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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
+7.04%
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
$2.55B
AUM Growth
+$88.2M
Cap. Flow
-$74.7M
Cap. Flow %
-2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.82%
Holding
72
New
1
Increased
11
Reduced
22
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MKL icon
Markel Group
MKL
+$32.2M
2
EXPE icon
Expedia Group
EXPE
+$27.6M
3
FHB icon
First Hawaiian
FHB
+$4.5M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$3.54M
5
VMC icon
Vulcan Materials
VMC
+$2.72M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SWK icon
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
+$14.1M
2
GLIBA
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
+$12.9M
3
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$12.8M
4
CCRD
CoreCard
CCRD
+$12.3M
5
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$11.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 29.91%
2 Communication Services 24.45%
3 Technology 16.17%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9%
5 Healthcare 7.99%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
IR icon
51
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$31.2B
$8.44M 0.33%
230,000
– –
EQC
52
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$8.21M 0.32%
250,000
– –
FBIN icon
53
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$4.9M 0.19%
87,750
– –
FHB icon
54
First Hawaiian
FHB
$3.2B
$4.62M 0.18%
+160,000
New +$4.5M
BATRK icon
55
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$3.33B
$3.1M 0.12%
105,000
– –
CHTR icon
56
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.9B
$2.91M 0.11%
6,000
– –
MSFT icon
57
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$2.76M 0.11%
17,500
– –
FWONK icon
58
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
$2.3M 0.09%
51,714
– –
VTI icon
59
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$685B
$1.32M 0.05%
8,068
– –
FWONA icon
60
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
$1.2M 0.05%
28,723
– –
VEA icon
61
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$239B
$729K 0.03%
16,555
– –
BSV icon
62
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$45.6B
$378K 0.01%
4,692
– –
BATRA icon
63
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$3.64B
$326K 0.01%
11,000
– –
IWB icon
64
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$49.3B
$294K 0.01%
1,648
– –
BIV icon
65
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
$207K 0.01%
2,371
– –
AAPL icon
66
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$41K ﹤0.01%
560
– –
EXP icon
67
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.35B
– –
-57,500
Closed -$5.18M
MYE icon
68
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.26B
– –
-211,200
Closed -$3.73M
SPY icon
69
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
– –
-180
Closed -$53K
SWK icon
70
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$15.1B
– –
-97,795
Closed -$14.1M
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Wallace Weitz's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Wallace Weitz held 72 positions worth $2.55B, up 3.6% from $2.46B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz's Q4 2019 filing shows 1 new, 11 increased, 22 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Hawaiian: 160,000 shares worth $4.62M. The largest sale was Stanley Black & Decker, an estimated $14.1M.

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

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q4 2019 buy was First Hawaiian: 160,000 shares worth $4.62M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to Markel Group in Q4 2019, an estimated $32.2M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE), cutting an estimated $12.9M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited Stanley Black & Decker in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $14.1M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $2.55B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 1 new position and closed 4 in Q4 2019.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $2.55B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 13 Feb 2020.