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 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$13.9M |
| 2 |
Compass Minerals
CMP
|
+$2.02M |
| 3 |
Guidewire Software
GWRE
|
+$2M |
| 4 |
WAIR
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
|
+$1.71M |
| 5 |
National CineMedia
NCMI
|
+$1.27M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TransDigm Group
TDG
|
+$63.7M |
| 2 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
+$29.2M |
| 3 |
LSXMK
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
|
+$26.8M |
| 4 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$19.2M |
| 5 |
Motorola Solutions
MSI
|
+$13.6M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 32.8% |
| 2 | Financials | 23.41% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.43% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.93% |
| 5 | Technology | 6.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$49.3B
| $260K | 0.01% |
1,983
+433
| +28% | +$56.1K |
|
77
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
| $193K | 0.01% |
2,313
+10
| +0.4% | +$833 |
|
78
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $161K | 0.01% |
3,800
| – | – |
|
79
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
| $93K | ﹤0.01% |
395
| – | – |
|
80
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$114B
| $39K | ﹤0.01% |
430
| – | – |
|
81
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.3B
| $13K | ﹤0.01% |
128
| – | – |
|
82
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$46.7B
| – | – |
-77,650
| Closed | -$586K |
|
83
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$20.2B
| – | – |
-11,000
| Closed | -$1.46M |
|
|
84
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$79.5B
| – | – |
-164,458
| Closed | -$13.6M |
|
|
85
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.4B
| – | – |
-255,691
| Closed | -$63.7M |
|
86
US Bancorp
USB
$96.7B
| – | – |
-205
| Closed | -$11K |
|
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Wallace Weitz's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, Wallace Weitz held 88 positions worth $2.43B, down 3.4% from $2.52B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 50% of the portfolio.
Wallace Weitz withdrew a net $328M in Q1 2017, closing 5 positions and reducing 45 holdings. Its most notable exit was TransDigm Group, an estimated $63.7M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 33% of assets, up from 31% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Wallace Weitz opened a new position in Dollar Tree worth $14.2M.
- Wallace Weitz's largest Q1 2017 buy was Dollar Tree: 181,061 shares worth $14.2M.
- Wallace Weitz added most to Compass Minerals in Q1 2017, an estimated $2.02M increase.
- Wallace Weitz's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Allergan plc, cutting an estimated $29.2M.
- Wallace Weitz fully exited TransDigm Group in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $63.7M.
- Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 50% of its $2.43B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- Wallace Weitz opened 2 new positions and closed 5 in Q1 2017.
- Wallace Weitz's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $2.43B.
Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.