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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
+1.69%
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
$2.35B
AUM Growth
-$13.1M
Cap. Flow
-$37M
Cap. Flow %
-1.57%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.44%
Holding
82
New
7
Increased
15
Reduced
25
Closed
3

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ALSN icon
Allison Transmission
ALSN
+$27.7M
2
LH icon
Labcorp
LH
+$23.3M
3
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
+$21.8M
4
XOXO
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
+$18.7M
5
RWT
Redwood Trust
RWT
+$16.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 30.39%
2 Financials 27.72%
3 Healthcare 13.63%
4 Technology 9.08%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
GLIBA
26
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
$27.9M 1.19%
619,700
+89,498
+17% +$4.13M
PX
27
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$27.7M 1.18%
174,950
-190
-0.1% -$29.4K
TMO icon
28
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$233B
$27.2M 1.16%
131,424
-157
-0.1% -$33.3K
LBRDA
29
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$26.5M 1.13%
350,000
WAIR
30
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$25.4M 1.08%
2,258,238
-341,762
-13% -$3.73M
DHR icon
31
Danaher
DHR
$154B
$23.6M 1.01%
270,311
-139
-0.1% -$12.4K
AXTA icon
32
Axalta
AXTA
$7.75B
$23M 0.98%
757,450
AMZN icon
33
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$19.8M 0.84%
232,400
-260
-0.1% -$20.6K
CCRD
34
DELISTED
CoreCard
CCRD
$19.7M 0.84%
2,270,000
DEO icon
35
Diageo
DEO
$52.6B
$18.7M 0.8%
130,000
ACN icon
36
Accenture
ACN
$113B
$18.7M 0.79%
114,224
-122
-0.1% -$19K
LSXMA
37
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$17.8M 0.76%
546,734
TFCFA
38
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$16.1M 0.69%
325,000
-125,000
-28% -$4.94M
MHK icon
39
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
$15.2M 0.65%
+70,990
New +$15.5M
LEXEA
40
DELISTED
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
$13.2M 0.56%
300,000
PXD
41
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$11.1M 0.47%
58,668
-22,626
-28% -$4.33M
PRSP
42
DELISTED
Perspecta Inc. Common Stock
PRSP
$10.9M 0.46%
+528,926
New +$11.8M
TDG icon
43
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.4B
$10.5M 0.45%
30,489
-51
-0.2% -$16.8K
FWONK icon
44
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
$10.2M 0.43%
284,429
BKNG icon
45
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$9.64M 0.41%
118,925
-175
-0.1% -$14.7K
CMP icon
46
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.09B
$9.4M 0.4%
143,000
CHTR icon
47
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.9B
$9.38M 0.4%
+32,000
New +$9.2M
ACIW icon
48
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.24B
$9.25M 0.39%
375,000
EQC
49
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$8M 0.34%
254,000
MKL icon
50
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$6.51M 0.28%
6,000
+3,500
+140% +$3.95M

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Wallace Weitz's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Wallace Weitz held 82 positions worth $2.35B, down 0.56% from $2.37B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 52% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz's Q2 2018 filing shows 7 new, 15 increased, 25 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Mohawk Industries: 70,990 shares worth $15.2M. The largest sale was Allison Transmission, an estimated $27.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 30% of assets, up from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q2 2018 buy was Mohawk Industries: 70,990 shares worth $15.2M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q2 2018, an estimated $32.2M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Labcorp, cutting an estimated $23.3M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited Allison Transmission in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $27.7M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 52% of its $2.35B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 7 new positions and closed 3 in Q2 2018.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value fell 0.56% quarter-over-quarter to $2.35B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.