Buffett Adds To His Stakes In World's Largest Retailer and Oil Company, Takes A Tip From His Friend On Garbage

November 16, 2009 5:36 PM EST

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.a) released its 13F for the quarter ended Sept, 30 2009. The filing showed that Buffett added to his stake in the world's largest retailer and oil producer and showed a new stake in a waste management company that is also owned by his good friend Bill Gates.

Here are some Notable moves from the Oracle of Omaha:

• Added 17.9 million shares of Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) to 37,836,642 shares
  
• Added 10.75 million shares of Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) to 313,355,657 shares
  
• Added 421,800 shares of Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) to 1,276,290 shares (first disclosed today after confidential treatment with SEC expired)
  
• Cut 7.06 million shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) to 57,430,168 shares
  
• New 3,400,000 share stake in Nestle (OTC: NSRGY)
  
• New 3,625,000 share stake in Republic Services (NYSE: RSG)
  
• Maintained 200,000,000 share stake in Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO)
  
• Maintained 151,610,700 share stake in America Express (NYSE: AXP)
  
• Maintained 96,316,010 share stake in Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG)
  
• Maintained 138,272,500 share stake in Kraft (NYSE: KFT)

Buffett also owns 43,478,260 shares of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) through warrants, that was not disclosed in the 13F.

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