Company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Swiss Exchange

Equities

BRK/B

US0846707026

Consumer Goods Conglomerates

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Business Summary

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in various business activities. Its various business activities include insurance businesses conducted on both a primary basis and a reinsurance basis. Its segments include Insurance; Railroad (BNSF); Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE); Pilot Travel Centers (PTC); Manufacturing; McLane Company (McLane), and Service and retailing. The Insurance segment includes GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group and Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group. The BNSF segment includes operation of railroad systems in North America through Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC. The BHE segment offers regulated electric and gas utilities. The Manufacturing segment manufacturers various products, including industrial, consumer and building products. The McLane segment is engaged in wholesale distribution of groceries and non-food items. The PTC segment is an operator of travel centers in North America and a marketer of wholesale fuel.

Number of employees: 396,500

Sales per Business

USD in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
Insurance
26.1 %
82,379 27.3 % 95,022 26.1 % +15.35%
Manufacturing
20.7 %
75,781 25.1 % 75,405 20.7 % -0.50%
McLane Company
14.4 %
53,209 17.6 % 52,607 14.4 % -1.13%
Pilot Travel Centers
14.2 %
- - 51,739 14.2 % -
Service and Retailing
11.0 %
38,303 12.7 % 39,996 11.0 % +4.42%
Berkshire Hathaway Energy
7.1 %
26,393 8.7 % 26,008 7.1 % -1.46%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
6.6 %
25,888 8.6 % 23,876 6.6 % -7.77%
Corporate, Eliminations and Other
0.0 %
136 0.0 % -171 0.0 % -225.74%

Sales per region

USD in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
United States
83.4 %
253,684 84.0 % 303,917 83.4 % +19.80%
Europe, Canada and the Asia Pacific
10.4 %
35,639 11.8 % 38,018 10.4 % +6.68%
Global
6.2 %
12,766 4.2 % 22,547 6.2 % +76.62%

Managers

Managers TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 92 01/65/01
Director of Finance/CFO 74 01/87/01
Director/Board Member 72 09/18/09
Director/Board Member 61 09/18/09
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Corporate Officer/Principal - 01/06/01
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor - -
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor - -

Members of the board

Members of the board TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 67 01/03/01
Director/Board Member 64 19/22/19
Director/Board Member 82 01/97/01
Director/Board Member 69 01/93/01
Director/Board Member 74 30/22/30
Director/Board Member 61 09/18/09
Director/Board Member 65 22/09/22
Chief Executive Officer 92 01/65/01
Director/Board Member 70 20/21/20
Director/Board Member 72 09/18/09

Share class

VoteQuantityFree-FloatCompany-owned sharesTotal Float
Stock A 0 1,528,975,727 1,306,134,417 ( 85.43 %) 217,590,844 ( 14.23 %) 73.25 %
Stock B 1 638,324 342,906 ( 53.72 %) 75,785 ( 11.87 %)

Shareholders

NameEquities%Valuation
69,513,796 5.302 % 27 578 M CHF
Geode Capital Management LLC
2.695 %
35,325,824 2.695 % 14 015 M CHF
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
1.320 %
17,303,097 1.320 % 6 865 M CHF
Norges Bank (13F)
0.8759 %
11,483,055 0.8759 % 4 556 M CHF
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
0.7816 %
10,246,185 0.7816 % 4 065 M CHF
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
0.5543 %
7,267,415 0.5543 % 2 883 M CHF
Teachers Advisors LLC
0.4850 %
6,358,162 0.4850 % 2 522 M CHF
Flossbach von Storch AG
0.4087 %
5,358,401 0.4087 % 2 126 M CHF
The California Public Employees Retirement System
0.3798 %
4,979,128 0.3798 % 1 975 M CHF
4,885,245 0.3726 % 1 938 M CHF
NameEquities%Valuation
Vanguard Global Advisers LLC
25,999.76 %
146,554,908 25,999.76 % 89627 B CHF
BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. NA
15,859.28 %
89,395,279 15,859.28 % 54671 B CHF
Eaton Vance Management
4,313.90 %
24,316,488 4,313.90 % 14871 B CHF
BlackRock Life Ltd.
2,636.70 %
14,862,521 2,636.70 % 9089 B CHF
Mellon Investments Corp.
2,276.24 %
12,830,655 2,276.24 % 7847 B CHF
Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd.
2,074.93 %
11,695,951 2,074.93 % 7153 B CHF
Lee Munder Investments Ltd.
1,983.93 %
11,182,985 1,983.93 % 6839 B CHF
T Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (13F Subfiler)
1,918.01 %
10,811,390 1,918.01 % 6612 B CHF
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC
1,898.77 %
10,702,972 1,898.77 % 6546 B CHF
JPMorgan Securities LLC
1,752.35 %
9,877,598 1,752.35 % 6041 B CHF
NameEquities%Valuation
Principal Gestão de Investimentos Ltda.
0.003701 %
970,420 0.003701 % 19 M CHF
Itaú Unibanco SA
0.000714 %
187,299 0.000714 % 4 M CHF
Bram Bradesco Asset Management S/A DTVM
0.000288 %
75,480 0.000288 % 1 M CHF
Julius Baer Family Office Brasil Gestão de Patrimônio Ltda
0.000282 %
74,000 0.000282 % 1 M CHF
Safra Asset Management Ltda.
0.000244 %
63,900 0.000244 % 1 M CHF
Caixa DTVM SA
0.000082 %
21,470 0.000082 % 426 658 CHF
Empiricus Gestao De Recursos Ltda.
0.000058 %
15,146 0.000058 % 300 986 CHF
Sita Gestão de Recursos Ltda.
0.000048 %
12,684 0.000048 % 252 060 CHF
XP Allocation Asset Management Ltda.
0.000036 %
9,356 0.000036 % 185 925 CHF
Warren Brasil Gestão e Administração e Recursos Ltda.
0.000028 %
7,398 0.000028 % 147 015 CHF

Holdings

NameEquities%Valuation
789,368,450 5.11% 134,453,128,089 $
1,032,852,006 13.12% 39,155,419,547 $
151,610,700 21.08% 35,946,896,970 $
400,000,000 9.28% 24,696,000,000 $
122,980,207 6.62% 20,326,168,613 $
248,018,128 27.98% 16,835,470,529 $
325,634,818 26.84% 12,494,607,967 $
24,669,778 13.51% 9,255,607,310 $
21,085,061 7.57% 8,308,779,138 $
25,923,840 6.39% 6,376,227,686 $

Company contact information

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

3555 Farnam Street Suite 1440

68131, Omaha

+402 346 1400

http://www.berkshirehathaway.com
address Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(BRK/B)

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