Not exact matches
Admittedly, after years of acquisitions, Berkshire's bottom line has more to do with the performance of the increasingly large companies it owns —
including, for instance,
railroad giant BNSF and Heinz — and less to do with the returns of its
stock market portfolio.
That's generally a reflection of how well investors think Berkshire's
stock market portfolio, still over 85 % managed by Buffett and his long - time partner Charlie Munger, as well as the businesses they have bought over the years —
including railroad company Burlington Northern, See's Candies, and dozens of others — are doing.
Its
stock has shot up by 40 % since last year, and it continues to book significant contracts around the world,
including with the Swedish Transportation Authority, the Texas
Railroad Commission and the State of California.
[14] The state also has a large manufacturing sector, which
includes printing and publishing and the production of garments, furs,
railroad rolling
stock, and bus line vehicles.
Unsurprisingly, this index fund holds many of the same
stocks SCHD does, such as Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), but the top 10 holdings
include a few different faces, too, such as medical device company Medtronic (MDT) and
railroad operator Union Pacific (UNP).