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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
+19.07%
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
$2.42B
AUM Growth
+$233M
Cap. Flow
-$135M
Cap. Flow %
-5.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
46.26%
Holding
84
New
2
Increased
19
Reduced
32
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$24M
2
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$23.4M
3
BOX icon
Box
BOX
+$21.7M
4
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$15.5M
5
RWT
Redwood Trust
RWT
+$10.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$51.2M
2
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
+$34.8M
3
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$22.5M
4
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$15.9M
5
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
+$14M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 27.04%
2 Communication Services 25.66%
3 Technology 15.53%
4 Healthcare 8.54%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.5%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LGF.B
76
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
– –
-150,000
Closed -$2.23M
LGF.A
77
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
– –
-125,000
Closed -$2.01M
DISCK
78
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
– –
-200,000
Closed -$4.62M
AGN
79
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
– –
-383,236
Closed -$51.2M
TFCFA
80
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
– –
-290,000
Closed -$14M
TFCF
81
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
– –
-3,934
Closed -$188K
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Wallace Weitz's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Wallace Weitz held 84 positions worth $2.42B, up 11% from $2.18B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 46% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz withdrew a net $135M in Q1 2019, closing 9 positions and reducing 32 holdings. Its most notable exit was Allergan plc, an estimated $51.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 27% of assets, down from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

Against the trend, Wallace Weitz opened a new position in Box worth $20.2M.

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q1 2019 buy was Box: 1,046,400 shares worth $20.2M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to Booking.com in Q1 2019, an estimated $24M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Liberty Broadband Class C, cutting an estimated $34.8M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited Allergan plc in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $51.2M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 46% of its $2.42B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 2 new positions and closed 9 in Q1 2019.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $2.42B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.