{
  "id": 10911779,
  "title": "Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Has Over $42 Billion of Berkshire Hathaway's Capital Invested in 3 Virtual Monopolies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/warren-buffetts-successor-greg-abel-has-over-42-billion-of-berkshire",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:06:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/30/warren-buffett-successor-greg-abel-42-billion-berkshire-invested-in-3-virtual-monopolies/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "It has been a year of significant transformation for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. On December 31, Warren Buffett, who led the company to a remarkable 6,000,000% outperformance compared to the S&P 500 benchmark during his tenure, retired as CEO, transferring control of Berkshire's $358 billion portfolio to his protégé, Greg Abel. Earlier this month, Buffett also relinquished his role as chairman of Berkshire's board of directors. However, amidst these changes, the pursuit of value and businesses with sustainable competitive advantages remains unchanged for this trillion-dollar conglomerate.\n\nAs of the final trading bell on September 25, Abel was managing a substantial $42 billion investment in a trio of virtual or de facto monopolies: Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), and VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN). These virtual and legal monopolies constitute a significant portion of Berkshire's $358 billion investment portfolio.",
  "summary": "Amid a year of big changes for Berkshire Hathaway, the search for value and businesses with sustainable competitive edges remains the same.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Has Over $42 Billion of Berkshire Hathaway's Capital Invested in 3 Virtual Monopolies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/warren-buffetts-successor-greg-abel-has-over-42-billion-of-berkshire-10912814",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:26:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}