Berkshire Hathaway 13F holdings, Q4 2004
Holdings as of December 31, 2004 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Berkshire Hathaway disclosed 30 US equity positions worth $36.5bn in its Q4 2004 13F filing. The largest position was AXP at 23.4% of the reported book, followed by KO and Gillette Co. Against the Q3 2004 filing, it opened 2 new positions, added to 3 and reduced 3 among the top 30 holdings.
What did Berkshire Hathaway own in Q4 2004? Top 30 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AXP Express Co | Financial Services | 23.4% | $8.5bn | 151,610,700 | 0% | held |
| 2 | KO Coca Cola | Consumer Defensive | 22.8% | $8.3bn | 200,000,000 | 0% | held |
| 3 | Gillette Co | 11.8% | $4.3bn | 96,000,000 | 0% | held | |
| 4 | WFC & Co. Del | Financial Services | 9.6% | $3.5bn | 56,448,380 | 0% | held |
| 5 | Corp | 6.1% | $2.2bn | 5,703,087 | 0% | held | |
| 6 | MCO Moody's | Financial Services | 5.7% | $2.1bn | 24,000,000 | 0% | held |
| 7 | Post Co | 4.7% | $1.7bn | 1,727,765 | 0% | held | |
| 8 | MTB Corporation | Financial Services | 2.0% | $723.5m | 6,708,760 | 0% | held |
| 9 | HRB Block H & R | Consumer Cyclical | 1.9% | $703.2m | 14,350,600 | 0% | held |
| 10 | Cos. Inc | 1.3% | $481.6m | 9,493,300 | – | new | |
| 11 | Companies | 1.2% | $433.8m | 10,497,900 | 0% | held | |
| 12 | Inc | 1.1% | $402.4m | 22,000,000 | 0% | held | |
| 13 | Corporation | 0.9% | $340.3m | 8,000,000 | 0% | held | |
| 14 | Corp CLA SPL | 0.9% | $328.4m | 10,000,000 | 100% | added | |
| 15 | GAP Gap Inc | Consumer Cyclical | 0.9% | $326.0m | 15,434,243 | 3% | added |
| 16 | Gannett Inc | 0.8% | $281.7m | 3,447,600 | 0% | held | |
| 17 | Corporation | 0.7% | $261.8m | 6,500,000 | 0% | held | |
| 18 | COST Corp | Consumer Defensive | 0.7% | $254.3m | 5,254,000 | 0% | held |
| 19 | Sun Trusts Banks Inc | 0.6% | $236.8m | 3,204,600 | -35% | reduced | |
| 20 | NKE Nike Inc | Consumer Cyclical | 0.6% | $226.7m | 2,500,000 | -58% | reduced |
| 21 | Imports Inc | 0.4% | $157.6m | 8,000,000 | 0% | held | |
| 22 | Mountain Inc | 0.4% | $152.4m | 5,000,000 | -28% | reduced | |
| 23 | TMK Torchmark Corp | 0.3% | $116.5m | 2,038,979 | 0% | held | |
| 24 | Inc | 0.2% | $83.3m | 1,818,800 | 0% | held | |
| 25 | Company | 0.2% | $77.4m | 5,611,600 | 0% | held | |
| 26 | Corporation | 0.2% | $59.3m | 1,113,300 | 0% | held | |
| 27 | MLI Industries | Industrials | 0.1% | $43.9m | 1,361,900 | 0% | held |
| 28 | PC6A Co LTD | 0.1% | $35.4m | 659,000 | 0% | held | |
| 29 | Holding Co | 0.1% | $33.7m | 1,509,433 | 1% | added | |
| 30 | Foods Co | 0.0% | $12.4m | 375,500 | – | new |
Weights are shares of the reported long US equity book (options excluded). Values are as filed, normalised to whole dollars. Share changes compare against the immediately preceding filing only.