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Berkshire Hathaway

Q4 2014 13F · by Warren Buffett, CEO

As of
Dec 31, 2014
Filed
Feb 17, 2015
US stock
$109.4B · prev $108.4B
Positions
47 · prev 48
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture100.0% US stock

Full picture · of what this 13F reports is US stock

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 100.0%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 0.0%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves22 since the prior filing

The book

Very concentrated · behaves like 9 equal-sized positions

  1. Very concentrated
  2. Concentrated
  3. Focused
  4. Diversified

Low turnover · 13% a year, about 7.8 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions68% of US stock

  1. WFC Wells Fargo & Co. held held23.2%
  2. KO Coca-Cola Company held held15.4%
  3. AXP American Express Company held held12.9%
  4. IBM International Business Machines Corporation added−1.05 pp added−1.0511.3%
  5. WMT Walmart Inc. held held4.7%

Positions47 in this filing · 4 exited

WFCWells Fargo & Co.23.23%463,458,123$25.4Bheld—7 q
KOCoca-Cola Company15.44%400,000,000$16.9Bheld—7 q
AXPAmerican Express Company12.90%151,610,700$14.1Bheld—7 q
IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation11.29%76,971,817$12.3Badded+9%−1.05 pp7 q
WMTWalmart Inc.4.74%60,385,293$5.2Bheld—7 q
PGProcter & Gamble Company4.40%52,793,078$4.8Bheld—7 q
USBU.S. Bancorp3.29%80,094,497$3.6Bheld—7 q
DVADaVita Inc.2.67%38,565,570$2.9Badded+3%+0.13 pp7 q
unresolvedDirectv2.49%31,353,468$2.7Badded+5%+0.10 pp7 q
GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc.2.24%12,631,531$2.4Bheld—5 q
MCOMoody's Corporation2.16%24,669,778$2.4Bheld—7 q
DEDeere & Company1.38%17,096,886$1.5Badded×2.3+0.81 pp7 q
GMGeneral Motors Company1.31%41,000,000$1.4Badded+3%+0.13 pp7 q
unresolvedU S G Corp1.00%39,002,016$1.1Bheld—7 q
unresolvedCharter Comm's Inc0.94%6,198,237$1.0Badded+25%+0.25 pp3 q
BNYBank of New York Mellon Corporation0.82%22,012,603$893Mtrimmed−6%−0.02 pp7 q
VRSNVeriSign Inc0.68%12,985,000$740Mheld—7 q
SUSuncor Energy, Inc.0.65%22,354,294$710Madded+21%+0.03 pp7 q
VZVerizon Communications0.64%15,000,928$702Mheld—4 q
unresolvedPrecision Castparts Corp0.63%2,853,688$687Madded+37%+0.18 pp7 q
MTBM&T Bank Corp.0.62%5,382,040$676Mheld—7 q
VVISA Inc.0.60%2,509,290$658Madded+17%+0.18 pp7 q
VIABViacom Inc. Class B0.59%8,634,190$650Madded+12%+0.04 pp7 q
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp0.56%4,333,363$614Mheld—7 q
LBTYALiberty Global Ltd. Class A0.50%10,816,324$543Madded+4%+0.09 pp5 q
MAMastercard Incorporated0.43%5,399,756$465Madded+15%+0.11 pp7 q
PSXPhillips 660.43%6,567,600$471Madded+6%−0.04 pp7 q
unresolvedChicago Bridge & Iron Co N V0.41%10,701,110$449Mheld—7 q
WBCWabco Holdings Inc.0.39%4,076,325$427Mheld—7 q
NOVNOV Inc.0.32%5,258,385$345Mtrimmed−18%−0.13 pp7 q
LBTYKLiberty Global Ltd. Class C0.32%7,346,968$355Mheld—4 q
TMKGlobe Life Inc.0.31%6,353,727$344Mheld—7 q
QSRRestaurant Brands International Inc.0.30%8,438,225$329Mnew+0.30 ppnew
unresolvedLiberty Media Corp Delaware0.26%8,000,000$280Mheld—2 q
unresolvedGeneral Electric Co0.24%10,585,502$267Mheld—7 q
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc0.17%4,747,397$182Mnew+0.17 ppnew
SNYSanofi0.16%3,905,875$178Mheld—7 q
unresolvedLiberty Media Corp Delaware0.13%4,000,000$141Mheld—7 q
VRSKVerisk Analytics, Inc.0.09%1,563,434$100Mheld—7 q
GHCGraham Holdings Company0.08%107,575$93Mheld—5 q
unresolvedMedia Gen Inc New0.07%4,646,220$78Mnew+0.07 ppnew
DNOWDNOW Inc.0.04%1,825,569$47Mheld—3 q
JNJJohnson & Johnson0.03%327,100$34Mheld—7 q
MDLZMondelez International, Inc. Class A0.02%578,000$21Mheld—7 q
unresolvedKraft Foods Group Inc0.01%192,666$12Mheld—7 q
UPSUnited Parcel Service, Inc. Class B0.01%59,400$7Mheld—7 q
LEELee Enterprises, Inc.0.00%88,863$327,000held—7 q
XOMExxon Mobil Corp—−41,129,643—exited−3.57 pp—
unresolvedMedia Gen Inc—−4,646,220—exited−0.06 pp—
COPConocoPhillips—−471,994—exited−0.03 pp—
unresolvedExpress Scripts Hldg Co—−449,489—exited−0.03 pp—

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 11 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
Notes
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet