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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
-13.9%
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
$2.18B
AUM Growth
-$274M
Cap. Flow
+$59.6M
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
47.69%
Holding
86
New
7
Increased
28
Reduced
24
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BKI
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
+$32.9M
2
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$27.1M
3
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$21.9M
4
ADI icon
Analog Devices
ADI
+$20.9M
5
TDG icon
TransDigm Group
TDG
+$16M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$28.4M
2
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$27.6M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$20M
4
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$13.5M
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$13.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 28.44%
2 Communication Services 27.05%
3 Technology 12.84%
4 Healthcare 9.98%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.77%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VMC icon
26
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.8B
$27M 1.24%
273,540
+143,174
+110% +$14.5M
LIN icon
27
Linde
LIN
$225B
$26.7M 1.23%
+171,376
New +$27.1M
MRVL icon
28
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$213B
$26.6M 1.22%
1,644,000
+200,500
+14% +$3.32M
TDG icon
29
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.4B
$26.2M 1.2%
77,052
+46,563
+153% +$16M
TMO icon
30
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$233B
$23.7M 1.09%
105,873
-10,051
-9% -$2.36M
LILAK icon
31
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.64B
$22.7M 1.04%
1,819,822
– –
LBRDA
32
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$21.9M 1%
305,000
-35,000
-10% -$2.81M
ADI icon
33
Analog Devices
ADI
$182B
$20.8M 0.95%
+241,825
New +$20.9M
AMZN icon
34
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$20.8M 0.95%
276,340
+114,420
+71% +$9.51M
AXTA icon
35
Axalta
AXTA
$7.75B
$19.1M 0.88%
816,675
+41,725
+5% +$1.04M
DEO icon
36
Diageo
DEO
$52.6B
$18.4M 0.84%
130,000
– –
DHR icon
37
Danaher
DHR
$154B
$17.7M 0.81%
193,114
+62,179
+47% +$5.65M
MHK icon
38
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
$15.9M 0.73%
136,075
+37,995
+39% +$5.07M
GLIBA
39
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
$15.8M 0.73%
385,000
– –
ACN icon
40
Accenture
ACN
$113B
$14.6M 0.67%
103,864
-360
-0.3% -$57K
LSXMA
41
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$14.5M 0.67%
546,734
+34,603
+7% +$997K
SWK icon
42
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$15.1B
$14.2M 0.65%
+118,595
New +$14.8M
TFCFA
43
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$14M 0.64%
290,000
-35,000
-11% -$1.66M
BKNG icon
44
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$13.9M 0.64%
201,750
+82,825
+70% +$6.07M
WAIR
45
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$13.4M 0.62%
1,700,000
-100,000
-6% -$988K
MLM icon
46
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32.1B
$11.5M 0.53%
67,130
+59,630
+795% +$10.6M
MKL icon
47
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$10.4M 0.48%
10,000
+4,000
+67% +$4.37M
ACIW icon
48
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.24B
$8.99M 0.41%
325,000
-50,000
-13% -$1.35M
GWRE icon
49
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$15.8B
$8.82M 0.4%
110,000
+40,000
+57% +$3.49M
FWONK icon
50
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
$8.44M 0.39%
284,429
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Wallace Weitz's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Wallace Weitz held 86 positions worth $2.18B, down 11% from $2.46B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 48% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz's Q4 2018 filing shows 7 new, 28 increased, 24 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock: 702,100 shares worth $31.6M. The largest sale was Wells Fargo, an estimated $28.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 28% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q4 2018 buy was Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock: 702,100 shares worth $31.6M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to Charles Schwab in Q4 2018, an estimated $21.9M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Allergan plc, cutting an estimated $20M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited Wells Fargo in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $28.4M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 48% of its $2.18B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 7 new positions and closed 4 in Q4 2018.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $2.18B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 11 Feb 2019.