Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) achieved a new milestone in August, surpassing $1 trillion in market cap for the first time.

Although Berkshire is known for its public equity investments in companies like Apple and Coca-Cola, the value of the rest of the business is actually much higher. In fact, Berkshire's holdings in public companies are worth about $320 billion compared to the $1.026 trillion market cap for Berkshire as a whole.

Berkshire has a treasure trove of property and casualty insurance segments, ownership of BNSF Railway, 92% ownership of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, manufacturing, service, and retailing businesses, and more. It also has a combined $79.41 billion invested in Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), American Express (NYSE: AXP), Visa (NYSE: V), and Mastercard (NYSE: MA).

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