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Berkshire Hathaway 13F holdings, Q3 2019

Investment holding companySEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-09-30, filed 2019-11-14

Berkshire Hathaway disclosed 47 US equity positions worth $214.7bn in its Q3 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is AAPL at 26.0% of the reported book, followed by BAC and KO. Versus Q2 2019 it opened 3 new positions, added to 0, reduced 3 and exited 2.

$215bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
47
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
26.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
81.1%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
9
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
111
Quarters on file since Q4 1998
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q2 2019: 3 new, 0 added, 3 reduced, 2 exited

47 rows
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology26.0%$55.7bn248.84m−0.3%held
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services12.6%$27.0bn927.25m0.0%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive10.1%$21.8bn400.00m0.0%held
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services8.9%$19.1bn378.37m−7.7%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services8.4%$17.9bn151.61m0.0%held
KHC KRAFT HEINZ COConsumer Defensive4.2%$9.1bn325.63m0.0%held
USB US BANCORPFinancial Services3.4%$7.3bn132.46m0.0%held
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services3.3%$7.0bn59.51m0.0%held
MCO MOODYS CORPFinancial Services2.4%$5.1bn24.67m0.0%held
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INCIndustrials1.9%$4.1bn70.91m0.0%held
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancial Services1.8%$3.8bn18.35m0.0%held
BNY BANK OF NY MELLON CORPFinancial Services1.7%$3.7bn80.94m0.0%held
LUV Southwest Airlines Co.Industrials1.3%$2.9bn53.65m0.0%held
GM General Motors CorpConsumer Cyclical1.3%$2.7bn72.27m0.0%held
VRSN VERISIGN INCTechnology1.1%$2.4bn12.95m0.0%held
CHTR CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services1.0%$2.2bn5.43m0.0%held
DVA DAVITA INCHealthcare1.0%$2.2bn38.57m0.0%held
UAL UNITED AIRLINES HLDGS INCIndustrials0.9%$1.9bn21.94m0.0%held
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.8%$1.8bn10.56m0.0%held
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.6%$1.3bn4.93m0.0%held
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL no ticker–0.6%$1.3bn31.09m0.0%held
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.6%$1.2bn4.33m0.0%held
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.6%$1.2bn8.67m0.0%held
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INCIndustrials0.5%$1.2bn43.70m0.0%held
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical0.4%$933m537,3000.0%held
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services0.4%$886m5.96m0.0%held
SIRI SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INCCommunication Services0.4%$852m136.28m−1.2%reduced
MTB M & T BK CORPFinancial Services0.4%$850m5.38m0.0%held
AXALTA COATING SYS LTD no ticker–0.3%$732m24.26m0.0%held
SYF SYNCHRONY FINANCIALFinancial Services0.3%$709m20.80m0.0%held
S76 STORE CAP CORP–0.3%$697m18.62m0.0%held
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL no ticker–0.3%$618m14.86m0.0%held
GL GLOBE LIFE INCFinancial Services0.3%$608m6.35m–new
QSR RESTAURANT BRANDS INTL INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$600m8.44m0.0%held
PSX PHILLIPS 66Energy0.2%$531m5.18m−6.7%reduced
STNE STONECO LTDTechnology0.2%$493m14.17m0.0%held
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC no ticker–0.2%$490m19.79m0.0%held
SU SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEWEnergy0.2%$340m10.76m0.0%held
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETE CORPEnergy0.2%$332m7.47m–new
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTDHealthcare0.1%$298m43.25m0.0%held
RH RHConsumer Cyclical0.10%$206m1.21m–new
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC no ticker–0.08%$175m7.35m0.0%held
LILAB LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTDCommunication Services0.03%$68.3m4.00m0.0%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.02%$42.3m327,1000.0%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.02%$39.2m315,4000.0%held
MDLZ MONDELEZ INTL INCConsumer Defensive0.01%$32.0m578,0000.0%held
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCIndustrials0.0%$7.1m59,4000.0%held

Exited since Q2 2019

2 rows
RHT1EUR RED HAT INC0.5%$971m
TMK TORCHMARK CORP0.3%$568m

Sector mix

  • Financial Services45.8%
  • Technology27.3%
  • Consumer Defensive15.0%
  • Industrials4.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical2.1%
  • Unclassified1.9%
  • Communication Services1.5%
  • Healthcare1.2%
  • Energy0.6%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (111)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202629$299bn
Q1 202629$263bn
Q4 202540$274bn
Q3 202540$267bn
Q2 202540$258bn
Q1 202538$260bn
Q4 202437$267bn
Q3 202439$266bn
Q2 202440$280bn
Q1 202440$332bn
Q4 202341$352bn
Q3 202345$315bn
Q2 202347$348bn
Q1 202347$325bn
Q4 202248$299bn
Q3 202248$296bn
Q2 202246$300bn
Q1 202248$364bn
Q4 202143$331bn
Q3 202142$293bn
Q2 202143$293bn
Q1 202145$270bn
Q4 202046$270bn
Q3 202051$236bn
Q2 202043$202bn
Q1 202049$176bn
Q4 201951$242bn
Q3 201947$215bn
Q2 201946$208bn
Q1 201947$199bn
Q4 201847$183bn
Q3 201845$221bn
Q2 201843$196bn
Q1 201845$189bn
Q4 201748$191bn
Q3 201747$178bn
Q2 201747$162bn
Q1 201746$162bn
Q4 201647$148bn
Q3 201650$129bn
Q2 201649$130bn
Q1 201647$129bn
Q4 201548$132bn
Q3 201548$127bn
Q2 201547$110bn
Q1 201547$107bn
Q4 201447$109bn
Q3 201448$108bn
Q2 201446$108bn
Q1 201445$106bn
Q4 201343$105bn
Q3 201343$92.0bn
Q2 201343$91.9bn
Q1 201333$79.7bn
Q4 201237$72.8bn
Q3 201233$70.4bn
Q2 201228$69.1bn
Q1 201227$71.1bn
Q4 201134$66.2bn
Q3 201133$59.1bn
Q2 201128$56.6bn
Q1 201127$54.3bn
Q4 201025$52.6bn
Q3 201033$48.6bn
Q2 201037$46.4bn
Q1 201036$50.9bn
Q4 200941$57.9bn
Q3 200943$56.5bn
Q2 200941$48.8bn
Q1 200940$40.7bn
Q4 200840$51.7bn
Q3 200839$69.7bn
Q2 200838$63.3bn
Q1 200838$66.2bn
Q4 200739$68.4bn
Q3 200739$69.2bn
Q2 200741$64.2bn
Q1 200740$57.4bn
Q4 200640$54.9bn
Q3 200642$50.9bn
Q2 200638$47.6bn
Q1 200638$46.1bn
Q4 200535$43.2bn
Q3 200536$42.0bn
Q2 200536$39.0bn
Q1 200531$37.4bn
Q4 200430$36.5bn
Q3 200429$34.2bn
Q2 200430$36.2bn
Q1 200428$35.8bn
Q4 200330$34.8bn
Q3 200333$31.0bn
Q2 200335$31.3bn
Q1 200336$27.3bn
Q4 200235$28.3bn
Q3 200233$27.9bn
Q2 200230$31.1bn
Q1 200230$31.3bn
Q4 200134$29.1bn
Q3 200132$27.2bn
Q2 200135$29.6bn
Q1 200136$30.5bn
Q4 200039$37.4bn
Q3 200034$35.8bn
Q2 200035$34.1bn
Q1 200032$33.5bn
Q4 199929$37.2bn
Q3 199931$32.5bn
Q2 199930$37.1bn
Q1 199932$38.0bn
Q4 199829$38.1bn

Where Berkshire Hathaway was early

26 rows
CB CHUBB LIMITEDQ1 19991 of 1610.4%4.2%18Held at last filing, Q2 2026+993%
WFC WELLS FARGO & CO NEWQ1 19991 of 2126.2%24.1%92Exited by Q1 2022+174%
GATX GATX CorpQ4 19992 of 960.2%1.0%15Exited by Q3 2003−52%
COST COSTCO WHSL CORP NEWQ2 20001 of 1772.1%2.4%81Exited by Q3 2020+819%
SJR/BEUR tions IncQ2 20001 of 851.0%1.6%21Exited by Q4 2005–
GAP Gap IncQ2 20002 of 1580.2%1.2%24Exited by Q2 2006−40%
HRB Block H & RQ2 20002 of 1230.4%2.5%28Exited by Q2 2007+160%
MCO MOODYS CORPQ4 20002 of 1761.6%7.4%103Held at last filing, Q2 2026+3426%
USB US BANCORP DELQ1 20011 of 1621.1%3.8%70Exited by Q1 2023+88%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COQ1 20053 of 1640.09%13.4%74Exited by Q3 2023+186%
AMP IncQ3 20051 of 1182.6%2.9%10Exited by Q1 2008+54%
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSQ4 20053 of 1551.3%8.9%36Exited by Q4 2014+73%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONQ1 20063 of 1690.3%6.3%70Exited by Q3 2023+180%
UNP Union Pacific CorpQ3 20065 of 2110.5%1.9%13Exited by Q4 2009+33%
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORPQ2 200910 of 1930.1%4.0%16Exited by Q4 2014+35%
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSQ1 20113 of 1681.4%19.9%28Exited by Q1 2018−5.9%
DVA DAVITA INCQ4 20114 of 1330.3%2.9%55Held at last filing, Q2 2026+487%
GM GENERAL MTRS COQ1 201210 of 1690.4%1.6%46Exited by Q3 2023+50%
PSX PHILLIPS 66Q2 20121 of 1611.3%5.1%31Exited by Q1 2020+235%
DE DEERE & COQ3 20123 of 1850.5%1.5%17Exited by Q4 2016+3.5%
GHC GRAHAM HLDGS COQ4 20133 of 1121.1%1.1%17Exited by Q1 2018+39%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCQ4 201315 of 2292.1%2.4%26Exited by Q2 2020−13%
KHC KRAFT HEINZ COQ3 20151 of 17318.0%22.6%44Held at last filing, Q2 2026−67%
T AT&T INCQ3 201514 of 2171.5%1.5%2Exited by Q1 2016+5.6%
UAL UNITED CONTL HLDGS INCQ3 201619 of 1890.2%1.4%15Exited by Q2 2020−40%
LUV SOUTHWEST AIRLS COQ4 201614 of 1751.5%1.8%14Exited by Q2 2020−29%

Concentration and tenure

23.7%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
87.3%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
9
Median completed holding, quarters