quarters. There's a reason Buffett isn't buying many stocks -- and it's the same reason he ranks among the greatest investors of all time.

Given the financial environment in which cash is sometimes considered as useless, Warren Buffett's approach of keeping large cash reserves stands out and generates investor interest and speculation. Renowned for his sharp investing style,

The S&P 500 Index ( ^GSPC 1.26%) enjoyed a fantastic year in 2024, gaining roughly 24% (as of Dec. 30). Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A 0.88%) ( BRK.B 0.55%) performed similarly, depending on which share class you look at.

You may want to peruse Warren Buffett's portfolio for ideas. After all, Buffett and his investing colleagues Todd Combs and Ted Wechsler at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) only seek out competitively advantaged,