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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
+5.92%
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
$3.58B
AUM Growth
+$183M
Cap. Flow
+$30M
Cap. Flow %
0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.19%
Holding
76
New
12
Increased
29
Reduced
20
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
+$74.2M
2
MSI icon
Motorola Solutions
MSI
+$64.9M
3
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$62.5M
4
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Range Resources
RRC
+$60.5M
5
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
+$59.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
+$117M
2
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Microsoft
MSFT
+$65.9M
3
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$51.3M
4
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$42.1M
5
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Texas Instruments
TXN
+$40.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 24.95%
2 Healthcare 14.19%
3 Financials 13.6%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
5 Technology 9.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LBTYK icon
1
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.55B
$243M 6.79%
6,218,675
+89,792
+1% +$3.28M
BRK.B icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$215M 6.02%
1,435,171
+16,048
+1% +$2.32M
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3
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
$197M 5.51%
1,378,606
-312,919
-18% -$42.1M
QVCGA
4
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$156M 4.35%
109,137
-17,918
-14% -$23.5M
ESRX
5
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$143M 3.98%
1,684,987
-91,920
-5% -$7.18M
FWONK icon
6
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
$133M 3.72%
5,368,579
-389,380
-7% -$9.58M
RWT
7
Redwood Trust
RWT
$603M
$125M 3.48%
6,322,495
+397,060
+7% +$7.45M
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8
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.4B
$118M 3.29%
600,125
+9,459
+2% +$1.78M
RRC icon
9
Range Resources
RRC
$9.59B
$110M 3.06%
2,050,560
+936,593
+84% +$60.5M
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10
Labcorp
LH
$27.3B
$108M 3%
1,160,049
+8,980
+0.8% +$793K
WFC icon
11
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$106M 2.95%
1,925,266
-366,219
-16% -$19.4M
MLM icon
12
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32.1B
$85.4M 2.38%
774,072
+13,809
+2% +$1.63M
GOOG icon
13
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$83.1M 2.32%
3,159,069
+732,806
+30% +$19.7M
DISCK
14
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$83.1M 2.32%
2,464,118
+1,835,018
+292% +$62.5M
ICON
15
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$80.2M 2.24%
237,393
+5,131
+2% +$1.94M
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16
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
$80M 2.23%
1,496,447
-794,508
-35% -$40.2M
PXD
17
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$77.7M 2.17%
522,141
+449,811
+622% +$74.2M
ILG
18
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$68.6M 1.91%
3,282,388
+84,424
+3% +$1.78M
MSI icon
19
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$79.5B
$68.2M 1.9%
+1,016,270
New +$64.9M
LYV icon
20
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.4B
$62.5M 1.75%
2,394,970
-359,325
-13% -$9.06M
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21
Aon
AON
$75.3B
$62.1M 1.73%
654,828
+6,378
+1% +$570K
TFCFA
22
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$61.5M 1.72%
+1,600,960
New +$56.7M
ADT
23
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
$61.3M 1.71%
1,693,060
-29,805
-2% -$1.03M
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24
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
$60.2M 1.68%
1,339,517
-708,088
-35% -$28.8M
CTRX
25
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
$60.2M 1.68%
1,162,989
+161,612
+16% +$7.6M
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Wallace Weitz's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Wallace Weitz held 76 positions worth $3.58B, up 5.4% from $3.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz's Q4 2014 filing shows 12 new, 29 increased, 20 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Motorola Solutions: 1,016,270 shares worth $68.2M. The largest sale was DIRECTV COM STK (DE), an estimated $117M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 25% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q4 2014 buy was Motorola Solutions: 1,016,270 shares worth $68.2M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to Pioneer Natural Resource Co. in Q4 2014, an estimated $74.2M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was DIRECTV COM STK (DE), cutting an estimated $117M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited CACI in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $22.4M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $3.58B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 12 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2014.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value rose 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.58B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 12 Feb 2015.