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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
+5.92%
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
$3.58B
AUM Growth
+$183M
Cap. Flow
+$30M
Cap. Flow %
0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.19%
Holding
76
New
12
Increased
29
Reduced
20
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
+$74.2M
2
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Motorola Solutions
MSI
+$64.9M
3
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$62.5M
4
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Range Resources
RRC
+$60.5M
5
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
+$59.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
+$117M
2
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Microsoft
MSFT
+$65.9M
3
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APA Corp
APA
+$51.3M
4
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Bausch Health
BHC
+$42.1M
5
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Texas Instruments
TXN
+$40.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 24.95%
2 Healthcare 14.19%
3 Financials 13.6%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
5 Technology 9.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LBRDK
26
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$59.9M 1.67%
+1,202,968
New +$59.2M
PCP
27
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$58.1M 1.62%
241,278
+113,743
+89% +$26.3M
AVP
28
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$56.7M 1.58%
6,043,429
+1,134,931
+23% +$11.7M
ENDP
29
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$55.4M 1.55%
767,530
+45,580
+6% +$3.12M
XOXO
30
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$45.5M 1.27%
2,499,115
-317,314
-11% -$4.49M
WAIR
31
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$43.8M 1.22%
3,132,185
+858,845
+38% +$13.6M
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32
National CineMedia
NCMI
$239M
$41.6M 1.16%
289,163
+3,701
+1% +$531K
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33
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
$39.1M 1.09%
1,646,924
-1,248,274
-43% -$29.5M
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34
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.3B
$36M 1.01%
578,830
+3,750
+0.7% +$220K
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35
Brown & Brown
BRO
$24.4B
$34.8M 0.97%
2,115,628
+20,736
+1% +$333K
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36
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$11B
$32.5M 0.91%
959,529
+944,529
+6,297% +$30.1M
LVNTA
37
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$31.6M 0.88%
838,983
+368,983
+79% +$12.9M
FLIR
38
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$29.6M 0.83%
917,135
+20,250
+2% +$642K
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39
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.8B
$29.2M 0.81%
245,637
+23,395
+11% +$2.62M
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40
United Parcel Service
UPS
$86.8B
$25.7M 0.72%
231,150
-8,000
-3% -$844K
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41
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$24.5M 0.68%
+284,120
New +$23.2M
DTV
42
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$23.3M 0.65%
268,570
-1,355,842
-83% -$117M
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43
Angi Inc
ANGI
$200M
$22.9M 0.64%
368,206
+896
+0.2% +$59.9K
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44
Omnicom Group
OMC
$24B
$22.4M 0.63%
289,075
-2,205
-0.8% -$161K
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45
Accenture
ACN
$113B
$20.6M 0.57%
230,400
– –
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46
Core Laboratories
CLB
$574M
$17.9M 0.5%
+148,500
New +$19.5M
LBRDA
47
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$17.3M 0.48%
+346,083
New +$17.1M
PX
48
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$16.3M 0.45%
125,645
– –
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49
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.84B
$16M 0.45%
341,591
-30,509
-8% -$1.32M
BRK.A icon
50
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$15.6M 0.44%
69
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Wallace Weitz's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Wallace Weitz held 76 positions worth $3.58B, up 5.4% from $3.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz's Q4 2014 filing shows 12 new, 29 increased, 20 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Motorola Solutions: 1,016,270 shares worth $68.2M. The largest sale was DIRECTV COM STK (DE), an estimated $117M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 25% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q4 2014 buy was Motorola Solutions: 1,016,270 shares worth $68.2M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to Pioneer Natural Resource Co. in Q4 2014, an estimated $74.2M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was DIRECTV COM STK (DE), cutting an estimated $117M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited CACI in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $22.4M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $3.58B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 12 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2014.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value rose 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.58B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 12 Feb 2015.