Berkshire Hathaway as of Dec. 31, 2008
Portfolio Holdings for Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway holds 41 positions in its portfolio as reported in the December 2008 quarterly 13F filing
| Company (Ticker) | Portfolio Weight | Valued At | Change in Shares | Share Count | Share Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola Company (KO) | 17.4 | $9.1B | 200M | 45.27 | |
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) | 16.5 | $8.6B | 290M | 29.48 | |
| Procter & Gamble Company (PG) | 11.5 | $6.0B | 96M | 61.82 | |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe C | 10.2 | $5.3B | 70M | 75.71 | |
| ConocoPhillips (COP) | 8.0 | $4.1B | 80M | 51.80 | |
| Kraft Foods | 7.2 | $3.7B | 138M | 26.85 | |
| American Express Company (AXP) | 5.4 | $2.8B | 152M | 18.55 | |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 3.3 | $1.7B | 29M | 59.83 | |
| U.S. Bancorp (USB) | 3.3 | $1.7B | 68M | 25.01 | |
| Wesco Financial Corporation | 3.2 | $1.6B | 5.7M | 287.90 | |
| Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) | 2.2 | $1.1B | 20M | 56.06 | |
| Moody's Corporation (MCO) | 1.9 | $964M | 48M | 20.09 | |
| Washington Post Company | 1.3 | $674M | 1.7M | 390.25 | |
| Constellation Energy | 1.0 | $499M | 20M | 25.09 | |
| Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) | 0.8 | $426M | 8.9M | 47.80 | |
| Nike (NKE) | 0.8 | $390M | 7.6M | 51.00 | |
| M&T Bank Corporation (MTB) | 0.7 | $386M | 6.7M | 57.41 | |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) | 0.5 | $276M | 5.3M | 52.50 | |
| Wellpoint | 0.4 | $201M | 4.8M | 42.13 | |
| Comcast Corporation | 0.4 | $194M | 12M | 16.15 | |
| NRG Energy (NRG) | 0.3 | $168M | 7.2M | 23.33 | |
| UnitedHealth (UNH) | 0.3 | $168M | 6.3M | 26.60 | |
| Eaton Corporation | 0.3 | $159M | 3.2M | 49.71 | |
| CarMax (KMX) | 0.3 | $139M | 18M | 7.88 | |
| Lowe's Companies (LOW) | 0.3 | $140M | 6.5M | 21.52 | |
| Ingersoll-rand Co Ltd-cl A cl a | 0.3 | $135M | 7.8M | 17.35 | |
| USG Corporation | 0.3 | $137M | 17M | 8.04 | |
| General Electric Company | 0.2 | $126M | 7.8M | 16.20 | |
| Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY) | 0.2 | $126M | 3.9M | 32.16 | |
| Torchmark Corporation | 0.2 | $126M | 2.8M | 44.71 | |
| Nalco Holding Company | 0.2 | $101M | 8.7M | 11.54 | |
| Suntrust Banks Inc $1.00 Par Cmn | 0.2 | $95M | 3.2M | 29.54 | |
| Norfolk Southern (NSC) | 0.2 | $91M | 1.9M | 47.05 | |
| Home Depot (HD) | 0.2 | $85M | 3.7M | 23.02 | |
| Iron Mountain Incorporated | 0.2 | $83M | 3.4M | 24.73 | |
| United Parcel Service (UPS) | 0.1 | $79M | 1.4M | 55.16 | |
| Bank of America Corporation (BAC) | 0.1 | $70M | 5.0M | 14.08 | |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 0.1 | $56M | 1.5M | 37.27 | |
| WABCO Holdings | 0.1 | $43M | 2.7M | 15.79 | |
| Gannett | 0.1 | $28M | 3.4M | 8.00 | |
| Comdisco Holdings Company (CDCO) | 0.0 | $12M | 1.5M | 7.80 |