Warren Buffett has a reputation as one of the greatest investors of all time -- and the track record to back it up.

Since taking over as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) in 1965, he's produced a compound average annual return of 19.8% for its investors. He's done that by following his late partner Charlie Munger's advice to buy wonderful businesses at fair prices. Those show up as wholly owned subsidiaries within the growing Berkshire conglomerate, as well as equity investments in its portfolio.

Like all large institutional investors, Berkshire Hathaway is required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to publish its equity portfolio's holdings for the public using form 13F every quarter. Following Buffett's portfolio can provide a lot of great investment ideas and insight into how he thinks about portfolio management.

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