YCHARTS DIVIDEND DAILY: Warren Buffett’s Top Ten Stocks – Four With Dividend Yields at 3% of Higher

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Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.A) (BRK.B) $66 billion stock portfolio bulges with big dividend payers – companies that regularly boost their payouts on the basis of rising profits and fundamental financial strength. Currently, four of Warren Buffett’s top ten positions are yielding 3% or higher: ConocoPhillips (COP), yielding 3.6%; Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), yielding 3.5%; Procter & Gamble (PG), yielding 3.2%; and Kraft (KFT), yielding 3.0%. Buffett lightened his holdings in J&J substantially during the fourth quarter. He slightly trimmed his Kraft stake. Two other top ten holdings – Wells Fargo (WFC) and US Bancorp (USB) – yield just 1.6% and 1.7%, respectively, after slashing their dividends amid the financial crisis. Both are now slowly rebuilding their payouts.