Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) owns the common stock of more than 40 different companies, as of the latest available data, but the majority of the stock portfolio's value is concentrated in the company's largest positions. In fact, the four largest holdings are worth more than the rest of the portfolio combined.
With that in mind, here are the 10 largest holdings in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio by market value, most of which were hand-selected by Warren Buffett himself, and why Berkshire invests in each one.
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Source: Fool.com