Warren Buffett Buys More IBM, Wells Fargo, DTV, CVS; Sells XOM and JNJ

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Feb 15, 2012
The long awaited Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is out. We did observe two new positions in the portfolio: DVA, LMCA. Buffett added to his favorite positions including IBM, and Well Fargo. Some of the positions are bought by new manager Ted Weschler, as pointed by Geoff Gannon in his Berkshire Hathaway portfolio review.

As of 12/31/2011, Berkshire Hathaway owns 34 stocks with a total value of $66.2 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.

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For the details of Warren Buffett's stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Warren+Buffett

This is the sector weightings of his portfolio:

Consumer Goods33.8%
Financials31.4%
Technology18.2%
Consumer Services7.3%
Health Care3.5%
Oil & Gas3.2%
Industrials2.5%


These are the top 5 holdings of Warren Buffett

  1. The CocaCola Company (KO) - 200,000,000 shares, 21.2% of the total portfolio.
  2. International Business Machines Corp (IBM) - 63,905,931 shares, 17.8% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 11.43%
  3. Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - 383,703,628 shares, 16.0% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 6.18%
  4. American Express Company (AXP) - 151,610,700 shares, 10.8% of the total portfolio.
  5. The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) - 76,766,036 shares, 7.7% of the total portfolio.


New Purchase: Davita Inc. (DVA)

Warren Buffett initiated holdings in Davita Inc.. His purchase prices were between $60.64 and $76.81, with an estimated average price of $71.05. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.31%. His holdings were 2,684,500 shares as of 12/31/2011.

New Purchase: Liberty Media Corp. Liberty Cap (LMCA)

Warren Buffett initiated holdings in Liberty Media Corp. Liberty Cap. His purchase prices were between $61.11 and $79.67, with an estimated average price of $46.2. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.2%. His holdings were 1,701,400 shares as of 12/31/2011.

Sold Out: Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM, Financial)

Warren Buffett sold out his holdings in Exxon Mobil Corp.. His sale prices were between $71.15 and $85.28, with an estimated average price of $78.88.

Added: International Business Machines Corp (IBM, Financial)

Warren Buffett added to his holdings in International Business Machines Corp by 11.43%. His purchase prices were between $173.29 and $194.56, with an estimated average price of $184.45. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.83%. His holdings were 63,905,931 shares as of 12/31/2011.

Added: The Directv Group Inc. (DTV, Financial)

Warren Buffett added to his holdings in The Directv Group Inc. by 378.85%. His purchase prices were between $40.6 and $47.87, with an estimated average price of $45.35. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.03%. His holdings were 20,348,400 shares as of 12/31/2011.

Added: Wells Fargo & Company (WFC, Financial)

Warren Buffett added to his holdings in Wells Fargo & Company by 6.18%. His purchase prices were between $23.18 and $27.785, with an estimated average price of $25.68. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.93%. His holdings were 383,703,628 shares as of 12/31/2011.

Added: CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS)

Warren Buffett added to his holdings in Cvs Caremark Corp. by 25.53%. His purchase prices were between $32.97 and $41.16, with an estimated average price of $37.2. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.09%. His holdings were 7,106,500 shares as of 12/31/2011.

Added: Visa Inc (V)

Warren Buffett added to his holdings in Visa Inc by 25.02%. His purchase prices were between $84.26 and $103.15, with an estimated average price of $93.81. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.09%. His holdings were 2,865,008 shares as of 12/31/2011.

Added: Intel Corp. (INTC)

Warren Buffett added to his holdings in Intel Corp. by 23.17%. His purchase prices were between $20.62 and $25.66, with an estimated average price of $23.87. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.08%. His holdings were 11,495,000 shares as of 12/31/2011.

Added: General Dynamics Corp. (GD)

Warren Buffett added to his holdings in General Dynamics Corp. by 26.52%. His purchase prices were between $55.67 and $66.92, with an estimated average price of $63.53. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.08%. His holdings were 3,877,122 shares as of 12/31/2011.

Added: Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK)

Warren Buffett added to his holdings in Verisk Analytics Inc. by 63.96%. His purchase prices were between $33.06 and $40.13, with an estimated average price of $36.75. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.08%. His holdings were 3,445,029 shares as of 12/31/2011.

Reduced: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Financial)

Warren Buffett reduced to his holdings in Johnson & Johnson by 22.51%. His sale prices were between $61.27 and $66.02, with an estimated average price of $63.97. The impact to his portfolio due to this sale was -0.91%. Warren Buffett still held 29,018,127 shares as of 12/31/2011.

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