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Wallace Weitz Weitz Investment Management

AUM $1.44B
1-Year Est. Return 3.53%
 

Wallace Weitz founded Weitz Investment Management and built a long career as a patient, research-driven value investor. The firm is known for concentrated equity portfolios, conservative balance-sheet analysis, and multi-year holding periods. Weitz’s letters and process notes are frequently recommended to investors learning classic U.S. value management.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.21%
1 Year Est. Return
+3.53%
3 Year Est. Return
+36.06%
5 Year Est. Return
+41.29%
10 Year Est. Return
+224.48%
AUM
$2.66B
AUM Growth
+$187M
Cap. Flow
+$21.5M
Cap. Flow %
0.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
46.25%
Holding
62
New
1
Increased
34
Reduced
13
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TDG icon
TransDigm Group
TDG
+$29M
2
RRC icon
Range Resources
RRC
+$12.6M
3
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$10.7M
4
WKC icon
World Kinect Corp
WKC
+$10M
5
RWT
Redwood Trust
RWT
+$9.76M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OCR
OMNICARE INC
OCR
+$33.8M
2
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
+$15.1M
3
AON icon
Aon
AON
+$9.98M
4
SD
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
+$7.14M
5
MOS icon
The Mosaic Company
MOS
+$6.73M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 17.57%
2 Communication Services 15.96%
3 Financials 15.5%
4 Healthcare 13.68%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NCMI icon
26
National CineMedia
NCMI
$239M
$34.9M 1.31%
185,190
-6,835
-4% -$1.24M
XOXO
27
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$33.8M 1.27%
2,619,488
+828
+0% +$10.4K
OUTR
28
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$30.2M 1.13%
603,166
+937
+0.2% +$55.2K
LVNTA
29
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$26.7M 1%
1,230,768
+121,896
+11% +$2.62M
FIS icon
30
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.3B
$26.4M 0.99%
568,310
+2,410
+0.4% +$109K
DIS icon
31
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$23.3M 0.88%
361,550
+1,750
+0.5% +$112K
HPQ icon
32
HP
HPQ
$27.2B
$22.9M 0.86%
2,406,852
+12,992
+0.5% +$143K
CACI icon
33
CACI
CACI
$14.3B
$21.7M 0.82%
314,400
-16,100
-5% -$1.07M
OMC icon
34
Omnicom Group
OMC
$24B
$20.3M 0.76%
319,700
-100,300
-24% -$6.39M
WKC icon
35
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.84B
$18.3M 0.69%
490,000
+260,000
+113% +$10M
CMLS
36
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$17.5M 0.66%
412,500
– –
ACN icon
37
Accenture
ACN
$113B
$16.7M 0.63%
226,400
+1,100
+0.5% +$81.4K
DEO icon
38
Diageo
DEO
$52.6B
$16.1M 0.61%
126,850
+650
+0.5% +$81.3K
FCN icon
39
FTI Consulting
FCN
$4.3B
$15.5M 0.58%
410,502
+226,300
+123% +$8.02M
PX
40
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$15.1M 0.57%
125,700
+700
+0.6% +$83.1K
BRK.A icon
41
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$11.8M 0.44%
69
– –
BRO icon
42
Brown & Brown
BRO
$24.4B
$11.6M 0.44%
720,994
+100,994
+16% +$1.65M
CVS icon
43
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
$11.5M 0.43%
201,860
+660
+0.3% +$39.3K
TBF icon
44
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
TBF
$107M
$10.6M 0.4%
330,000
+180,000
+120% +$5.84M
SAPE
45
DELISTED
SAPIENT CORP
SAPE
$10.4M 0.39%
671,000
-159,000
-19% -$2.35M
CNA icon
46
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$8.78M 0.33%
230,000
– –
ACIW icon
47
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.24B
$8.15M 0.31%
452,532
+431,532
+2,055% +$7.1M
CMP icon
48
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.09B
$6.48M 0.24%
85,000
– –
OCR
49
DELISTED
OMNICARE INC
OCR
$6.31M 0.24%
113,700
-633,220
-85% -$33.8M
ASCMA
50
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
$4.84M 0.18%
60,000
– –
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Wallace Weitz's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Wallace Weitz held 62 positions worth $2.66B, up 7.6% from $2.47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 46% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2013: portfolio turnover was 4.8%. Wallace Weitz opened 1 new position and exited 2, leaving the 62-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 18% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Financials.

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q3 2013 buy was AB InBev: 13,000 shares worth $1.29M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to TransDigm Group in Q3 2013, an estimated $29M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was OMNICARE INC, cutting an estimated $33.8M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $7.14M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 46% of its $2.66B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 1 new position and closed 2 in Q3 2013.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value rose 7.6% quarter-over-quarter to $2.66B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 13 Nov 2013.