Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Has 67% of Its Portfolio in 5 Stocks. Should You Copy Him?

Berkshire Hathaway's total portfolio is much more than these five holdings.

It encompasses gobs of wholly owned companies -- and lots of other stocks.

According to the latest report, the stock portfolio of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) , the company Warren Buffett built, had 67% of its assets in just five stocks. Should you copy that? My answer would be no. Permit me to explain why.

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There are several reasons you might not want to copy Berkshire:

Of course, you might invest in all the stocks in Berkshire's portfolio in one easy move -- by investing in Berkshire Hathaway itself. You'll then be a part owner of dozens of wholly owned subsidiaries such as GEICO, Benjamin Moore, NetJets, Dairy Queen, McLane, and the entire BNSF railroad, along with lots of stock positions in various companies. Berkshire recently had close to $400 billion in cash , so further additions are likely in the coming years. Even Berkshire is buying Berkshire shares .

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