Wallace Weitz Weitz Investment Management
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Perimeter Solutions
PRM
|
+$25.4M |
| 2 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$19.4M |
| 3 |
CoStar Group
CSGP
|
+$15.9M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$6.64M |
| 5 |
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
|
+$4.35M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aon
AON
|
+$43.2M |
| 2 |
Labcorp
LH
|
+$20.6M |
| 3 |
Vulcan Materials
VMC
|
+$15.7M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$11.2M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$6.71M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 28.57% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 25.25% |
| 3 | Technology | 14.81% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.41% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 7.8% |
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Wallace Weitz's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2021, Wallace Weitz held 59 positions worth $2.49B, up 4.4% from $2.39B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q4 2021: portfolio turnover was 1.7%. Wallace Weitz opened 1 new position and made no exits, leaving the 59-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 29% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.
- Wallace Weitz's largest Q4 2021 buy was Perimeter Solutions: 2,010,000 shares worth $27.9M.
- Wallace Weitz added most to Fidelity National Information Services in Q4 2021, an estimated $19.4M increase.
- Wallace Weitz's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Aon, cutting an estimated $43.2M.
- Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $2.49B portfolio in Q4 2021.
- Wallace Weitz opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q4 2021.
- Wallace Weitz's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $2.49B.
Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 11 Feb 2022.