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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
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Author: AdrianC ⎊✹  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: 2025 and 2000-2025
Date: 01/02/26 4:00 PM
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"Let us know the value fund names and I’ll throw them on a chart."

I tried Perplexity - very disappointing - it could not give me CAGRs for a list of tickers. It could give step by step instructions how to get them.
Err, yeah, isn't doing the drudgery what AIs are supposed to be good at?

Unfortunately, StockCharts only goes back to 1/4/1999, and have to show in two batches:

Batch 1:
VFINX,BRK/B,VIVAX,TWEBX,TAVFX,SEQUX,DODGX,CFIMX,LMVTX

stockcharts.com: PerfCharts | StockCharts.com

Dodge & Cox the winner (+1124%), then Berkshire (979%), Sequoia (+844%), S&P500 (+796%).
Tweedy Brown & Legg Mason fighting for the losing spot (+299%).

Batch 2: added Longleaf Partners fund which I used to own:
VFINX,BRK/B,WVALX,MUHLX,VWNFX,GABEX,OAKMX,LLPFX,FAIRX

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Oakmark the winner (+1075%), then Berkshire (979%), Vanguard (+961%), S&P500 (+796%).
Longleaf the loser (+330%).

Some really shockingly bad performance from Tweedy Brown, Legg Mason, Longleaf (of course), Weitz, Gabelli and Muhlenkamp.

Looks like we did alright with Berkshire ;-)

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