Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett once said, "If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die." According to analysis from Dow Jones Market Data, Berkshire is on track to generate more than $5.7 billion in dividend income this year alone. Not too shabby for cash that the Oracle of Omaha's company is earning while its key executives and analysts are catching some shuteye.

While Berkshire Hathaway itself doesn't pay a dividend, the investment conglomerate is heavily invested in companies that regularly return cash to shareholders in the form of cash payouts. Read on for a look at two dividend-paying companies that account for roughly 53.7% of Buffett's company's stock portfolio.  

Keith Noonan: Based on the Berkshire Hathaway's most recent public disclosures, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounts for roughly 47.6% of the investment conglomerate's total stock portfolio. With Apple paying an annual dividend of roughly $0.96 per share, Buffett's company is on track to score big income from its holdings. Given that Buffett's company owns roughly 915.56 million shares of the tech giant's stock, Berkshire is on track to generate at least $879 million in dividend income over the next year. 

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