Berkshire Hathaway Nears All-Time High

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway A shares (BRKA) and B shares (BRKB) set a 52 week high today.   BRKA reached $142,000 today, coming within 6% of its all-time high of $150,900 which occurred on December 7, 2007.  Similarly, BRKB traded at $94.69 today, which is also 6% below its previous high of $101.18 (split-adjusted, December 11, 2007).  BRKA and BRKB have more than doubled from their financial crisis lows that were set on March 5, 2009 at $70,050 per A share, and March 9, 2009 at $45.02 (split-adjusted) per B share, respectively.