Berkshire Hathaway 13F holdings, Q3 2012
Holdings as of September 30, 2012 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Berkshire Hathaway disclosed 33 US equity positions worth $70.4bn in its Q3 2012 13F filing. The largest position was KO at 21.6% of the reported book, followed by WFC and IBM. Against the Q2 2012 filing, it opened 7 new positions, added to 6 and reduced 9 among the top 33 holdings.
What did Berkshire Hathaway own in Q3 2012? Top 33 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KO COCA COLA CO | Consumer Defensive | 21.6% | $15.2bn | 400,000,000 | 100% | added |
| 2 | WFC CO NEW | Financial Services | 20.7% | $14.6bn | 422,549,545 | 3% | added |
| 3 | IBM BUSINESS MACHS | Technology | 19.9% | $14.0bn | 67,517,896 | 1% | added |
| 4 | AXP EXPRESS CO | Financial Services | 12.2% | $8.6bn | 151,610,700 | 0% | held |
| 5 | PG GAMBLE CO | Consumer Defensive | 5.2% | $3.7bn | 52,793,078 | -11% | reduced |
| 6 | USB DEL | Financial Services | 3.0% | $2.1bn | 61,264,601 | -7% | reduced |
| 7 | DIRECTV | 2.2% | $1.5bn | 29,555,600 | – | new | |
| 8 | COP CONOCOPHILLIPS | Energy | 2.0% | $1.4bn | 24,123,911 | -16% | reduced |
| 9 | KRAFT FOODS INC | 1.8% | $1.3bn | 30,464,350 | -48% | reduced | |
| 10 | PSX PHILLIPS 66 | Energy | 1.8% | $1.3bn | 27,163,918 | 0% | held |
| 11 | MCO MOODYS CORP | Financial Services | 1.8% | $1.3bn | 28,415,250 | 0% | held |
| 12 | POST CO | 0.9% | $627.2m | 1,727,765 | 0% | held | |
| 13 | CORPORATION LIB CAP | 0.8% | $572.4m | 5,500,000 | 0% | held | |
| 14 | MTB M & T BK CORP | Financial Services | 0.7% | $512.2m | 5,382,040 | 0% | held |
| 15 | BNY CORP | Financial Services | 0.6% | $444.1m | 19,633,915 | 5% | added |
| 16 | COST CORP NEW | Consumer Defensive | 0.6% | $434.0m | 4,333,363 | 0% | held |
| 17 | VIAB NEW | 0.6% | $407.7m | 7,607,200 | – | new | |
| 18 | U S G CORP | 0.5% | $374.7m | 17,072,192 | 0% | held | |
| 19 | GM GENERAL MTRS CO | Consumer Cyclical | 0.5% | $341.2m | 15,000,000 | 50% | added |
| 20 | INC | 0.5% | $335.4m | 4,186,800 | 47% | added | |
| 21 | DE DEERE & CO | Industrials | 0.5% | $328.1m | 3,978,767 | – | new |
| 22 | GD CORP | Industrials | 0.4% | $256.4m | 3,877,122 | 0% | held |
| 23 | TMK CORP | 0.3% | $217.5m | 4,235,818 | – | new | |
| 24 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 0.3% | $208.9m | 1,555,459 | -25% | reduced |
| 25 | MA MASTERCARD INC | Financial Services | 0.3% | $182.8m | 405,000 | 0% | held |
| 26 | HLDGS INC | 0.1% | $92.2m | 1,599,064 | – | new | |
| 27 | VRSK INC | Industrials | 0.1% | $74.4m | 1,563,434 | – | new |
| 28 | JNJ JOHNSON | Healthcare | 0.0% | $33.9m | 492,028 | -95% | reduced |
| 29 | GANNETT INC | 0.0% | $30.9m | 1,740,231 | 0% | held | |
| 30 | MEDIA GEN INC | 0.0% | $24.1m | 4,646,220 | – | new | |
| 31 | GE ELECTRIC CO | Industrials | 0.0% | $13.4m | 588,900 | -88% | reduced |
| 32 | UPS INC | Industrials | 0.0% | $4.3m | 59,400 | -77% | reduced |
| 33 | LEE INC | 0.0% | $1.7m | 1,130,720 | -65% | reduced |
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.