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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
-13.9%
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
$2.18B
AUM Growth
-$274M
Cap. Flow
+$59.6M
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
47.69%
Holding
86
New
7
Increased
28
Reduced
24
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BKI
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
+$32.9M
2
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$27.1M
3
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$21.9M
4
ADI icon
Analog Devices
ADI
+$20.9M
5
TDG icon
TransDigm Group
TDG
+$16M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$28.4M
2
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$27.6M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$20M
4
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$13.5M
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$13.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 28.44%
2 Communication Services 27.05%
3 Technology 12.84%
4 Healthcare 9.98%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.77%
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
$175M 8.03%
858,421
-63,117
-7% -$13.2M
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$171M 7.82%
558
-6
-1% -$1.88M
LBRDK
3
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$133M 6.11%
1,851,476
-69,151
-4% -$5.54M
GOOG icon
4
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$103M 4.73%
1,992,900
+82,800
+4% +$4.43M
LH icon
5
Labcorp
LH
$27.3B
$87.1M 3.99%
802,374
+87,681
+12% +$11.7M
MA icon
6
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$85.3M 3.91%
452,151
-5,327
-1% -$1.06M
LBTYK icon
7
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.55B
$84.5M 3.87%
4,096,255
-242,452
-6% -$5.8M
V icon
8
Visa
V
$693B
$83.7M 3.83%
634,219
-10,366
-2% -$1.43M
META icon
9
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$61.1M 2.8%
465,907
+85,114
+22% +$12.3M
ORCL icon
10
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
$56.3M 2.58%
1,247,237
-2,976
-0.2% -$143K
SCHW
11
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$54.9M 2.52%
1,322,364
+483,225
+58% +$21.9M
KMX icon
12
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$54.7M 2.51%
871,674
+219,804
+34% +$14.5M
LSXMK
13
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$53.6M 2.46%
1,904,360
+20,274
+1% +$617K
AGN
14
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$51.2M 2.35%
383,236
-122,034
-24% -$20M
RWT
15
Redwood Trust
RWT
$603M
$42.4M 1.95%
2,816,300
-724,100
-20% -$11.7M
AON icon
16
Aon
AON
$75.3B
$38.8M 1.78%
266,899
-53,942
-17% -$8.38M
ENOV icon
17
Enovis
ENOV
$1.5B
$38.1M 1.75%
1,059,424
+92,117
+10% +$4.3M
TXN icon
18
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
$37.6M 1.72%
397,700
+13,430
+3% +$1.3M
CMCSA icon
19
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
$36.3M 1.66%
1,064,955
-17,143
-2% -$626K
DXC icon
20
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.73B
$35.7M 1.64%
671,900
+125,048
+23% +$8.64M
QVCGA
21
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$32.3M 1.48%
34,113
-2,128
-6% -$2.24M
BKI
22
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
$31.6M 1.45%
+702,100
New +$32.9M
DLTR icon
23
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$31M 1.42%
342,700
-1,155
-0.3% -$97.5K
SUM
24
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$29.4M 1.35%
2,407,544
+778,107
+48% +$10.8M
CCRD
25
DELISTED
CoreCard
CCRD
$29.3M 1.34%
2,270,000
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Wallace Weitz's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Wallace Weitz held 86 positions worth $2.18B, down 11% from $2.46B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 48% of the portfolio.

Wallace Weitz's Q4 2018 filing shows 7 new, 28 increased, 24 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock: 702,100 shares worth $31.6M. The largest sale was Wells Fargo, an estimated $28.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 28% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

  • Wallace Weitz's largest Q4 2018 buy was Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock: 702,100 shares worth $31.6M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to Charles Schwab in Q4 2018, an estimated $21.9M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Allergan plc, cutting an estimated $20M.
  • Wallace Weitz fully exited Wells Fargo in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $28.4M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 48% of its $2.18B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 7 new positions and closed 4 in Q4 2018.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $2.18B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 11 Feb 2019.