Everything about Warren Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investment vehicle is oversized. That particularly applies to the monster pile of dividends Berkshire earns on its equity portfolio, which is set to top a hard-to-believe $6 billion-plus over the next year or thereabouts.

The two top-yielding dividend stocks among Berkshire's holdings both have yields topping 5% these days. Yield isn't everything, however, and we always have to consider other crucial factors like a company's fundamentals before deciding whether or not they're for us. With that in mind, here's a brief rundown of these two stocks -- Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) and Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY).

Buffett isn't necessarily renowned as an owner of entertainment companies, which can be volatile and unpredictable even at the best of times. Yet he clearly sees potential in Paramount Global, the latest corporate successor to the storied Hollywood Paramount film studio.

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