List of assets owned by Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway
Formerly called
 Valley Falls Company
(1839-1955)
Public
Traded as Class A NYSE: BRK.A
Class B NYSE: BRK.B
S&P 500 Component (BRK.B)
Industry Conglomerate
Founded Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States
1839 (1839)
Founder Oliver Chace
Headquarters Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Warren Buffett
(Chairman, President & CEO)
Charlie Munger
(Vice Chairman)
Marc Hamburg
(CFO and Senior VP)[1]
Products Diversified investments
property and casualty insurance
Utilities
Restaurant
Food processing
Aerospace
Media
Toys
Automotive
Sporting goods
Consumer Products
Internet
Revenue Increase US$ 210.82 billion (2015)[2]
Increase US$ 34.94 billion (2015)[2]
Increase US$ 24.08 billion (2015)[2]
Total assets Increase US$ 552.25 billion (2015)[2]
Total equity Increase US$ 255.55 billion (2015)[2]
Owner Warren Buffett (37.4%)
Number of employees
 331,000 (2015)[2]
Subsidiaries List of subsidiaries
Website berkshirehathaway.com

This is a list of assets owned by the multinational holding company Berkshire Hathaway, including private subsidiaries and large common stock holdings, as well as Berkshire's sizeable cash position.

Cash and equivalents

As of August 5, 2016, Berkshire Hathaway had $72.68 billion in cash and cash equivalents.[3]

Operating subsidiaries

Company Sector Ownership % Acquisition Date (YYYY/MM/DD) Notes
Acme Brick Company Materials and Construction 100% 2000/08/01[4]
Applied Underwriters Insurance and Finance 100% 2006/05/22<
Ben Bridge Jeweler Luxury Items 100% 2000/07/18
Benjamin Moore & Co. Materials and Construction 100% 2001/01/01[5]
Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Bond Insurance 100% 2007/12/01
Berkshire Hathaway Automotive Autosales 90% 2015/05/09[6] Renamed from Van Tuyl Group
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Utilities 89.8% 1999/03/26 Renamed from Mid-American Energy Holdings
BoatUS Insurance 2007/07/27
Borsheim's Fine Jewelry Luxury Items 100% 1989/01/01[7]
Brooks Sports Apparel 100% 2006/08/02
The Buffalo News Media 100% 1977/04/01
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Railroads and Logistics 100% 2010/02/12
Business Wire Media 100% 2006/03/01[8]
Cavalier Homes Materials and Construction 100% 2008/01/01
Central States Indemnity Company Insurance and Finance 100% 1992/10/20[9]
Charter Brokerage Logistics 100% 2014/12/12[10]
Clayton Homes Materials and Construction 100% 2007/05/10 [11]
CORT Business Services Furniture Related 100% 2000/01/14
CTB Inc. Capital Goods 100% 2002/01/01
Dairy Queen [12] Food and Beverage 99% 1997/10/21
Duracell Household Products 100% 2014/11/13 Agreement. Actual transition in 2015.[13]
Fechheimer Brothers Company Clothing 100% 1986/01/01
FlightSafety International Business Services 100% 1997/01/01[14]
Forest River Materials and Construction 100% 2005/08/31
Fruit of the Loom Clothing 99% 2002/04/30 [15]
Garan, Inc. Clothing 100% 2002/09/04
GEICO Insurance and Finance 100% 1996/08/26[16]
General Re Insurance and Finance 100% 1995/12/21 [17]
Helzberg Diamonds Luxury Items 100% 1995/01/01 [18]
H.H. Brown Shoe Group Clothing 100% 1991/07/01
International Metalworking Companies (IMC) Materials and Construction 100% 2006/05/08
Johns Manville Materials and Construction 100% 2001/02/27[19]
Jordan's Furniture Furniture Related 100% 1999/10/11
Justin Brands Clothing 100% 2000/08/01
Kansas Bankers Surety Company Insurance and Finance 100% 1998/04/10
Larson-Juhl[20] Furniture Related 100% 2001/12/17
Louis Motor Motorcycles 100% 2015/02/20
Lubrizol Chemicals 100% 2011/09/16
Marmon Group Diversified Holding Company 99% 2008/01/01 [21]
McLane Company Logistics 100% 2003/05/23[22]
Medical Protective Liability Insurance 100% 2005/01/01[23]
MiTek Materials and Construction 90% 2001/06/12 [24] Other 10% owned by MiTek management
National Indemnity Company Insurance and Finance 100% 1967/03/01 [25]
Nebraska Furniture Mart Furniture Related 80% 1983/01/01 [26]
NetJets Business Services 100% 1998/01/01 [27]
NetJets Europe Business Services 100% 1998/01/01 [27]
Omaha World-Herald Media 100% 2011/12/01 [28]
Oriental Trading Company Toy Party Craft 100% 2012/01/01[29]
The Pampered Chef[30] Food and Beverage 100% 2002/09/23
Precision Castparts Corp. Aerospace and Defense 100% 2016/01/29
Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc. Materials and Construction 100% 1979/01/01 [31]
RC Willey Home Furnishings Furniture Related 1995/01/01[32]
Richline Group Wholesale and Manufacturing 100% 2007/05/01 [33]
Russell Brands Sports Equipment Manufacturer 100% 2006/01/01 [15] A division of Fruit of the Loom
Scott Fetzer Company Other 100% 1985/01/01
See's Candies Food and Beverage 100% 1972/01/03[34]
SE Homes Materials and Construction 100% 2007/01/01
Shaw Industries Materials and Construction 2002/01/21 [35]
Star Furniture Furniture Related 100% 1997/07/14
TTI, Inc. Electronic Component Distribution 100% 2007/03/30
United States Liability Insurance Group Insurance and Finance 100% 2000/08/08 [36]
Wesco Financial Corporation Insurance and Finance 100% 1978/01/01 [37]
WPLG-TV Media 100% 2014/07/01[38]
XTRA Lease Logistics 100% 2001/09/20[39]

Minority holdings

Company Ticker Sector Ownership % # of Shares Value Record date
American Express NYSE: AXP Insurance and Finance 15.86 151,610,700 $9,139MM 31 December 2015[40]
Apple NASDAQ: AAPL Technology 0.18 9,810,000 $1,100MM 16 May 2016[41]
AT&T NYSE: T Telecommunications 0.75 46,577,138 $1,820MM 31 December 2015[40]
Axalta Coating Systems NYSE: AXTA Manufacturing 9.76 23,324,000 $670MM 31 December 2015[40]
Bank of New York Mellon Corp NYSE: BK Insurance and Finance 1.88 20,112,212 $751MM 31 December 2015[40]
Charter Communications, Inc. NYSE: CHTR Information 9.33 10,281,603 $2,037MM 31 December 2015[40]
Costco Wholesale Corporation NYSE: COST Retail 1.00 4,333,363 $662MM 31 December 2015[40]
NOW Inc NYSE: DNOW Oil and Gas 1.68 1,825,569 $33MM 31 December 2015[40]
DaVita NYSE: DVA Health 18.58 38,565,570 $2,757MM 31 December 2015[40]
John Deere NYSE: DE Manufacturing 7.31 22,884,150 $1,835MM 31 December 2015[40]
General Electric NYSE: GE Diversified 0.11 10,585,502 $333MM 31 December 2015[40]
Graham Holdings Company NYSE: GHC Media 1.89 107,575 $52MM 31 December 2015[40]
General Motors NYSE: GM Manufacturing 3.27 50,000,000 $1,551MM 31 December 2015[40]
Goldman Sachs NYSE: GS Banking 2.61 10,959,519 $1,688MM 31 December 2015[40]
IBM NYSE: IBM Technology 8.29 81,033,450 $12,025MM 31 December 2015[40]
Johnson and Johnson NYSE: JNJ Health 0.01 327,100 $35MM 31 December 2015[40]
The Coca-Cola Company NYSE: KO Food and Drink 9.20 400,000,000 $18,316MM 31 December 2015[40]
The Kraft Heinz Company NYSE: KHC Food and Drink 26.92 325,634,818 $25,321MM 31 December 2015[40]
Kinder Morgan NYSE: KMI Oil and Gas 1.17 26,533,525 $473MM 31 December 2015[40]
Liberty Global A Class NYSE: LBTYA Telecommunication and Media 5.18 13,061,435 $482MM 31 December 2015[40]
Liberty Global C Class NYSE: LBTYK Telecommunication and Media 1.25 7,714,316 $278MM 31 December 2015[40]
Lee Enterprises NYSE: LEE Media 0.16 88,863 $0.153MM 31 December 2015[40]
Liberty Media A Class NYSE: LMCA Media 2.36 7,800,000 $299MM 31 December 2015[40]
Liberty Media C Class NYSE: LMCK Media 4.55 15,386,257 $577MM 31 December 2015[40]
MasterCard NYSE: MA Financial Services 0.47 5,229,756 $477MM 31 December 2015[40]
Media General NYSE: MEG Media 2.69 3,471,309 $56MM 31 December 2015[40]
Moodys Corp NYSE: MCO Information 12.84 24,669,778 $2,294MM 31 December 2015[40]
Mondelēz International NYSE: MDLZ Food and Drink 0.04 578,000 $23MM 31 December 2015[40]
M&T Bank Corp NYSE: MTB Banking 3.40 5,382,040 $599MM 31 December 2015[40]
Phillips 66 NYSE: PSX Energy 14.53 76,375,375 $6,610MM 23 May 2016[40]
Restaurant Brands International NYSE: QSR Food and Drink 4.17 8,438,225 $323MM 31 December 2015[40]
Sanofi NYSE: SNY Health 0.15 3,905,875 $196MM 31 December 2015[40]
Suncor Energy NYSE: SU Energy 0.15 3,905,875 $151MM 31 December 2015[40]
Suncor Energy TWSE: SU Oil and Gas 1.89 30,000,000 $814MM 31 December 2015[40]
Torchmark NYSE: TMK Insurance 5.3 6,353,727 $346MM 31 December 2015[40]
Twenty-First Century Fox A class NYSE: FOXA Media 0.47 8,951,869 $250MM 31 December 2015[40]
UPS NYSE: UPS Retail 0.01 59,400 $6MM 31 December 2015[40]
US Bancorp NYSE: USB Banking 4.95 85,063,167 $3,461MM 31 December 2015[40]
USG Corporation NYSE: USG Homebuilding 27.25 39,002,016 $927MM 31 December 2015[40]
Visa Inc NYSE: V Financial Services 0.41 9,885,160 $733MM 31 December 2015[40]
Verisk Analytics NYSE: VRSK Media 0.93 1,563,434 $122MM 31 December 2015[40]
Verisign Inc NYSE: VRSN Technology 11.81 12,985,000 $1,149MM 31 December 2015[40]
Verizon Communications NYSE: VZ Media 0.36 15,000,928 $801MM 31 December 2015[40]
WABCO Holdings, Inc. NYSE: WBC Manufacturing 5.87 3,331,215 $349MM 31 December 2015[40]
Wells Fargo and Co NYSE: WFC Banking 9.65 479,704,270 $23,357MM 31 December 2015[40]
Wal-Mart Stores Inc NYSE: WMT Retail 1.74 56,185,293 $3,826MM 31 December 2015[40]

Former subsidiaries

Company Sector Ownership % Disposal Date Notes
H. J. Heinz Company Foods 52.5% 2 July 2015 Merged into Kraft-Heinz

References

  1. ↑ Company Info Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Wall Street Journal, September 3, 2015
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2015 Annual Report Form (10-K)" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. February 5, 2016.
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  12. ↑ "FAQ Popular questions asked at DQ®". dairyqueen.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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  14. ↑ "History". Flight Safety. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Facts". Fruit of the Loom Inc. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "GEICO At A Glance | Important Corporate Statistics". GEICO. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "History of Gen Re". Gen Re. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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  19. ↑ "HISTORY & HERITAGE". John Mansville. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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  32. ↑ Oberbeck, Steven (January 13, 2012). "Two descendants want share of RC Willey fortune". The Salt Lake Tribune. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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  34. ↑ Template:Cit=Meet THE /
  35. ↑ "Berkshire Acquires Additional 12.7% Interest in Shaw Industries, Inc". Berkshirehathaway.com. 2002-01-21. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
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  37. ↑ "Chairman's Letter - 1978". Berkshirehathaway.com. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  38. ↑ "Graham Holdings and Berkshire Hathaway Complete Deal for Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire WPLG-TV" (PDF). Berkshire Hathaway. 2014-07-01.
  39. ↑ "XTRA Lease Company Overview". XTRA Lease. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  40. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 "Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Tracker". CNBC.
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