13F filing recap · Q4 2011

What did Berkshire Hathaway Inc buy in Q4 2011?

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

Stock value

$66.15B

Positions

Estimated turnover

6.1%

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

DVADaVita Inc.$203.51Mreported value+2.68M shares LMCALiberty Media Corporation$132.79Mreported value+1.70M shares

Increased positions

IBMInternational Business Machines Corp$11.75Breported value+6.56M shares+11.4%WFCWells Fargo & Company/mn$10.57Breported value+22.33M shares+6.2%DTVDirectv$870.10Mreported value+16.10M shares+378.9%VVisa Inc.$290.88Mreported value+573.3K shares

Reduced positions

KFTKraft Foods Inc$3.25Breported value-2.71M shares-3.0%JNJJohnson & Johnson$1.90Breported value-8.43M shares-22.5%

Exited positions

XOMExxon Mobil Corp.$30.64Mprior reported value-421.8K shares-100.0%