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Investments in equity securities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Schedule of investments in equity securities

Investments in equity securities as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are summarized based on the primary industry of the investee in the table below (in millions).

 

     Cost Basis      Unrealized
Gains
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
 

June 30, 2017 *

          

Banks, insurance and finance

    $ 20,887       $ 32,754       $ —       $ 53,641  

Consumer products

     19,495        22,267        —        41,762  

Commercial, industrial and other

     31,540        10,946        (776     41,710  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $     71,922       $     65,967       $   (776    $   137,113  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Approximately 62% of the aggregate fair value was concentrated in the equity securities of five companies: American Express Company - $12.8 billion, Apple Inc. - $19.4 billion, The Coca-Cola Company - $17.9 billion, International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) - $8.3 billion and Wells Fargo & Company - $27.3 billion.

 

     Cost Basis      Unrealized
Gains
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
 

December 31, 2016*

          

Banks, insurance and finance

    $ 19,852       $ 30,572       $ —        $ 50,424  

Consumer products

     10,657        16,760        (9     27,408  

Commercial, industrial and other

     35,868        9,033        (701     44,200  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $     66,377       $     56,365       $   (710    $   122,032  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

Approximately 62% of the aggregate fair value was concentrated in the equity securities of five companies: American Express Company - $11.2 billion, Apple Inc. - $7.1 billion, The Coca-Cola Company - $16.6 billion, IBM - $13.5 billion and Wells Fargo & Company - $27.6 billion.

Investments in equity securities are reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in millions).

 

     June 30,
2017
       December 31,  
2016
 

Insurance and other

     $  135,355        $  120,471  

Railroad, utilities and energy *

     1,380        1,186  

Finance and financial products

     378        375  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $  137,113        $  122,032  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  *

Included in other assets.