$1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New in 2019 → $2,603 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK-B) on January 1, 2019, buying at the December 2018 month-end close of $204, and held to the latest close on 2026-10-16, you'd have $2,603. That's a +160.3% price return. Through September 2026, the latest month the fund has reported, the same $1,000 became $2,438 in BRK-B and $3,434 in an S&P 500 index fund (TSP C Fund). The fund figure includes reinvested dividends; the stock figure does not, so the comparison favors the fund.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in BRK-B in 2019 worth today?
$2,603 at the latest close (2026-10-16), a price return of +160.3%.
Did $1,000 in BRK-B in 2019 beat the market?
No. From the December 2018 month-end through September 2026, BRK-B trailed an S&P 500 index fund by 29.0%: the fund (the TSP C Fund, dividends included) turned the same $1,000 into $3,434, and BRK-B (price only) turned it into $2,438.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
It is a month's last price on IEX: the last regular-session trade on the month's final trading day. Here the buy is the December 2018 close, the price entering 2019, and the position is valued at the latest close (2026-10-16).
Is the 2019–2026 return in BRK-B typical?
No single year is typical. BRK-B's best calendar year since 2016 was 2021, at +28.9%, and its worst was 2020, at +2.3%.
Methodology
The figures use BRK-B's price data from January 2019 through 2026-10-16.
The entry price is the December 2018 month-end close and the exit is the latest close, both from IEX Historical Data. Price return: adjusted for stock splits, dividends not included. The market comparison uses the TSP C Fund's monthly returns, published at tsp.gov.
Buying at a month-end close misses the highs and lows inside the month, and the figures ignore taxes and fees. To try another amount, month or monthly contribution, use the BRK-B calculator, which also shows the best and worst entry points in your window.
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Prices as of the last IEX trade on 2026-10-16. Data delayed end-of-day.