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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
+2.78%
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
$3.31B
AUM Growth
+$180M
Cap. Flow
+$96.4M
Cap. Flow %
2.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
45.55%
Holding
65
New
2
Increased
25
Reduced
18
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$46.5M
2
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$37.4M
3
CTRX
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
+$31.7M
4
ENDP
Endo International plc
ENDP
+$25.1M
5
EBAY icon
eBay
EBAY
+$23.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FLIR
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
+$39M
2
TGT icon
Target
TGT
+$33M
3
ADT
ADT Corp
ADT
+$30.5M
4
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
+$28.6M
5
FCN icon
FTI Consulting
FCN
+$9.87M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 19.25%
2 Technology 15.92%
3 Healthcare 14.63%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.83%
5 Financials 12.37%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FWONA icon
1
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
$199M 6.01%
8,189,808
+2,025,940
+33% +$46.5M
BHC icon
2
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
$196M 5.91%
1,551,076
-46,464
-3% -$5.93M
LBTYK icon
3
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.55B
$179M 5.4%
5,220,318
+376,608
+8% +$12.5M
BRK.B icon
4
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$175M 5.28%
1,382,646
+153,596
+12% +$19.4M
QVCGA
5
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$151M 4.57%
125,575
+2,355
+2% +$2.81M
DTV
6
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$143M 4.32%
1,681,100
-351,010
-17% -$28.6M
WFC icon
7
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$123M 3.71%
2,335,490
-119,580
-5% -$6.01M
ESRX
8
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$121M 3.65%
1,742,324
+531,419
+44% +$37.4M
RWT
9
Redwood Trust
RWT
$603M
$114M 3.43%
5,835,250
-83,280
-1% -$1.66M
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10
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
$109M 3.28%
2,274,220
+6,920
+0.3% +$323K
APA icon
11
APA Corp
APA
$15.2B
$103M 3.12%
1,026,213
-47,836
-4% -$4.33M
ICON
12
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$103M 3.12%
240,236
-1,164
-0.5% -$480K
LH icon
13
Labcorp
LH
$27.3B
$102M 3.09%
1,163,786
+2,382
+0.2% +$206K
MLM icon
14
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32.1B
$102M 3.08%
773,375
-23,185
-3% -$2.91M
TDG icon
15
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.4B
$100M 3.02%
597,821
-4,411
-0.7% -$795K
ORCL icon
16
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
$81.9M 2.47%
2,020,955
+5,695
+0.3% +$234K
MSFT icon
17
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$76.4M 2.31%
1,832,944
+24,169
+1% +$978K
GOOG icon
18
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$69M 2.09%
2,389,382
+105,654
+5% +$2.87M
ADT
19
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
$68.5M 2.07%
1,961,767
-950,447
-33% -$30.5M
RRC icon
20
Range Resources
RRC
$9.59B
$68M 2.05%
782,382
+3,752
+0.5% +$336K
ILG
21
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$67.9M 2.05%
3,092,687
+632,281
+26% +$14.6M
LYV icon
22
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.4B
$67.4M 2.03%
2,729,135
+5,614
+0.2% +$126K
ENDP
23
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$61.4M 1.85%
876,670
+375,750
+75% +$25.1M
AON icon
24
Aon
AON
$75.3B
$59.6M 1.8%
662,010
-52,700
-7% -$4.56M
NCMI icon
25
National CineMedia
NCMI
$239M
$45.7M 1.38%
261,000
+76,460
+41% +$12.2M
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Wallace Weitz's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Wallace Weitz held 65 positions worth $3.31B, up 5.7% from $3.13B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 46% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz's Q2 2014 filing shows 2 new, 25 increased, 18 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA): 748,620 shares worth $33.1M. The largest sale was FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock, an estimated $39M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 19% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q2 2014 buy was CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA): 748,620 shares worth $33.1M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to Liberty Media Series A in Q2 2014, an estimated $46.5M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock, cutting an estimated $39M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited CNA Financial in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $9.83M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 46% of its $3.31B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 2 new positions and closed 4 in Q2 2014.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value rose 5.7% quarter-over-quarter to $3.31B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 14 Aug 2014.