Berkshire Hathaway 13F holdings, Q1 2012
Holdings as of March 31, 2012 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Berkshire Hathaway disclosed 27 US equity positions worth $71.1bn in its Q1 2012 13F filing. The largest position was KO at 20.8% of the reported book, followed by WFC and IBM. Against the Q4 2011 filing, it opened 2 new positions, added to 5 and reduced 3 among the top 27 holdings.
What did Berkshire Hathaway own in Q1 2012? Top 27 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q4 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KO COCA COLA CO | Consumer Defensive | 20.8% | $14.8bn | 200,000,000 | 0% | held |
| 2 | WFC WELLS FARGO & CO NEW | Financial Services | 18.9% | $13.5bn | 394,334,928 | 3% | added |
| 3 | IBM BUSINESS MACHS | Technology | 18.9% | $13.4bn | 64,395,700 | 1% | added |
| 4 | AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | Financial Services | 12.3% | $8.8bn | 151,610,700 | 0% | held |
| 5 | PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO | Consumer Defensive | 6.9% | $4.9bn | 73,254,136 | -5% | reduced |
| 6 | KRAFT FOODS INC | 4.2% | $3.0bn | 78,017,165 | -10% | reduced | |
| 7 | COP CONOCOPHILLIPS | Energy | 3.1% | $2.2bn | 29,100,937 | 0% | held |
| 8 | USB US BANCORP DEL | Financial Services | 3.1% | $2.2bn | 69,039,326 | -0% | held |
| 9 | JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 2.7% | $1.9bn | 29,018,127 | 0% | held |
| 10 | MCO MOODYS CORP | Financial Services | 1.7% | $1.2bn | 28,415,250 | 0% | held |
| 11 | DIRECTV | 1.6% | $1.1bn | 22,999,600 | 13% | added | |
| 12 | WASHINGTON POST CO | 0.9% | $645.4m | 1,727,765 | 0% | held | |
| 13 | MTB M & T BK CORP | Financial Services | 0.7% | $467.6m | 5,382,040 | 0% | held |
| 14 | COST COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW | Consumer Defensive | 0.6% | $393.5m | 4,333,363 | 0% | held |
| 15 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 0.5% | $338.1m | 2,865,008 | 0% | held |
| 16 | CVS CORPORATION | Healthcare | 0.4% | $318.4m | 7,106,500 | 0% | held |
| 17 | U S G CORP | 0.4% | $293.6m | 17,072,192 | 0% | held | |
| 18 | GD CORP | Industrials | 0.4% | $284.5m | 3,877,122 | 0% | held |
| 19 | CORPORATION LIB CAP | 0.4% | $264.4m | 3,000,000 | 76% | added | |
| 20 | GM GENERAL MTRS CO | Consumer Cyclical | 0.4% | $256.5m | 10,000,000 | – | new |
| 21 | INTC INTEL CORP | Technology | 0.3% | $217.8m | 7,745,000 | -33% | reduced |
| 22 | MA MASTERCARD INC | Financial Services | 0.2% | $170.3m | 405,000 | 0% | held |
| 23 | GE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | Industrials | 0.2% | $156.1m | 7,777,900 | 0% | held |
| 24 | BNY MELLON CORP | Financial Services | 0.2% | $135.3m | 5,607,466 | 213% | added |
| 25 | UPS SERVICE INC | Industrials | 0.2% | $115.4m | 1,429,200 | 0% | held |
| 26 | GANNETT INC | 0.0% | $26.7m | 1,740,231 | 0% | held | |
| 27 | LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated | 0.0% | $2.1m | 1,655,125 | – | 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.