13F filing recap · Q3 2008

What did Berkshire Hathaway Inc buy in Q3 2008?

Reported stock-position changes between this filing and the previous one.

Stock value

$69.89B

Positions

Estimated turnover

3.5%

Turnover is a proxy: verified trade-origin share changes valued at period-end and divided by average reported stock value. SEC holdings reports do not disclose execution dates or prices. Corporate actions and unreconciled activity are excluded.

New positions

ETNEaton Corporation Plc$163.41Mreported value+2.91M shares

Increased positions

COPConocophillips$6.15Breported value+24.27M shares+40.7%USBUS Bancorp$2.63Breported value+4.31M shares+6.3%NRGNrg Energy, Inc$123.75Mreported value+1.76M shares+54.4%CDCOComdisco Holding Company, Inc.$14.63Mreported value+511 shares

Reduced positions

WFCWells Fargo & Company/mn$10.90Breported value-247.2K shares-0.1%KMXCarmax, Inc.$258.22Mreported value-2.86M shares-13.4%WLPWellpoint Inc$223.42Mreported value-22.7K shares-0.5%BACBank of America Corp$175.00Mreported value-4.10M shares