Berkshire Hathway CEO Warren Buffett once remarked, "If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die." Even taking a quick glance at the investment conglomerate's stock portfolio reveals that owning high-quality dividend stocks is one of Buffett's favorite ways to make money while catching some shuteye.

While Berkshire Hathaway itself doesn't pay a dividend, the company's 10 largest stock holdings return value to shareholders in the form of regular cash payments. Perhaps even more striking, the large majority of Buffett's company's total stock holdings are concentrated in just a handful of dividend-paying stocks. With that in mind, read on for a look at two dividend stocks that currently account for 54.7% of Berkshire's stock portfolio.

Keith Noonan: Berkshire Hathaway first started buying shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock in the first quarter of 2016. The tech giant quickly became one of Buffett's favorite companies, and it occupies a unique position in his company's portfolio.

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