Historical Data

[NormR]

I'm trying to find annual (monthly would be better) share price data for BRK.A going back to at least when Buffett took over management.  Can any one point to a good source?

[CassiusKing1]

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=BRK-A&a=00&b=12&c=1990&d=06&e=11&f=2013&g=m

 

You can set the date range for whatever you want and then download to a spreadsheet(excel).

[augustabound]

Yahoo only went back to 1990 for me.

[usdtor05]

In the book "Outsiders" the following sources were used and the prices in there went all the way back "Center for Research in Security Price" and "Computstat". Not sure if the CRSP is open to anyone but potentially gives you the information you need.

[Phaceliacapital]

1987 is the best BB can do

BRKA.xlsx

[CassiusKing1]

1987 is as far back as I can go on our bloomberg terminal as well.  I'll keep looking.

[NormR]

Thanks for the effort, seems like the mid-1980s is as far back as S&P Cap IQ goes too.  :(

[drewdalton]

Year              Book Value                     Year End PR                     

 

1966                        $ 33                                  $ 17.50

1967                          39                                      20.25                     

1968                          44                                      37

1969                          52                                      42

1970                          60                                      39

1971                          68                                      70

1972                          79                                      80

1973                          96                                      71

1974                          100                                    40

1975                          106                                    38

1976                          129                                    94

1977                          205                                  138

1978                          271                                  157

1979                          336                                  320

1980                          401                                  425

1981                          526                                  560

1982                          737                                  775

1983                          976                                  1,310

1984                        1,109                                  1,275

1985                        1,644                                  2,470

1986                        2,073                                  2,820

1987                        2,477                                  2,950

 

 

Norm- I believe the numbers are accurate.  I had them written in one of my old annual reports.  I hope it helps.

 

 

[valueorama]

http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/04/02/a-look-at-berkshire-hathaways-annual-market-returns-from-1968-2007/

 

 

I have attached a gif from that website, just in case we lose the page for whatever reason.

 

Any body who invested  in 77 and held till 87 made a killing. Off course you could say that till to date. But that period seem to have seen the most rise in value.

[maxprogram]

Pre-1968 numbers will be average asking price from OTC tables in the last few days of the month. BRK switched to a regular fiscal year in 1967 so that's why earlier figures are from September.

 

EOM		$/share
=======	=======
04-1965	  18.25	(when Buffet became Chairman)

09-1964	  13.25
09-1965	  18.31
09-1966	  17.25
12-1967	  21
12-1968	  36
12-1969	  43
12-1970	  41
12-1971	  74
12-1972	  80
12-1973	  78
12-1974	  40
12-1975	  41
12-1976	  94
12-1977	 138
12-1978	 158
12-1979	 320
12-1980	 425
12-1981	 560
12-1982	 775
12-1983	1310
12-1984	1275
12-1985	2470