Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway owns several high-yielding stocks in its portfolio. However, of the 45 stocks and exchange-traded funds exchange-traded funds (ETFs) Berkshire owns, only one has a dividend yield above 5% -- and it's a stock Buffett has owned for over a decade.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has sold $133 billion worth of stocks in the first three quarters of 2024. This includes a reduction in its stake in Bank of America, which has been a major investment for Berkshire in recent years.

Few names command as much attention when it comes to investing as Warren Buffett. It's for good reason, too, when you consider the success he and his company, Berkshire Hathaway, have sustained through decades.

Although Warren Buffett has maintained a hostile stance towards crypto, Berkshire Hathaway still has some indirect exposure to the sector.

Chubb is a global insurance and reinsurance company with assets of $231 billion at the end of 2023. The company is considered a “Dividend Aristocrat” because it has raised its annual dividend for at least 25 consecutive years. Berkshire’s stake in Chubb was worth about $7.8 billion at the end of September 2024.

American Express represents 15.3% of Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio, making it the holding company's second largest position. The company has increased its dividend payments by an average of 10.