Warren Buffett’s Dividend Portfolio: 5 Stocks to Watch

In this article, we discuss Warren Buffett’s dividend portfolio. If you want to read our detailed analysis of Berkshire Hathaway’s top 10 dividend stocks, go directly to read Warren Buffett’s Dividend Portfolio: 10 Stocks to Watch. 

5. The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC)

Dividend Yield as of May 19: 4.10%
Quarterly Dividend: $0.40 per share

The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) was the sixth-largest holding of Berkshire Hathaway in Q1 2022. The hedge fund held shares worth roughly $13 billion in the company, which represented 3.52% of Warren Buffett’s portfolio.

As of Q4 2021, 39 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey reported owning stakes in The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC), up from 33 in the previous quarter. The total value of these stakes is over $12.2 billion. Along with Berkshire Hathaway, First Eagle Investment Management also held a significant stake in the company, worth $254.3 million.

In 2019, The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) slashed its dividend by 36% to $0.40 per share and has maintained a quarterly dividend of the same amount ever since. The stock’s dividend yield stood at 4.10%, as of May 19. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been investing in the company since the third quarter of 2015 and has benefitted a lot from its dividend.

In May, BofA added The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) to its ‘US 1’ list, naming the company as one of its best investment ideas, and kept a Buy rating on the shares.