Wallace Weitz Weitz Investment Management
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSXMK
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
|
+$134M |
| 2 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
+$67.1M |
| 3 |
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
|
+$25.9M |
| 4 |
LSXMA
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
|
+$19.2M |
| 5 |
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
|
+$8.21M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
|
+$99M |
| 2 |
Range Resources
RRC
|
+$54.9M |
| 3 |
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
|
+$29.2M |
| 4 |
ENDP
Endo International plc
ENDP
|
+$27.3M |
| 5 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$26.9M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 30.66% |
| 2 | Financials | 19.95% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.49% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.9% |
| 5 | Technology | 6.58% |
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Wallace Weitz's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Wallace Weitz held 72 positions worth $2.71B, down 4.9% from $2.85B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 48% of the portfolio.
Wallace Weitz withdrew a net $138M in Q2 2016, closing 4 positions and reducing 29 holdings. Its most notable exit was Endo International plc, an estimated $27.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 31% of assets, down from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Wallace Weitz opened a new position in Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock worth $132M.
- Wallace Weitz's largest Q2 2016 buy was Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock: 5,604,931 shares worth $132M.
- Wallace Weitz added most to Allergan plc in Q2 2016, an estimated $67.1M increase.
- Wallace Weitz's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Liberty Media Series C, cutting an estimated $99M.
- Wallace Weitz fully exited Endo International plc in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $27.3M.
- Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 48% of its $2.71B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Wallace Weitz opened 7 new positions and closed 4 in Q2 2016.
- Wallace Weitz's portfolio value fell 4.9% quarter-over-quarter to $2.71B.
Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 10 Aug 2016.