The S&P 500 Index ( ^GSPC -0.43%) enjoyed a fantastic year in 2024, gaining roughly 24% (as of Dec. 30). Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A 0.41%) ( BRK.B 0.25%) performed similarly, depending on which share class you look at.

Berkshire Hathaway bought up more VeriSign shares as the final days of 2024 ticked away. Warren Buffett’s company paid $15.6 million from Dec. 26 through Monday for 76,487 more shares of VeriSign, a provider of internet domain-name registry services.

Warren Buffett is recognized as one of the greatest investors of our time. Since becoming chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B) in the mid-1960s, he has trounced the market, generating cumulative returns of more than 4.

Don't expect Warren Buffett to predict which stocks in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio will be the biggest winners in 2025. He would be the first to tell you he doesn't know how any given stock will perform over the next 12 months.

American Express continued its strong rally in 2024, becoming one of the best-performing companies in the S&P 500 index. AXP stock soared to a record high of $307, up by over 57%. Since its lowest level in 2020,

Warren Buffett, the renowned investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has been a net seller of stocks for the past two years. From October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2024, Buffett sold more stock than he purchased for eight consecutive quarters.