The equity portfolio of Warren Buffett's investment vehicle Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) is larger than the gross domestic products of many small countries. So you can imagine the rivers of dividend payments the portfolio takes in on an annual basis.

This year has been quite a gusher in that respect for Berkshire, as two of the portfolio's largest holdings declared dividend raises. Let's dig into the payout enhancements from those two big-name companies, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).

Of the two companies, Apple was the first to crank its distribution higher. It declared a 4% dividend raise in May, which pushed the quarterly payout to $0.24 per share. This doesn't exactly make it a high yielder at 0.5% based on the latest stock price.

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