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Wallace Weitz

Wallace Weitz Weitz Investment Management

AUM $1.46B Turnover 11.54%
1-Year Est. Return 5.9%
 

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
-7.61%
1 Year Est. Return
+5.9%
3 Year Est. Return
+44.83%
5 Year Est. Return
+45.22%
10 Year Est. Return
+222.84%
AUM
$2.26B
AUM Growth
-$236M
Cap. Flow
-$49M
Cap. Flow %
-2.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.94%
Holding
60
New
1
Increased
21
Reduced
14
Closed
–
Avg Time Held
4.7 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
3.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
4.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IT icon
Gartner
IT
+$37.1M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$22.6M
3
CSGP icon
CoStar Group
CSGP
+$20.8M
4
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$15.6M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$6.18M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SCHW icon
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$44.9M
2
AON icon
Aon
AON
+$27.1M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$22.8M
4
AZO icon
AutoZone
AZO
+$17.3M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$11.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 27.78%
2 Communication Services 25.12%
3 Technology 16.41%
4 Consumer Discretionary 8.68%
5 Healthcare 7.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
GOOG icon
1
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.63T
$165M 7.3%
1,179,560
– –
2013 Q2
35 quarters
BRK.B icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.25T
$154M 6.81%
435,450
-70,369
-14% -$22.8M
2013 Q2
35 quarters
V icon
3
Visa
V
$784B
$98.8M 4.38%
445,600
+1,479
+0.3% +$320K
2016 Q3
22 quarters
CSGP icon
4
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12.1B
$96.1M 4.26%
1,443,100
+313,700
+28% +$20.8M
2020 Q1
8 quarters
MA icon
5
Mastercard
MA
$569B
$92.6M 4.1%
259,050
+1,158
+0.4% +$416K
2014 Q4
29 quarters
LBRDK icon
6
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$92.2M 4.08%
681,200
+26,779
+4% +$3.9M
2014 Q4
29 quarters
META icon
7
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.59T
$88.3M 3.91%
397,250
+90,350
+29% +$22.6M
2018 Q1
16 quarters
LSXMK icon
8
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$82.6M 3.66%
2,333,095
-32,275
-1% -$1.2M
2016 Q2
23 quarters
MKL icon
9
Markel Group
MKL
$24B
$73.3M 3.25%
49,668
-6,700
-12% -$8.66M
2018 Q1
16 quarters
LH icon
10
Labcorp
LH
$30.2B
$72.1M 3.19%
318,318
-18,508
-5% -$4.35M
2013 Q2
35 quarters
KMX icon
11
CarMax
KMX
$7.46B
$69.4M 3.08%
719,800
+144,800
+25% +$15.6M
2018 Q1
16 quarters
VMC icon
12
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36B
$62.8M 2.78%
341,800
+3,615
+1% +$675K
2017 Q4
17 quarters
SCHW icon
13
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$158B
$61.7M 2.73%
731,650
-510,363
-41% -$44.9M
2018 Q3
14 quarters
FIS icon
14
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$14.6B
$60.6M 2.69%
603,909
+20,000
+3% +$2.09M
2020 Q3
6 quarters
AMZN icon
15
Amazon
AMZN
$2.89T
$53.8M 2.38%
330,000
+40,000
+14% +$6.18M
2015 Q4
25 quarters
LBTYK icon
16
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.45B
$53M 2.35%
2,046,000
– –
2013 Q2
35 quarters
AON icon
17
Aon
AON
$70.7B
$51.4M 2.28%
157,900
-93,007
-37% -$27.1M
2013 Q2
35 quarters
AZO icon
18
AutoZone
AZO
$52.3B
$49.4M 2.19%
24,185
-8,856
-27% -$17.3M
2020 Q4
5 quarters
TMO icon
19
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$259B
$46.3M 2.05%
78,342
– –
2016 Q4
21 quarters
DHR icon
20
Danaher
DHR
$163B
$46.2M 2.05%
177,547
+2,074
+1% +$519K
2017 Q3
18 quarters
ADI icon
21
Analog Devices
ADI
$198B
$38.5M 1.71%
233,300
+4,679
+2% +$758K
2018 Q4
13 quarters
IT icon
22
Gartner
IT
$12B
$38.1M 1.69%
+127,979
New +$37.1M
2022 Q1
0 quarters
ROP icon
23
Roper Technologies
ROP
$47.3B
$36.5M 1.62%
77,300
+11,016
+17% +$4.96M
2021 Q2
3 quarters
TXN icon
24
Texas Instruments
TXN
$286B
$34.2M 1.51%
186,201
– –
2013 Q2
35 quarters
DNB icon
25
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$32.2M 1.43%
1,836,000
– –
2021 Q1
4 quarters

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Wallace Weitz's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2022, Wallace Weitz held 60 positions worth $2.26B, down 9.5% from $2.49B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2022: portfolio turnover was 1.7%. Wallace Weitz opened 1 new position and made no exits, leaving the 60-position portfolio largely intact.

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 Q1 2022 buy was Gartner: 127,979 shares worth $38.1M.
  • Wallace Weitz added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2022, an estimated $22.6M increase.
  • Wallace Weitz's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Charles Schwab, cutting an estimated $44.9M.
  • Wallace Weitz's ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $2.26B portfolio in Q1 2022.
  • Wallace Weitz opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q1 2022.
  • Wallace Weitz's portfolio value fell 9.5% quarter-over-quarter to $2.26B.

Based on Weitz Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 13 May 2022.