According to the AI Chatbot from Google, Warren Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, currently has around 30-35% of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents. That is a SIGNIFICANT portion not invested in the stock market.
ChatGPT gives a different response, that shows a relatively stable amount of cash as a percentage of assets:
What percentage of Berkshire Hathaway assets have been cash for each of the last 15 years?
ChatGPT: Determining the percentage of Berkshire Hathaway's assets held as cash over the last 15 years requires analyzing their annual reports and financial statements. From the data available: 2009: 20% 2010: 22% 2011: 24% 2012: 23% 2013: 21% 2014: 24% 2015: 26% 2016: 23% 2017: 22% 2018: 23% 2019: 22% 2020: 24% 2021: 22% 2022: 19% 2023: 20%