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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
+4.13%
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
$2.43B
AUM Growth
+$113M
Cap. Flow
-$31.6M
Cap. Flow %
-1.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
51.75%
Holding
80
New
5
Increased
13
Reduced
25
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$32.1M
2
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$17.5M
3
WBD icon
Warner Bros
WBD
+$11.8M
4
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$9.75M
5
ALSN icon
Allison Transmission
ALSN
+$3.82M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ENOV icon
Enovis
ENOV
+$11.5M
2
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$11.3M
3
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
+$7.99M
4
QVCGA
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
+$6.96M
5
AON icon
Aon
AON
+$6.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 30.86%
2 Financials 24.47%
3 Healthcare 13.71%
4 Technology 8.83%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BRK.B icon
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$210M 8.63%
1,144,540
+7,068
+0.6% +$1.25M
LBRDK
2
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$204M 8.38%
2,137,701
-83,035
-4% -$7.99M
LBTYK icon
3
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.55B
$161M 6.61%
4,913,185
-140,395
-3% -$4.53M
LH icon
4
Labcorp
LH
$27.3B
$115M 4.73%
886,241
-3,160
-0.4% -$421K
AGN
5
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$107M 4.41%
523,810
+41,915
+9% +$9.75M
BRK.A icon
6
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$107M 4.41%
390
-20
-5% -$5.31M
MA icon
7
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$100M 4.12%
709,644
-33,990
-5% -$4.5M
GOOG icon
8
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$92M 3.78%
1,918,080
-3,100
-0.2% -$144K
V icon
9
Visa
V
$693B
$84M 3.45%
797,802
-1,950
-0.2% -$198K
QVCGA
10
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$78.7M 3.23%
68,745
-6,206
-8% -$6.96M
LSXMK
11
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$72.6M 2.98%
2,275,694
-8,548
-0.4% -$278K
RWT
12
Redwood Trust
RWT
$603M
$67.3M 2.77%
4,134,200
-145,300
-3% -$2.44M
ENOV icon
13
Enovis
ENOV
$1.5B
$59M 2.43%
823,277
-164,533
-17% -$11.5M
ORCL icon
14
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
$55.9M 2.3%
1,155,152
-2,925
-0.3% -$146K
TFCFA
15
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$50.1M 2.06%
1,900,300
-7,300
-0.4% -$201K
TXN icon
16
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
$48M 1.98%
535,770
-1,270
-0.2% -$104K
AON icon
17
Aon
AON
$75.3B
$47M 1.93%
321,930
-45,724
-12% -$6.38M
WFC icon
18
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$45.9M 1.89%
831,632
-1,670
-0.2% -$88.8K
LVNTA
19
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$45.2M 1.86%
785,000
– –
DXC icon
20
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.73B
$38.1M 1.57%
513,252
+453,024
+752% +$32.1M
LILAK icon
21
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.64B
$35.8M 1.47%
1,794,442
-5,724
-0.3% -$122K
LBRDA
22
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$33M 1.36%
350,000
– –
ALSN icon
23
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$11B
$28.7M 1.18%
765,100
+104,795
+16% +$3.82M
PX
24
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$28.3M 1.16%
202,652
– –
WAIR
25
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$28M 1.15%
2,975,000
+45,414
+2% +$427K
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Wallace Weitz's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Wallace Weitz held 80 positions worth $2.43B, up 4.9% from $2.32B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 52% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz's Q3 2017 filing shows 5 new, 13 increased, 25 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Danaher: 236,733 shares worth $18M. The largest sale was Enovis, an estimated $11.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 31% of assets, down from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q3 2017 buy was Danaher: 236,733 shares worth $18M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to DXC Technology in Q3 2017, an estimated $32.1M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Enovis, cutting an estimated $11.5M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited Fossil Group in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $1.4M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 52% of its $2.43B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 5 new positions and closed 1 in Q3 2017.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value rose 4.9% quarter-over-quarter to $2.43B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.