TREVNI Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 I'd very much appreciate anyone with a data set of Berkshire share prices as of the end of each year dating back to 1965. There are high/low prices available beginning in 1973 in the '74 annual. So far I've had no luck on this board or anywhere else. I've even tried to suss out the data from the DRC and BCS reports with no luck. Thank you!
Cigarbutt Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Go at the end of this post for a partial answer to your request ---- wabuffo is likely the gold standard for this kind of info. i recently looked at this recently with the passing away of Mr. Rick Guerin, with the underlying question: if and when BRK would have been included in the portfolio? If investing in the 60s and 70s, i doubt that it would have been possible to match Mr. Guerin's record (up to 1973) and i'm quite sure that temperamental forces would have prevented the leverage issues encountered around 1975-6 by him when he sold (margin pressures) his BRK stake at slightly below 40$ per share (CAGR of 22 to 23% since then) to Mr. Buffett. ---- The data is tabulated in Of Permanent Value, the 1996 revised expanded edition, pages 725-6 and the data contains hi-lo quarterly prices from 1965 to 1980. So either get the book, use archive.org to reach the relevant section. If somehow not easy or feasible, ask and i will type the data here.
TREVNI Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 Thanks, Cigarbutt. I have the 2001 and 2015 versions of OPV. I know I've come across it but can't seem to locate it. Which section is it in? Maybe we can start there. I appreciate you help.
wabuffo Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 I'd very much appreciate anyone with a data set of Berkshire share prices as of the end of each year dating back to 1965. wabuffo is likely the gold standard for this kind of info As CB notes - its easier to find hi-lo quarterly prices, but year-end closing prices are tough to get. You can use this site to get prices for a specific trading day going back to 1984. https://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=brka&closeDate=12%2F31%2F84&x=0&y=0 I guess you could try old S&P or Moody's manuals at a library for data going back to the 1960s and 70s. Are you looking for just year-end closing prices or high-low quarterly prices as well? wabuffo
TREVNI Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 I'd very much appreciate anyone with a data set of Berkshire share prices as of the end of each year dating back to 1965. wabuffo is likely the gold standard for this kind of info As CB notes - its easier to find hi-lo quarterly prices, but year-end closing prices are tough to get. You can use this site to get prices for a specific trading day going back to 1984. https://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=brka&closeDate=12%2F31%2F84&x=0&y=0 I guess you could try old S&P or Moody's manuals at a library for data going back to the 1960s and 70s. Are you looking for just year-end closing prices or high-low quarterly prices as well? wabuffo Hey guys, I really appreciate the info and quick responses. I found the tables in the 2001 edition. It's toward the back. It's also in section 300 in the 2015 edition. There's the quarterly high/low in addition to year end prices. I'm wondering where Andy got the data. I have the Moody's manuals but it only lists annual H/L. Thanks again!
Brett Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 Go to the NYT Wayback machine: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser/ Type in January 1 or 2 for each year. You'll see the prices in the stock pages. I think Berkshire was traded OTC in the early days, so NYT might not have all of them.
TREVNI Posted November 23, 2020 Author Posted November 23, 2020 Go to the NYT Wayback machine: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser/ Type in January 1 or 2 for each year. You'll see the prices in the stock pages. I think Berkshire was traded OTC in the early days, so NYT might not have all of them. This is a great suggestion, thank you Brett!
rb Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 Berkshire posts in the annual report a per share market value change at year end going back to 1965. Since they never paid dividends you can just pick a recent price and work your way back.
Jurgis Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 Since they never paid dividends rb just got disqualified from CoBF. ;D
rb Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 Since they never paid dividends rb just got disqualified from CoBF. ;D :o Did I miss a dividend in 1966 or something?
Jurgis Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 Since they never paid dividends rb just got disqualified from CoBF. ;D :o Did I miss a dividend in 1966 or something? 1967: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/041714/how-warren-buffett-made-berkshire-hathaway-worldbeater.asp#:~:text=The%20only%20time%20Berkshire%20Hathaway%20actually%20paid%20a,bathroom%20when%20the%20dividend%20was%20authorized.%2015%20%EF%BB%BF
rb Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 Since they never paid dividends rb just got disqualified from CoBF. ;D :o Did I miss a dividend in 1966 or something? 1967: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/041714/how-warren-buffett-made-berkshire-hathaway-worldbeater.asp#:~:text=The%20only%20time%20Berkshire%20Hathaway%20actually%20paid%20a,bathroom%20when%20the%20dividend%20was%20authorized.%2015%20%EF%BB%BF I was close eh? I beg pardon to the CoBF gods. Stil I think that the method would work pretty well instead of trolling through the new york times stock pages of the 60s.
Jurgis Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 Since they never paid dividends rb just got disqualified from CoBF. ;D :o Did I miss a dividend in 1966 or something? 1967: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/041714/how-warren-buffett-made-berkshire-hathaway-worldbeater.asp#:~:text=The%20only%20time%20Berkshire%20Hathaway%20actually%20paid%20a,bathroom%20when%20the%20dividend%20was%20authorized.%2015%20%EF%BB%BF I was close eh? I beg pardon to the CoBF gods. Stil I think that the method would work pretty well instead of trolling through the new york times stock pages of the 60s. Yeah, I'm mostly trolling you. ;D P.S. I may be hallucinating, but I'm 90+% sure there was a list of BRK prices since 1965 posted on this thread. It has disappeared. Not sure if author removed it or if there was another instance of CoBF posts disappearing due to whatever crash/etc. Which has happened once or twice this year.
Brett Posted December 3, 2020 Posted December 3, 2020 Since they never paid dividends rb just got disqualified from CoBF. ;D :o Did I miss a dividend in 1966 or something? 1967: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/041714/how-warren-buffett-made-berkshire-hathaway-worldbeater.asp#:~:text=The%20only%20time%20Berkshire%20Hathaway%20actually%20paid%20a,bathroom%20when%20the%20dividend%20was%20authorized.%2015%20%EF%BB%BF I was close eh? I beg pardon to the CoBF gods. Stil I think that the method would work pretty well instead of trolling through the new york times stock pages of the 60s. And miss out on all the fun?
Brett Posted December 3, 2020 Posted December 3, 2020 Go to the NYT Wayback machine: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser/ Type in January 1 or 2 for each year. You'll see the prices in the stock pages. I think Berkshire was traded OTC in the early days, so NYT might not have all of them. This is a great suggestion, thank you Brett! You're welcome - I think you probably only need to do it for 10-15 years - I imagine other websites (maybe Bloomberg?) will have it for 1980 onwards.
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