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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
DEO icon
51
Diageo
DEO
$52.6B
$14.6M 0.39%
131,595
– –
WKC icon
52
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.84B
$11.5M 0.31%
200,000
-141,591
-41% -$7.35M
CMLS
53
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$8.78M 0.24%
444,175
– –
PBH icon
54
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.43B
$6.86M 0.19%
160,000
– –
POST icon
55
Post Holdings
POST
$3.65B
$6.79M 0.18%
221,560
– –
CCRD
56
DELISTED
CoreCard
CCRD
$6.54M 0.18%
2,270,000
– –
ASCMA
57
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
$5.57M 0.15%
140,000
– –
MSFT icon
58
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$1.63M 0.04%
40,000
– –
BUD icon
59
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
$1.58M 0.04%
13,000
– –
SLCA
60
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.07M 0.03%
30,000
– –
MRC
61
DELISTED
MRC Global
MRC
$772K 0.02%
65,110
-23,360
-26% -$292K
CMCSK
62
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$364K 0.01%
6,500
– –
MNR
63
DELISTED
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp
MNR
$76K ﹤0.01%
6,800
– –
APA icon
64
APA Corp
APA
$15.2B
– –
-1,030
Closed -$65K
DIS icon
65
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
– –
-19,000
Closed -$1.79M
EBAY icon
66
eBay
EBAY
$46.3B
– –
-22,572
Closed -$533K
IWV icon
67
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$20.2B
– –
-2,310
Closed -$282K
DTV
68
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
– –
-268,570
Closed -$23.3M
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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.