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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
+4.92%
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
$3.7B
AUM Growth
+$123M
Cap. Flow
-$36.5M
Cap. Flow %
-0.99%
Top 10 Hldgs %
41.17%
Holding
70
New
–
Increased
27
Reduced
22
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$100M
2
TFCF
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
+$36.5M
3
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$29M
4
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$23.6M
5
CLB icon
Core Laboratories
CLB
+$19.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$81.8M
2
LH icon
Labcorp
LH
+$30M
3
TXN icon
Texas Instruments
TXN
+$29.9M
4
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
+$23.3M
5
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$21.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 26.44%
2 Financials 15.69%
3 Healthcare 12.8%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.78%
5 Industrials 9.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MSI icon
26
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$79.5B
$55.2M 1.49%
827,724
-188,546
-19% -$12.5M
TXN icon
27
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
$55.1M 1.49%
963,736
-532,711
-36% -$29.9M
AVP
28
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$55.1M 1.49%
6,895,500
+852,071
+14% +$7.08M
TFCFA
29
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$49.6M 1.34%
1,465,880
-135,080
-8% -$4.69M
LYV icon
30
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.4B
$48.4M 1.31%
1,919,085
-475,885
-20% -$12M
WAIR
31
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$45.3M 1.22%
2,954,705
-177,480
-6% -$2.54M
NCMI icon
32
National CineMedia
NCMI
$239M
$43.7M 1.18%
289,163
– –
FWONA icon
33
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
$42.5M 1.15%
1,641,205
-5,719
-0.3% -$143K
TFCF
34
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$42.2M 1.14%
1,284,233
+1,086,620
+550% +$36.5M
FIS icon
35
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.3B
$40M 1.08%
587,966
+9,136
+2% +$597K
XOXO
36
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$37.4M 1.01%
2,115,990
-383,125
-15% -$6.48M
LVNTA
37
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$36.8M 0.99%
875,856
+36,873
+4% +$1.43M
BRO icon
38
Brown & Brown
BRO
$24.4B
$35.7M 0.96%
2,158,518
+42,890
+2% +$692K
CLB icon
39
Core Laboratories
CLB
$574M
$34.4M 0.93%
329,200
+180,700
+122% +$19.3M
WTW icon
40
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.8B
$31.9M 0.86%
250,277
+4,640
+2% +$569K
FLIR
41
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$29.5M 0.8%
943,515
+26,380
+3% +$832K
ALSN icon
42
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$11B
$27M 0.73%
846,541
-112,988
-12% -$3.62M
MA icon
43
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$26.3M 0.71%
304,820
+20,700
+7% +$1.8M
ANGI icon
44
Angi Inc
ANGI
$200M
$22.9M 0.62%
390,356
+22,150
+6% +$1.31M
UPS icon
45
United Parcel Service
UPS
$86.8B
$22.4M 0.6%
231,150
– –
OMC icon
46
Omnicom Group
OMC
$24B
$22.2M 0.6%
284,430
-4,645
-2% -$355K
ACN icon
47
Accenture
ACN
$113B
$21.6M 0.58%
230,400
– –
LBRDA
48
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$19.9M 0.54%
353,113
+7,030
+2% +$357K
ACIW icon
49
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.24B
$16.1M 0.44%
745,000
+2,000
+0.3% +$39.7K
PX
50
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$15.2M 0.41%
125,745
+100
+0.1% +$12.5K
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Wallace Weitz's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Wallace Weitz held 70 positions worth $3.7B, up 3.4% from $3.58B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 41% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz's Q1 2015 filing shows 27 increased, 22 reduced and 6 closed positions. The largest sale was Bausch Health, an estimated $81.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 26% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • Wallace Weitz added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class A in Q1 2015, an estimated $100M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Bausch Health, cutting an estimated $81.8M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited DIRECTV COM STK (DE) in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $23.3M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 41% of its $3.7B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 0 new positions and closed 6 in Q1 2015.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.7B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 12 May 2015.