Berkshire Hathaway's 15 Biggest Stock Holdings

By: Paul Toscano, Alex Crippen | 14 Nov 2011 | 05:14 PM ET

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As CEO and primary shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway,Warren Buffett, the world's most famous investor, has developed a well-known reputation of buying big stakes in companies he believes in.When Buffett buys shares of a company for Berkshire Hathaway, the markets translate his moves as a vote of confidence for a firm's continued success.Although Berkshire Hathaway's holdings change, the company's most recent SEC filings* reveal where the 'Oracle of Omaha' is most heavily invested. This list does not include wholly owned subsidiaries of Berkshire.Here are the 15 publicly traded stocks, by value, that are the biggest holdings of Berkshire Hathaway.By Paul Toscano& Alex CrippenUpdated 14 Feb 2012*All holdings are as of December 31, 2011, as reported in Berkshire Hathaway's 13F SEC filing on Feb 14, 2012. Holding values are calculated as of market close on Feb 14, 2012

15. Costco Wholesale (COST)
Photo: Getty Images | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $364.44 millionShares: 4,333,363Stake in Company: 1.00 percent
14. M&T Bank (MTB)
Photo: Jamie Bradburn | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $436.11 millionShares: 5,382,040Stake in Company: 4.28 percent

13. Washington Post (WPO)
Photo: Getty Images | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $663.03 millionShares: 1,727,765Stake in Company: 22.38 percent
12. DirecTV (DTV)
Photo: Getty Images | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $932.97 millionShares: 20,348,400Stake in Company: 2.88 percent
11. Moody’s (MCO)
Photo: AP | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $1.099 billionShares: 28,415,250Stake in Company: 12.78 percent

10. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Photo: AP | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $1.87 billionShares: 29,018,127Stake in Company: 1.06 percent
9. US Bancorp (USB)
Photo: AP | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $2.00 billionShares: 69,039,426Stake in Company: 3.61 percent
8. ConocoPhillips (COP)
Photo: Getty Images | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $2.14 billionShares: 29,100,937Stake in Company: 2.25 percent
7. Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)
Photo: Walmart.com | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $2.43 billionShares: 39,037,142Stake in Company: 1.14 percent
6. Kraft Foods (KFT)
Photo: Photo: Getty Images | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $3.35 billionShares: 87,034,713Stake in Company: 4.9 percent
5. Procter & Gamble (PG)
Photo: Getty Images | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $4.95 billionShares: 76,766,036Stake in Company: 2.79 percent
4. American Express (AXP)
Photo: Getty Images | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $7.87 billionShares: 151,610,700Stake in Company: 13.02 percent
3. Wells Fargo (WFC)
Photo: Getty Images | Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $11.67 billionShares: 383,703,628Stake in Company: 7.29 percent
2. Int'l Business Machines (IBM)
Photo: JB Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images || Holding value calculated as of Feb 14, 2012
Holding Value: $12.28 billion Shares: 63,905,931Stake in Company: 5.42 percent
1. Coca-Cola (KO)
Photo: Doug Collier | APF | Getty Images | Holding value calculated as of Nov 14, 2012
Holding Value: $13.78 billionShares: 200,000,000Stake in Company: 8.84 percent