With as impressive of an investing track record as Warren Buffett has achieved, you'd expect his Berkshire Hathaway portfolio would be loaded with great stocks. And you'd be right. The good news is that you don't need a huge amount of cash to buy many of those stocks.

S&P 500 investors are playing it safer in 2025 — so Warren Buffett's careful stock-picking is in style again.

When they do that with Warren Buffett's portfolio of stocks, owned within his investment vehicle Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), they'll find a collection of iconic companies. Two that present very different investment propositions today are American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX).

Buffett added to existing stakes in six stocks in 2024 and initiated new positions in four stocks. Some of these 10 stocks could be poised to deliver solid returns in 2025. The best of the bunch offers an attractive valuation and a juicy dividend yield.

Buffett has trimmed some stocks more than others. Integrated oil and gas company Chevron (NYSE: CVX), for example, is Berkshire's fifth-largest position, and Buffett only sold small amounts in the first and second quarters of 2024 and didn't sell any in the third quarter.

Warren Buffett stock American Express is flashing a bullish signal after breaking out, with earnings due next week. American Express stock wavered in buy range on Thursday. Also, American Express on Thursday announced it would pay a roughly $230 million settlement following a Department of Justice criminal wire fraud investigation.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has sold $133 billion worth of stocks in the first nine months of 2024. The company reduced its stakes in Apple, American Express, and Bank of America, which made up a large portion of its portfolio.