Cash and Equivalents

As of December 31, 2008, Berkshire Hathaway had $24.30 billion in cash and cash equivalents. [1]

Investments Company Sector Ownership % Acquisition Date

Geico Insurance and Finance 100% 1996-08-26 (August 26, 1996)
Applied Underwriters Insurance and Finance 100% 2004-05-22 (May 22, 2004)
General Re Insurance and Finance 100% 1995-12-21 (December 21, 1995)
Kansas Bankers Surety Company Insurance and Finance 100% 1998-04-10 (April 10, 1998)
National Indemnity Company Insurance and Finance 100% 1977-02-23 (February 23, 1977)
United States Liability Insurance Group Insurance and Finance 100% 2000-08-08 [1]
Central States Indemnity Company Insurance and Finance 100% 1982-10-20 (October 20, 1982)
American Express Insurance and Finance 13.1% 2005-08-08 (August 8, 2005)
M&T Bank Insurance and Finance 15.9% of common stock
Wesco Financial Corporation Insurance and Finance 80% 1978 [2]
Anheuser-Busch Food 9.8% 2005 (as of end of Q3 2005)
Dairy Queen Food 100% 1997-10-21 (October 21, 1997)
The Coca-Cola Company Food 8.64% 2009-06-20 (June 20, 2009)
The Pampered Chef Food 100% 2002-09-23 (September 23, 2002)
See's Candies Food 100% 1972-01-03 (January 3, 1972)
Fechheimer Brothers Company Clothing 100% 1986
Fruit of the Loom Clothing 100% 2002-04-30 (April 30, 2002)
Garan Children's Clothing Clothing 100% 2002-09-04 (September 4, 2002)
H.H. Brown Shoe Group Clothing 100% 1991-07-01 (July 1, 1991)
Justin Brands Clothing 100% 2000-08-01 (August 1, 2000)
CORT Business Services Furniture Related 100% 2000-01-14 (January 14, 2000)
Jordan's Furniture Furniture Related 100% 1999-10-11 (October 11, 1999)
Larson-Juhl Furniture Related 100% 2001-12-17 (December 17, 2001)
Nebraska Furniture Mart Furniture Related 90% 1983
RC Willey Home Furnishings Furniture Related 1995 [3]
Star Furniture Furniture Related 100% 1997-07-14 (July 14, 1997)
Acme Brick Company Materials and Construction 100% 2000-08-01 (August 1, 2000)
Benjamin Moore & Co. Materials and Construction 100% 2001-01-01 (January 1, 2001)
Clayton Homes Materials and Construction 100% 2007-05-10 (May 10, 2007)
ISCAR Metalworking Materials and Construction 80% 2006-05-08 (May 8, 2006)
Johns Manville Materials and Construction 100% 2001-02-27 (February 27, 2001)
MiTek Materials and Construction 90% 2001-06-12 [4]
Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc. Materials and Construction 1979 [5]
Shaw Industries Materials and Construction 2002-01-21 [6]
The Washington Post Company Media 18.1% 2004 (as of end of 2004)
The Buffalo News Media 100% 1977-04 (April, 1977)
Business Wire Media 100% 2006-03-01 (March 1, 2006)
XTRA Corporation Logistics 100% 2001-09-20 (September 20, 2001)
McLane Company Logistics 100% 2003-05-23 (May 23, 2003)
Ben Bridge Jewelers Luxury Items 100% 2000-07-18 (July 18, 2000)
Borsheim's Fine Jewelry Luxury Items 100% 1989
Helzberg Diamonds Luxury Items 100% 1995
Scott Fetzer Companies Other 100% 1985
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Other 75% 1999-03-26 (March 26, 1999)
NetJets Other 100% 1998
NetJets Europe Other 100% 1998
FlightSafety Other 100% 1997
CTB Inc. Other 100% 2002
Procter & Gamble Other 4.0% 2005 (as of end of 2005)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. RailRoad 100% 2010 (pending approvals; purchase announced November 3, 2009)
Blue Chip Stamps Other 100% 1983-03 (March 1983)