The Oracle of London?
With Warren Buffett “going quiet” after six decades at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, he’s left a void for a steady leader to guide investors through the frenetic world of crypto, meme stocks and financial short-termism.
The UK’s Chris Hohn has entered the frame.
“They say there’s no free lunch in finance, but actually, I do think long-termism in a great company is a free lunch”, Hohn said last year.
His hedge fund TCI’s returns are backing him up.
TCI surged 27 per cent last year after it profited from big bets on the aerospace sector, cementing Hohn’s place as one of the world’s best-performing hedge fund managers.
Hohn is known for his fearsome activist campaigns against companies including Airbus, Alphabet and the London Stock Exchange Group, but also for buying and holding companies that he sees as having powerful competitive advantages against rivals.
TCI managed just under $80bn at the start of this year. Some of its holdings massively outperformed in 2025: GE Aerospace stock surged 90 per cent, Safran increased 45 per cent and Airbus gained more than 30 per cent.
The S&P 500 climbed 16 per cent last year while the Stoxx Europe 600, the region’s benchmark index, gained almost 17 per cent.
Of course, Buffett wasn’t just the world’s most famous investor. His annual letters also offered life and business advice.
While Hohn may not have built Buffett’s loyal following yet, he’s sought to leave his mark.
Hohn’s been a longtime advocate for climate action and donated to green protest groups such as Extinction Rebellion.
And TCI’s accounts show the group made a $797mn charitable donation last year, confirming Hohn as one of the UK’s biggest donors.