If you've ever wondered why Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett commands so much attention, look no further than his track record.

Despite being just as fallible as every other investor on the planet, he's delivered an aggregate return of better than 4,100,000% for his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) since becoming CEO of Berkshire in the mid-1960s. By comparison, the broad-based S 500 has generated a total return, inclusive of dividends paid, that doesn't even tally 30,000% over the same nearly six-decade stretch.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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