These companies invest in various types of businesses. They typically do so by purchasing and holding large stakes in various types of businesses. However, they often shift constituents and can sometimes be characterized by their tendency to buy and sell smaller companies on a relatively quick time scale.

These companies provide diversified financial services, including asset management and investment banking services.

These companies produce diversified consumer-ready foods that are either processed or combined with other food resources and sold through food retailers. Examples include ground beef, canned soup, cereal, and yogurt.

These companies manufacture cleaning cleaning agents and personal care products for consumers and sell them through retail stores that they do not operate.

These companies produce alcoholic beverages and sell them through wholesalers or distributors.

These companies operate general hospitals that offer acute care services, operating and recovery rooms, radiology services, respiratory therapy services, clinical laboratories and pharmacies, paid for through private health insurance.

These companies refine oil primarily to produce gasoline for automobiles, which is through gas stations to consumers.

These companies manufacture gases (such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and helium) that are used in industrial processes and sell directly to their customers.

These companies manufacture aluminum that is refined but not yet formed into an ingot, sheet, roll, etc.

These companies invest in various types of businesses. They typically do so by purchasing and holding large stakes in various types of businesses. However, they often shift constituents and can sometimes be characterized by their tendency to buy and sell smaller companies on a relatively quick time scale.

These companies manufacture window glass for automobiles (consumer passenger cars) and sell directly to original equipment manufacturers.

These companies provide diversified insurance, such as property and casualty insurance, to both businesses and consumers, and sell them through insurance brokers.