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Schwartz Investment Counsel Portfolio holdings

AUM $3.01B
1-Year Est. Return 27.22%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.42%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.22%
3 Year Est. Return
+87.81%
5 Year Est. Return
+109.32%
10 Year Est. Return
+412.8%
AUM
$1.51B
AUM Growth
+$112M
Cap. Flow
+$55M
Cap. Flow %
3.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.43%
Holding
183
New
10
Increased
55
Reduced
39
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DEO icon
Diageo
DEO
+$19.2M
2
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$13M
3
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$10.1M
4
MCHP icon
Microchip Technology
MCHP
+$10M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$8.63M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PETM
PETSMART INC
PETM
+$22.2M
2
PAYX icon
Paychex
PAYX
+$10.5M
3
MMM icon
3M
MMM
+$6.4M
4
CBRL icon
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
+$6.08M
5
BKE icon
Buckle
BKE
+$4.97M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 18.45%
2 Consumer Discretionary 16.68%
3 Technology 14.74%
4 Healthcare 12.9%
5 Financials 12.2%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MKL icon
176
Markel Group
MKL
$22.1B
– –
-500
Closed -$318K
PTEN icon
177
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.59B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$325K
VWO icon
178
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$125B
– –
-23,340
Closed -$974K
WTM icon
179
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.92B
– –
-1,500
Closed -$945K
ORIT
180
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
– –
-30,000
Closed -$423K
XCO
181
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
– –
-3,333
Closed -$167K
QLGC
182
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
– –
-30,000
Closed -$275K
FFCO
183
DELISTED
FED FIRST FINANCIAL CORP COM
FFCO
– –
-12,020
Closed -$261K
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Schwartz Investment Counsel's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Schwartz Investment Counsel held 183 positions worth $1.51B, up 8% from $1.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Schwartz Investment Counsel deployed $55M of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 10 new positions and adding to 55 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was TJX Companies: 409,000 shares worth $14M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was PETSMART INC, an estimated $22.2M trimmed.

  • Schwartz Investment Counsel's largest Q4 2014 buy was TJX Companies: 409,000 shares worth $14M.
  • Schwartz Investment Counsel added most to Diageo in Q4 2014, an estimated $19.2M increase.
  • Schwartz Investment Counsel's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was PETSMART INC, cutting an estimated $22.2M.
  • Schwartz Investment Counsel fully exited Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $974K.
  • Schwartz Investment Counsel's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $1.51B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Schwartz Investment Counsel opened 10 new positions and closed 13 in Q4 2014.
  • Schwartz Investment Counsel's portfolio value rose 8% quarter-over-quarter to $1.51B.

Based on Schwartz Investment Counsel's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 10 Feb 2015.