The top 5 holdings of Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett is the most respected and successful investor in history. Buffett has been called “The Oracle of Omaha” for his impressive investing prowess. As of September 2007, he was the third richest person in the world. Buffett studied under the legendary Benjamin Graham at Columbia University. Graham had a major impact on Buffett’s life and investment strategies. Buffett is Chairman of the miraculous Berkshire Hathaway, which he built from a textile company into a major corporation with a market cap in excess of $200 billion. Under Buffett’s leadership, Berkshire shares averaged a 21.4% compounded annual gain in per-share book value from 1965-2006. 

These are the top 5 holdings of Warren Buffett

1. Coca-Cola Co (KO) – 400,000,000 shares, 20.1% of the total portfolio.

2. Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) – 422,549,545 shares, 19.4% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 2.8%
 
3. International Business Machines Corp (IBM) – 67,517,896 shares, 18.6% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 1.31%
 
4. American Express Co (AXP) – 151,610,700 shares, 11.4% of the total portfolio.
 
5. Procter & Gamble Co (PG) – 52,793,078 shares, 4.9% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 11.42%

 

Added Positions: WFC, IBM, GM, NOV, DVA,

Reduced Positions: JNJ, GE, V, UPS,

Sold Out: CVS, DG, IR,

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….to read details on each of the recent Companies Warren Buffet has added go HERE (scroll down 1/2 a page)

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