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Warren Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely considered the most successful investor of the 20th century. Buffett is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people.
In 2012, American magazine Time named Buffett one of the most influential people in the world.
Let's take a look at Warren Buffett's 15 biggest stock holdings in the world.
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Wells Fargo
Industry: Banking
Holding Value: $15.5 billion
Shares: 439,857,861
Stake in company: 8.4 per cent
Overall rank: 1
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Coca-Cola
Industry: Beverage
Holding value: $14.7 billion
Shares: 400,000,000
Stake in company: 9.0 per cent
Overall rank: 2
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IBM
Industry: Technology
Holding value: $13.6 billion
Shares: 68,115,484
Stake in company: 6.0 per cent
Overall rank: 3
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American Express
Industry: Financial services
Holding value: $9.5 billion
Shares: 151,610,700
Stake in company: 13.6 per cent
Overall rank: 4
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Procter & Gamble
Industry: Consumer goods
Holding value: $4.1 billion
Shares: 52,793,078
Stake in company: 1.9 per cent
Overall rank: 5
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Walmart
Industry: Retail
Holding value: $3.4 billion
Shares: 47,501,182
Stake in company: 1.4 per cent
Overall rank: 6
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US Bancorp
Industry: Banking
Holding value: $2.1 billion
Shares: 61,264,601
Stake in company: 3.3 per cent
Overall rank: 7
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Warren Buffett's 15 biggest stock holdings
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Phillips 66
Industry: Natural gas liquids and petrochemicals
Holding value: $1.8 billion
Shares: 27,163,918
Stake in company: 4.3 per cent
Overall rank: 8
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DirecTV
Industry: Broadcasting
Holding value: $1.7 billion
Shares: 34,037,500
Stake in company: 5.6 per cent
Overall rank: 9
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DaVita
Industry: Health care
Holding value: $1.6 billion
Shares: 14,049,909
Stake in company: 14.7 per cent
Overall rank: 10
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ConocoPhillips
Industry: Energy
Holding value: $1.40 billion
Shares: 24,123,911
Stake in company: 2.0 per cent
Overall rank: 11
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Moody's
Industry: Bond credit ratings
Holding value: $1.3 billion
Shares: 28,415,250
Stake in company: 12.7 per cent
Overall rank: 12
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Washington Post
Industry: Media
Holding value: $706.8 million
Shares: 1,727,765
Stake in company: 23.4 per cent
Overall rank: 13
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General Motors
Industry: Automobile
Holding value: $693.8 million
Shares: 25,000,000
Stake in company: 1.6 per cent
Overall rank: 14
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Liberty Media
Industry: Mass media
Holding value: $621 million
Shares: 5,622,340
Stake in company: 4.7 per cent
Overall rank: 15
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