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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
+2.54%
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
$3.13B
AUM Growth
+$147M
Cap. Flow
+$69M
Cap. Flow %
2.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
45.63%
Holding
66
New
4
Increased
23
Reduced
20
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ADT
ADT Corp
ADT
+$83.8M
2
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Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$69.3M
3
AVP
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
+$21M
4
LBTYK icon
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
+$19.5M
5
BRO icon
Brown & Brown
BRO
+$15.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SWN
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
+$37.6M
2
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Bausch Health
BHC
+$34.4M
3
HPQ icon
HP
HPQ
+$32M
4
FLIR
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
+$18.8M
5
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Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$18.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.43%
2 Communication Services 16.68%
3 Healthcare 13.97%
4 Financials 12.68%
5 Consumer Discretionary 12.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BHC icon
1
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
$211M 6.73%
1,597,540
-251,660
-14% -$34.4M
LBTYK icon
2
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.55B
$160M 5.09%
4,843,710
+584,939
+14% +$19.5M
DTV
3
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$155M 4.96%
2,032,110
-1,810
-0.1% -$133K
BRK.B icon
4
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$154M 4.91%
1,229,050
+110,069
+10% +$12.9M
QVCGA
5
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$146M 4.67%
123,220
+3,370
+3% +$3.94M
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6
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
$143M 4.57%
6,163,868
+2,900,585
+89% +$69.3M
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7
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$122M 3.9%
2,455,070
-29,520
-1% -$1.38M
RWT
8
Redwood Trust
RWT
$603M
$120M 3.83%
5,918,530
-204,639
-3% -$3.99M
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9
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.4B
$112M 3.56%
602,232
+10,027
+2% +$1.75M
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10
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
$107M 3.41%
2,267,300
-144,250
-6% -$6.37M
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11
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32.1B
$102M 3.26%
796,560
-82,011
-9% -$9.43M
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12
Labcorp
LH
$27.3B
$98M 3.13%
1,161,404
+110,300
+10% +$8.8M
ICON
13
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$94.8M 3.03%
241,400
-16,072
-6% -$6.26M
ESRX
14
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$90.9M 2.9%
1,210,905
+26,080
+2% +$1.95M
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15
APA Corp
APA
$15.2B
$89.1M 2.85%
1,074,049
+393
+0% +$32.2K
ADT
16
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
$87.2M 2.79%
2,912,214
+2,537,214
+677% +$83.8M
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17
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
$82.4M 2.63%
2,015,260
+264,070
+15% +$10.1M
MSFT icon
18
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$74.1M 2.37%
1,808,775
-28,850
-2% -$1.08M
FLIR
19
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$73.2M 2.34%
2,032,580
-568,655
-22% -$18.8M
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20
Range Resources
RRC
$9.59B
$64.6M 2.06%
778,630
-93,500
-11% -$7.96M
ILG
21
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$64.3M 2.05%
2,460,406
-50,710
-2% -$1.4M
GOOG icon
22
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$63.4M 2.02%
2,283,728
-644,808
-22% -$18.8M
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23
Aon
AON
$75.3B
$60.2M 1.92%
714,710
-203,810
-22% -$17M
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24
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.4B
$59.2M 1.89%
2,723,521
-135,819
-5% -$2.95M
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25
Target
TGT
$75.1B
$49.4M 1.58%
816,235
-500
-0.1% -$29.6K
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Wallace Weitz's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Wallace Weitz held 66 positions worth $3.13B, up 4.9% from $2.98B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 46% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz's Q1 2014 filing shows 4 new, 23 increased, 20 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Pioneer Natural Resource Co.: 72,370 shares worth $13.5M. The largest sale was Southwestern Energy Company, an estimated $37.6M.

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

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q1 2014 buy was Pioneer Natural Resource Co.: 72,370 shares worth $13.5M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to ADT Corp in Q1 2014, an estimated $83.8M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Bausch Health, cutting an estimated $34.4M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited Southwestern Energy Company in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $37.6M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 46% of its $3.13B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 4 new positions and closed 3 in Q1 2014.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value rose 4.9% quarter-over-quarter to $3.13B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 14 May 2014.