Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B)

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Charting BRK against the S&P500 from 2013, the S&P outperformed by about 14%. For one thing, the S&P pays dividends of about 1.3% per year.

Had that period been a bear market, BRK would likely have outperformed due to its >$100 billion in cash and its many conservative blue chips.

I consider BRK mostly to be a very well-managed (and cheaply managed) hedge fund for tough times.