Rather than pay a dividend to shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett prefers his company to use cash to invest in and acquire businesses and fund stock buybacks. But that doesn't mean The Oracle of Omaha isn't a big dividend fan.

In fact, each of the top 10 holdings in the investment conglomerate's $380 billion stock portfolio pays dividends -- and 55.3% of its total portfolio weight is invested in just two dividend-paying companies. Read on as two Motley Fool contributors explain why Buffett (through Berkshire) has bet so big on these two dividend stocks.

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