Thanks go to Ravi Nagarajan of [www.rationalwalk.com] for the finding. He wrote a introduction piece on his website.
Here are the stocks where Berkowtiz put most of his money as of September 30, 2009:
No. 1: Pfizer Inc (PFE), Weightings: 15.07% - 73,469,780 Shares
Pfizer Inc is a research-based, global pharmaceutical company that discovers and develops innovative, value-added products that improve the quality of life of people around the world and help them enjoy longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Pfizer has three business segments: health care, animal health and consumer health care. Its products are available in numerous countries. (Company Press Release) Pfizer Inc has a market cap of $118.72 billion; its shares were traded at around $17.59 with a P/E ratio of 8.07 and P/S ratio of 2.46. The dividend yield of Pfizer Inc stocks is 3.64%. Pfizer Inc had an annual average earning growth of 11% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Pfizer Inc the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.No. 2: Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD), Weightings: 12.37% - 15,277,039 Shares
Sears Holdings Corporation, the parent of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and Co., is the leading home appliance retailer in North America and is a retail sales leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics, and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. Sears Holdings Corp. has a market cap of $8.86 billion; its shares were traded at around $74.54 with a P/E ratio of 28.67 and P/S ratio of 0.19. Sears Holdings Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 45% over the past 5 years.No. 3: The St. Joe Company (JOE), Weightings: 9.24% - 25,611,755 Shares
St. Joe Company is one of the Southeast's largest real estate operating companies. St. Joe provides a broad range of real estate services to meet both residential and commercial real estate needs. The company is one of the few real estate operating companies to have assembled the range of real estate, financial, marketing and regulatory expertise to take a large-scale approach to real estate development and services. The St. Joe Company has a market cap of $2.46 billion; its shares were traded at around $26.61 with and P/S ratio of 9.33. The St. Joe Company had an annual average earning growth of 5.4% over the past 10 years.No. 4: Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (HTZ), Weightings: 7.87% - 58,630,603 Shares
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDING is the worlds largest general use car rental brand, operating from approximately 8,100 locations in 147 countries worldwide. Hertz is the number one airport car rental brand in the U.S. and at 69 major airports in Europe, operating both corporate and licensee locations in cities and airports in North America, Hertz Global Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $4.01 billion; its shares were traded at around $9.79 with and P/S ratio of 0.47.No. 5: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B), Weightings: 7.13% - 173,129 Shares
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. The most important of these is the property and casualty insurance business conducted nationwide on a direct basis and worldwide on a reinsurance basis through a number of subsidiaries collectively referred to as the Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has a market cap of $50.6 billion; its shares were traded at around $3411 with and P/S ratio of 0.47. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 1.7% over the past 10 years.No. 6: Humana Inc. (HUM), Weightings: 6.92% - 14,962,600 Shares
Humana, Inc. is a health services company that facilitates the delivery of health care services through networks of providers to its medical members. The company's products are marketed primarily through health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations that encourage or require the use of contracted providers. The company also offers various specialty products to employers, including dental, group life and workers' compensation, and administrative services to those who self-insure their employee health plans. Humana Inc. has a market cap of $6.97 billion; its shares were traded at around $41.1 with a P/E ratio of 7.16 and P/S ratio of 0.24. Humana Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 18.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Humana Inc. the business predictability rank of 2-star.Conclusion
Berkowitz is our favorite Guru. Not only he concentrates his investments, he also tells why he buys them. Right now he is heavy in Health Care and he hedge inflation on St. Joe
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