List of assets owned by Berkshire Hathaway
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This is a set of assets owned by Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's investment company. This list includes private subsidiaries and large common stock holdings, as well as Berkshire's sizable cash position.
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[edit] Cash and equivalents
As of June 30, 2011, Berkshire Hathaway had $49 billion in cash and cash equivalents. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000115752311004793/a6813983.htm
[edit] Subsidiaries
| Company | Sector | Ownership % | Acquisition Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEICO | Insurance and Finance | 100% | 1996-08-26 (August 26, 1996) |
| Applied Underwriters | Insurance and Finance | 100% | 2004-05-22 (May 22, 2004) |
| General Re | Insurance and Finance | 100% | 1995-12-21 (December 21, 1995) |
| Kansas Bankers Surety Company | Insurance and Finance | 100% | 1998-04-10 (April 10, 1998) |
| National Indemnity Company | Insurance and Finance | 100% | 1977-02-23 (February 23, 1977) |
| United States Liability Insurance Group | Insurance and Finance | 100% | 2000-08-08 [1] |
| Central States Indemnity Company | Insurance and Finance | 100% | 1982-10-20 (October 20, 1982) |
| Wesco Financial Corporation | Insurance and Finance | 100% | 1978 [2] |
| Dairy Queen | Food and Beverage | 100% | 1997-10-21 (October 21, 1997) |
| The Pampered Chef | Food and Beverage | 100% | 2002-09-23 (September 23, 2002) |
| See's Candies | Food and Beverage | 100% | 1972-01-03 (January 3, 1972) |
| Fechheimer Brothers Company | Clothing | 100% | 1986 |
| Fruit of the Loom | Clothing | 100% | 2002-04-30 (April 30, 2002) |
| Garan Children's Clothing | Clothing | 100% | 2002-09-04 (September 4, 2002) |
| H.H. Brown Shoe Group | Clothing | 100% | 1991-07-01 (July 1, 1991) |
| Justin Brands | Clothing | 100% | 2000-08-01 (August 1, 2000) |
| CORT Business Services | Furniture Related | 100% | 2000-01-14 (January 14, 2000) |
| Jordan's Furniture | Furniture Related | 100% | 1999-10-11 (October 11, 1999) |
| Larson-Juhl | Furniture Related | 100% | 2001-12-17 (December 17, 2001) |
| Nebraska Furniture Mart | Furniture Related | 90% | 1983 |
| RC Willey Home Furnishings | Furniture Related | 1995 [3] | |
| Star Furniture | Furniture Related | 100% | 1997-07-14 (July 14, 1997) |
| Acme Brick Company | Materials and Construction | 100% | 2000-08-01 (August 1, 2000) |
| Benjamin Moore & Co. | Materials and Construction | 100% | 2001-01-01 (January 1, 2001) |
| Clayton Homes | Materials and Construction | 100% | 2007-05-10 (May 10, 2007) |
| ISCAR Metalworking | Materials and Construction | 80% | 2006-05-08 (May 8, 2006) |
| Johns Manville | Materials and Construction | 100% | 2001-02-27 (February 27, 2001) |
| MiTek | Materials and Construction | 90% | 2001-06-12 [4] |
| Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc. | Materials and Construction | 1979 [5] | |
| Shaw Industries | Materials and Construction | 2002-01-21 [6] | |
| The Buffalo News | Media | 100% | 1977-04 (April, 1977) |
| Business Wire | Media | 100% | 2006-03-01 (March 1, 2006) |
| Omaha World-Herald | Media | 100% | 2011-12 (December 2011) [7] |
| XTRA Corporation | Logistics | 100% | 2001-09-20 (September 20, 2001) |
| McLane Company | Logistics | 100% | 2003-05-23 (May 23, 2003) |
| Ben Bridge Jewelers | Luxury Items | 100% | 2000-07-18 (July 18, 2000) |
| Borsheim's Fine Jewelry | Luxury Items | 100% | 1989 |
| Helzberg Diamonds | Luxury Items | 100% | 1995 |
| Scott Fetzer Companies | Other | 100% | 1985 |
| MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company | Utilities | 75% | 1999-03-26 (March 26, 1999) |
| NetJets | Business Services | 100% | 1998 |
| NetJets Europe | Business Services | 100% | 1998 |
| FlightSafety | Business Services | 100% | 1997 |
| CTB Inc. | Capital Goods | 100% | 2002 |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | Railroads and Logistics | 100% | 2010-02-12 (February 12, 2010) |
| Blue Chip Stamps | Other | 100% | 1983-03 (March 1983) |
[edit] Significant minority holdings
| Company | Sector | Ownership % | Acquisition Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Express | Insurance and Finance | 13.1% | 2005-08-08 (August 8, 2005) |
| M&T Bank | Insurance and Finance | 15.9% of common stock | |
| Anheuser-Busch | Food and Beverage | 9.8% | 2005 (as of end of Q3 2005) |
| The Coca-Cola Company | Food and Beverage | 8.64% | 2009-06-20 (June 20, 2009) |
| The Washington Post Company | Media | 18.1% | 2004 (as of end of 2004) |
| Procter & Gamble | Consumer Goods | 4.0% | 2005 (as of end of 2005) |
[edit] More investments
[edit] Insurance and finance subsidiaries
- Verisk Analytics
- Duval
- GEICO
- General Re
- Kansas Bankers Surety Company
- National Indemnity Company
- Wesco Financial Corporation
- Applied Underwriters Inc.
- Medical Protective
- Nederlandse Reassurantie Groep
- Berkshire Hathaway Assurance
[edit] Other subsidiaries
- Acme Brick Company
- Ben Bridge Jeweler
- Benjamin Moore Paints
- Borsheim's Fine Jewelry
- Brooks Sports, Inc.
- Business Wire
- Campbell Hausfeld
- Clayton Homes
- Cort Furniture
- FlightSafety International
- Forest River
- Fruit of the Loom
- Helzberg Diamonds
- HH Brown Shoe Group
- ISCAR Metalworking
- Jordan's Furniture
- Justin Bieber Brands Inc.
- Kirby Company
- Marmon Holdings Inc
- McLane Company
- Mouser Electronics
- Nebraska Furniture Mart
- NetJets
- The Pampered Chef
- Richline Group
- Russell Corporation
- See's Candies
- Shaw Industries
- Star Furniture
- R.C. Willey Home Furnishings
- TTI, Inc.
- Wayne Water Systems
- World Book
- Xtra Lease
[edit] Common stock holdings
This includes outstanding stock as reported in the last SEC EDGAR filing (Form 13F), and the latest annual report.
- American Express Co. (13.1%)
- Anheuser-Busch Cos. (4.8%)
- Bank of America
- BYD Company (9.89%)[8]
- CarMax (10%)
- The Coca-Cola Company (8.6%)
- Comdisco (38%)
- ConocoPhillips (5.6%)
- Costco Wholesale
- Diageo PLC
- Gannett
- General Electric
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Goldman Sachs
- The Home Depot
- Ingersoll Rand
- Iron Mountain
- Johnson & Johnson (2.2%)
- Kraft Foods (6%)[9]
- Lowe's Companies
- M&T Bank (6.1%)
- MidAmerican (83.7%)
- Munich Re (10%)
- Moody’s Corporation (19.1%)
- Nestle
- NRG Energy
- Nike
- Norfolk Southern Corp.
- Outback Steakhouse
- Petrochina
- Posco (4.5%)
- Procter & Gamble Co. (3.3%)
- Sanofi-Aventis (1.3%)
- ServiceMaster
- Shaw Communications
- SunTrust Banks
- Tesco (5.08%)
- Torchmark (3.2%)
- UnitedHealth Group
- Union Pacific Railroad
- United Parcel Service
- USG (19.0%)
- U.S. Bancorp (4.4%)
- WABCO
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (0.5%)
- The Washington Post Company (18.2%)
- Wells Fargo (9.2%)
- Wellpoint
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/2000ar/group.html
- ^ http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1978.html
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC_Willey_Home_Furnishings
- ^ http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/jun1201.html
- ^ http://www.precisionsteel.com/about-us
- ^ http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/jan2102.html
- ^ http://www.owh.com/section/OWH01
- ^ Bradsher, Keith (2008-09-29). "Buffett Buys Stake in Chinese Battery Manufacturer". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/business/worldbusiness/30battery.html. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ Swanson, Eric (2010-11-15). "Shareholder overview for KFT Kraft Food Inc.". Morningstar. http://investors.morningstar.com/ownership/shareholders-overview.html?t=KFT®ion=USA&culture=en-US. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
