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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
+11.58%
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
$2.98B
AUM Growth
+$327M
Cap. Flow
+$31.7M
Cap. Flow %
1.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.06%
Holding
63
New
3
Increased
23
Reduced
20
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$59.9M
2
ENDP
Endo International plc
ENDP
+$25.4M
3
QVCGA
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
+$25.1M
4
LH icon
Labcorp
LH
+$22.1M
5
LBTYK icon
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
+$16.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AON icon
Aon
AON
+$79.3M
2
OUTR
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
+$37.9M
3
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$21.2M
4
UPS icon
United Parcel Service
UPS
+$16M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$12.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.35%
2 Communication Services 15.93%
3 Healthcare 14.04%
4 Consumer Discretionary 13.77%
5 Financials 12.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BHC icon
1
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
$217M 7.27%
1,849,200
-193,635
-9% -$21.2M
LBTYK icon
2
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.55B
$145M 4.87%
4,258,771
+531,447
+14% +$16.6M
QVCGA
3
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$144M 4.84%
119,850
+22,536
+23% +$25.1M
DTV
4
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$141M 4.71%
2,033,920
+53,300
+3% +$3.41M
BRK.B icon
5
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$133M 4.45%
1,118,981
+2,989
+0.3% +$346K
RWT
6
Redwood Trust
RWT
$603M
$119M 3.97%
6,123,169
+163,020
+3% +$3M
WFC icon
7
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$113M 3.78%
2,484,590
-61,400
-2% -$2.65M
TXN icon
8
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
$106M 3.55%
2,411,550
-284,400
-11% -$11.9M
ICON
9
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$102M 3.43%
257,472
-10,430
-4% -$3.84M
TDG icon
10
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.4B
$95.4M 3.2%
592,205
+86,800
+17% +$12.9M
APA icon
11
APA Corp
APA
$15.2B
$92.3M 3.09%
1,073,656
+24,060
+2% +$2.14M
MLM icon
12
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32.1B
$87.8M 2.94%
878,571
+164,901
+23% +$16.2M
FWONA icon
13
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
$84.9M 2.85%
3,263,283
+310,973
+11% +$8.25M
ESRX
14
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$83.2M 2.79%
1,184,825
+202,570
+21% +$13.2M
LH icon
15
Labcorp
LH
$27.3B
$82.5M 2.76%
1,051,104
+259,025
+33% +$22.1M
GOOG icon
16
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$81.7M 2.74%
2,928,536
-416,957
-12% -$10.5M
FLIR
17
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$78.3M 2.62%
2,601,235
+112,630
+5% +$3.33M
ILG
18
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$77.6M 2.6%
2,511,116
-90,551
-3% -$2.38M
AON icon
19
Aon
AON
$75.3B
$77.1M 2.58%
918,520
-1,001,400
-52% -$79.3M
RRC icon
20
Range Resources
RRC
$9.59B
$73.5M 2.46%
872,130
+70,770
+9% +$5.5M
MSFT icon
21
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$68.8M 2.3%
1,837,625
-18,150
-1% -$659K
ORCL icon
22
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
$67M 2.25%
1,751,190
+1,742,190
+19,358% +$59.9M
LYV icon
23
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.4B
$56.5M 1.89%
2,859,340
-605,250
-17% -$11.3M
TGT icon
24
Target
TGT
$75.1B
$51.7M 1.73%
816,735
-12,770
-2% -$816K
LVNTA
25
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$39.6M 1.33%
1,314,203
+83,435
+7% +$2.24M
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Wallace Weitz's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Wallace Weitz held 63 positions worth $2.98B, up 12% from $2.66B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz's Q4 2013 filing shows 3 new, 23 increased, 20 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Endo International plc: 445,920 shares worth $30.1M. The largest sale was Aon, an estimated $79.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Healthcare.

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q4 2013 buy was Endo International plc: 445,920 shares worth $30.1M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to Oracle in Q4 2013, an estimated $59.9M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Aon, cutting an estimated $79.3M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited OMNICARE INC in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $6.31M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $2.98B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 3 new positions and closed 1 in Q4 2013.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $2.98B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 13 Feb 2014.