Buffett-Inspired ETF Holding Apple and Berkshire Targets a 15% Yield, Outperforming Berkshire Since March 2025

A “Buffett-inspired” income-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) is drawing attention for pairing marquee stock exposure with a strategy aimed at generating a target yield, according to a recent market report.

The fund, VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF, holds Berkshire Hathaway alongside large-cap names including Apple and American Express, the report says. Apple’s ticker is AAPL, and Berkshire Hathaway is referenced as the benchmark the fund is designed to outperform on a total-return basis over time.

Since March 2025, the ETF’s performance has “topped” Berkshire Hathaway stock’s return, with the Berkshire stock figure cited at about 3% over the period. The same report attributes the ETF’s stronger showing to its income-oriented structure, which it describes as generating an approximately 15% yield.

The report frames the fund as seeking a 15% target yield rather than simply tracking equity upside. That matters because an ETF can show a different return profile than the stocks it owns, depending on how it produces income, including whether it uses options or other techniques to generate cash distributions.

For investors, the practical takeaway is that Apple’s presence in the ETF does not necessarily mean the fund is just a conventional Apple-and-Berkshire basket. Instead, the report’s emphasis on yield suggests the ETF’s reported results may be driven as much by the income engine as by the direction of equity prices.

In Apple’s case, the company is widely associated with both product sales and services, and its large market capitalization makes it a common holding in diversified portfolios. Here, though, Apple appears as part of a curated set of well-known companies inside an income strategy that the report suggests is meant to smooth or enhance total returns relative to a single-stock benchmark.

The ETF label also highlights the “Buffett-inspired” angle, indicating that the portfolio is built around holdings associated with Berkshire Hathaway’s broader investment style. Still, the report does not provide a full description of the portfolio construction beyond naming Berkshire, Apple, and American Express and discussing the 15% yield and the relative return since March 2025.

What remains unclear from the cited report is the specific mechanism behind the 15% target yield, the fund’s distribution policy, expense ratio, and how frequently it adjusts its income strategy. Those details can materially affect outcomes in different market conditions, especially when option-based or systematic income strategies are involved, and they were not laid out in the material provided.