$2.43 Billion is the total value of Weitz Investment Management's 83 reported holdings in Q1 2017. The portfolio turnover from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017 was 8.1% .
| Value | Shares | ↓ Weighting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBRDK | Sell | LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP | $194,497,000 | +10.5% | 2,251,124 | -5.3% | 8.00% | +14.4% |
| BRKB | Sell | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELcl b new | $191,605,000 | -3.8% | 1,149,537 | -6.0% | 7.88% | -0.4% |
| LBTYK | Sell | LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC | $182,354,000 | +12.2% | 5,204,180 | -4.9% | 7.50% | +16.1% |
| AGN | Sell | ALLERGAN PLC | $122,423,000 | -8.6% | 512,403 | -19.7% | 5.03% | -5.4% |
| LH | Sell | LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS | $106,171,000 | +6.2% | 740,019 | -5.0% | 4.36% | +9.9% |
| BRKA | Sell | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELcl a | $103,188,000 | +1.9% | 413 | -0.5% | 4.24% | +5.4% |
| MA | Sell | MASTERCARD INCORPORATEDcl a | $83,806,000 | +2.6% | 745,144 | -5.8% | 3.44% | +6.2% |
| QRTEA | Sell | LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP | $82,298,000 | -4.6% | 4,110,804 | -4.7% | 3.38% | -1.2% |
| FOXA | Sell | TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INCcl a | $81,654,000 | -7.5% | 2,520,950 | -20.0% | 3.36% | -4.3% |
| GOOG | Sell | ALPHABET INCcap stk cl c | $80,093,000 | +2.0% | 96,549 | -5.1% | 3.29% | +5.6% |
| RWT | Sell | REDWOOD TR INC | $79,556,000 | -3.3% | 4,789,650 | -11.4% | 3.27% | +0.2% |
| V | Sell | VISA INC | $72,455,000 | +8.0% | 815,294 | -5.2% | 2.98% | +11.8% |
| LSXMK | Sell | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $69,441,000 | -18.6% | 1,790,652 | -28.8% | 2.86% | -15.7% |
| CFX | Sell | COLFAX CORP | $67,709,000 | -1.8% | 1,724,640 | -10.1% | 2.78% | +1.7% |
| ORCL | Sell | ORACLE CORP | $53,462,000 | +9.8% | 1,198,427 | -5.4% | 2.20% | +13.7% |
| DISCK | Sell | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW | $52,617,000 | -6.5% | 1,858,584 | -11.6% | 2.16% | -3.2% |
| AON | Sell | AON PLC | $49,510,000 | +0.7% | 417,134 | -5.4% | 2.04% | +4.3% |
| ILG | Sell | ILG INC | $46,830,000 | +1.9% | 2,234,256 | -11.7% | 1.92% | +5.5% |
| WFC | Sell | WELLS FARGO & CO NEW | $46,718,000 | -5.6% | 839,352 | -6.5% | 1.92% | -2.3% |
| TXN | Sell | TEXAS INSTRS INC | $43,807,000 | +2.1% | 543,780 | -7.6% | 1.80% | +5.7% |
| LVNTA | Sell | LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP | $33,894,000 | +16.8% | 762,000 | -3.2% | 1.39% | +20.9% |
| REDWOOD TR INCnote 4.625% 4/1 | $33,030,000 | +0.3% | 32,825,000 | 0.0% | 1.36% | +3.8% | ||
| WAIR | Buy | WESCO AIRCRAFT HLDGS INC | $31,635,000 | -20.0% | 2,775,000 | +4.9% | 1.30% | -17.2% |
| LBRDA | Sell | LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP | $29,782,000 | +13.7% | 350,000 | -3.1% | 1.22% | +17.7% |
| FLIR | Sell | FLIR SYS INC | $27,439,000 | -8.6% | 756,315 | -8.8% | 1.13% | -5.4% |
| PX | Buy | PRAXAIR INC | $25,340,000 | +2.8% | 213,663 | +1.6% | 1.04% | +6.4% |
| PXD | Sell | PIONEER NAT RES CO | $24,488,000 | -3.7% | 131,491 | -6.9% | 1.01% | -0.3% |
| ALSN | Sell | ALLISON TRANSMISSION HLDGS I | $24,132,000 | -19.7% | 669,225 | -25.0% | 0.99% | -16.8% |
| RRC | Sell | RANGE RES CORP | $24,043,000 | -21.6% | 826,204 | -7.4% | 0.99% | -18.9% |
| LILAK | Sell | LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC | $23,908,000 | -8.7% | 1,037,666 | -16.1% | 0.98% | -5.5% |
| CMCSA | Buy | COMCAST CORP NEWcl a | $23,040,000 | +6.9% | 612,920 | +96.3% | 0.95% | +10.6% |
| MON | Sell | MONSANTO CO NEW | $22,680,000 | +7.4% | 200,351 | -0.1% | 0.93% | +11.2% |
| WLTW | Sell | WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUB LTD | $22,150,000 | -1.4% | 169,228 | -7.8% | 0.91% | +2.1% |
| TMO | Buy | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC | $20,820,000 | +11.6% | 135,545 | +2.6% | 0.86% | +15.5% |
| ACN | Sell | ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND | $19,998,000 | +2.2% | 166,817 | -0.2% | 0.82% | +5.8% |
| UPS | Sell | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCcl b | $16,871,000 | -6.6% | 157,236 | -0.2% | 0.69% | -3.2% |
| RTW HLDGS INCnote 5.625%11/1 | $16,500,000 | +1.9% | 16,000,000 | 0.0% | 0.68% | +5.4% | ||
| LSXMA | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $15,957,000 | +12.7% | 410,000 | 0.0% | 0.66% | +16.7% | |
| DEO | Sell | DIAGEO P L Cspon adr new | $15,207,000 | +10.4% | 131,570 | -0.7% | 0.62% | +14.3% |
| DLTR | New | DOLLAR TREE INC | $14,206,000 | – | 181,061 | +100.0% | 0.58% | – |
| LEXEA | Sell | LIBERTY EXPEDIA HOLDINGS | $14,008,000 | +11.0% | 308,000 | -3.2% | 0.58% | +15.0% |
| XOXO | Buy | XO GROUP INC | $13,516,000 | -11.3% | 785,346 | +0.2% | 0.56% | -8.1% |
| MUSA | Buy | MURPHY USA INC | $12,306,000 | +21.1% | 167,614 | +1.4% | 0.51% | +25.6% |
| FWONK | Sell | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $11,953,000 | +6.6% | 350,000 | -2.2% | 0.49% | +10.3% |
| NCMI | Buy | NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC | $11,868,000 | -4.7% | 939,695 | +11.1% | 0.49% | -1.4% |
| AMZN | AMAZON COM INC | $11,046,000 | +18.2% | 12,460 | 0.0% | 0.45% | +22.4% | |
| INS | INTELLIGENT SYS CORP NEW | $10,408,000 | +13.2% | 2,270,000 | 0.0% | 0.43% | +17.3% | |
| CVS | Buy | CVS HEALTH CORP | $9,587,000 | +0.3% | 122,123 | +0.8% | 0.39% | +3.7% |
| EQC | Sell | EQUITY COMWLTH | $7,930,000 | +2.4% | 254,000 | -0.8% | 0.33% | +6.2% |
| HAL | Sell | HALLIBURTON CO | $6,249,000 | -9.1% | 126,980 | -0.1% | 0.26% | -5.9% |
| FOX | Sell | TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INCcl b | $5,227,000 | -38.2% | 164,490 | -47.0% | 0.22% | -36.0% |
| BATRK | Sell | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $5,085,000 | +11.9% | 215,000 | -2.6% | 0.21% | +16.1% |
| LGFB | LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORPcl b non vtg | $3,657,000 | -0.7% | 150,000 | 0.0% | 0.15% | +2.7% | |
| ACIW | ACI WORLDWIDE INC | $3,572,000 | +17.8% | 167,000 | 0.0% | 0.15% | +22.5% | |
| LGFA | LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORPcl a vtg | $3,320,000 | -1.3% | 125,000 | 0.0% | 0.14% | +1.5% | |
| CMP | Buy | COMPASS MINERALS INTL INC | $3,138,000 | +102.5% | 46,248 | +133.8% | 0.13% | +108.1% |
| CHUBK | Sell | COMMERCEHUB INC | $2,920,000 | +0.8% | 188,000 | -2.5% | 0.12% | +4.3% |
| FOSL | Sell | FOSSIL GROUP INC | $2,791,000 | -83.8% | 159,953 | -76.0% | 0.12% | -83.2% |
| GWRE | Buy | GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | $2,684,000 | +394.3% | 47,645 | +333.1% | 0.11% | +400.0% |
| FWONA | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $2,534,000 | +4.3% | 77,500 | 0.0% | 0.10% | +8.3% | |
| BUD | Buy | ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA/NVsponsored adr | $1,866,000 | +18.0% | 17,000 | +13.3% | 0.08% | +22.2% |
| CHUBA | Sell | COMMERCEHUB INC | $1,455,000 | +0.6% | 94,000 | -2.5% | 0.06% | +5.3% |
| AMT | Buy | AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW | $1,073,000 | +258.9% | 8,828 | +212.2% | 0.04% | +266.7% |
| VTI | Buy | VANGUARD INDEX FDStotal stk mkt | $947,000 | +5.7% | 7,807 | +0.5% | 0.04% | +8.3% |
| DFIN | New | DONNELLEY FINL SOLUTIONS INC | $851,000 | – | 44,100 | +100.0% | 0.04% | – |
| ZOES | Buy | ZOES KITCHEN INC | $803,000 | +25.5% | 43,408 | +62.8% | 0.03% | +32.0% |
| VEA | Buy | VANGUARD TAX MANAGED INTL FDftse dev mkt etf | $754,000 | +7.9% | 19,198 | +0.3% | 0.03% | +10.7% |
| BATRA | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $742,000 | +16.9% | 31,000 | 0.0% | 0.03% | +24.0% | |
| CRM | Sell | SALESFORCE COM INC | $660,000 | +7.1% | 8,000 | -11.1% | 0.03% | +12.5% |
| FIS | FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV | $637,000 | +5.3% | 8,000 | 0.0% | 0.03% | +8.3% | |
| AVP | Sell | AVON PRODS INC | $576,000 | -95.2% | 131,000 | -94.5% | 0.02% | -95.0% |
| SUM | SUMMIT MATLS INCcl a | $463,000 | +4.0% | 18,722 | 0.0% | 0.02% | +5.6% | |
| BSV | Buy | VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INCshort trm bond | $368,000 | +0.5% | 4,621 | +0.3% | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| THR | THERMON GROUP HLDGS INC | $352,000 | +9.3% | 16,868 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +7.7% | |
| DG | Buy | DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW | $347,000 | +20.9% | 4,973 | +28.4% | 0.01% | +27.3% |
| AAPL | Sell | APPLE INC | $330,000 | -63.2% | 2,300 | -70.3% | 0.01% | -61.1% |
| VHT | Buy | VANGUARD WORLD FDShealth car etf | $287,000 | +9.1% | 2,083 | +0.3% | 0.01% | +20.0% |
| IWB | Buy | ISHARES TRrus 1000 etf | $260,000 | +34.7% | 1,983 | +27.9% | 0.01% | +37.5% |
| BIV | Buy | VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INCintermed term | $193,000 | +1.0% | 2,313 | +0.4% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| GOOGL | ALPHABET INCcap stk cl a | $161,000 | +6.6% | 190 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +16.7% | |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRtr unit | $93,000 | +5.7% | 395 | 0.0% | 0.00% | +33.3% | |
| VIG | VANGUARD SPECIALIZED PORTFOLdiv app etf | $39,000 | +5.4% | 430 | 0.0% | 0.00% | +100.0% | |
| OEF | ISHARES TRs&p 100 etf | $13,000 | 0.0% | 128 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| USB | Exit | US BANCORP DEL | $0 | – | -205 | -100.0% | 0.00% | – |
| CMG | Exit | CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | $0 | – | -1,553 | -100.0% | -0.02% | – |
| IWV | Exit | ISHARES TRrussell 3000 etf | $0 | – | -11,000 | -100.0% | -0.06% | – |
| MSI | Exit | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC | $0 | – | -164,458 | -100.0% | -0.54% | – |
| TDG | Exit | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $0 | – | -255,691 | -100.0% | -2.53% | – |
Original filings
The following EDGAR filing(s) were analyzed to create this report:
- View 13F-HR filed 2017-05-15
About Weitz Investment Management
Weitz Investment Management is a privately owned investment management firm that was founded in 1983 by Wallace Weitz. The firm is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, and manages over $6 billion in assets for individuals, institutions, and mutual funds. Weitz Investment Management is known for its value-oriented investment approach, which focuses on investing in companies that are undervalued by the market.
The firm's investment team is led by Wally Weitz, who serves as the Chief Investment Officer. He is supported by a team of experienced investment professionals, including Brad Hinton, Portfolio Manager, and Tom Carney, Director of Research. The team's investment philosophy is based on the belief that long-term investment success is achieved by investing in high-quality companies that are trading at a discount to their intrinsic value.
Weitz Investment Management offers a range of investment strategies, including equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. The firm's flagship mutual fund, the Weitz Value Fund, has a long-term track record of outperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The fund is managed by Wally Weitz and has a focus on investing in companies with strong competitive advantages and sustainable business models.
Overall, Weitz Investment Management is a well-respected investment management firm that has a long history of delivering strong investment results for its clients. The firm's experienced investment team, value-oriented investment approach, and focus on high-quality companies make it a compelling choice for investors looking for a long-term investment partner.
It's important to note that this information is for educational purposes only and has not been fact-checked. As with any investment, it's important to do your own research and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions.
Top long-term holdings
| Name | Quarters owned | Latest quarter owned | Max weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | 42 | Q3 2023 | 9.5% |
| LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC | 42 | Q3 2023 | 7.5% |
| LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS | 42 | Q3 2023 | 5.1% |
| TEXAS INSTRS INC | 42 | Q3 2023 | 4.1% |
| ORACLE CORP | 42 | Q3 2023 | 2.7% |
| ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND | 42 | Q3 2023 | 1.7% |
| INTELLIGENT SYS CORP NEW | 42 | Q3 2023 | 3.7% |
| DIAGEO PLC | 42 | Q3 2023 | 1.0% |
| ACI WORLDWIDE INC | 42 | Q3 2023 | 1.2% |
| REDWOOD TR INC | 39 | Q4 2022 | 4.4% |
View Weitz Investment Management's complete holdings history.
Latest significant ownerships (13-D/G)
| Filed | Shares | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDWOOD TRUST INC | January 28, 2019 | 2,816,300 | 3.4% |
| Interval Leisure Group, Inc. | January 13, 2016 | 3,065,336 | 5.3% |
| XO GROUP INC. | January 13, 2016 | 1,426,958 | 5.4% |
| Angie's List, Inc. | January 12, 2015 | 3,682,062 | 6.3% |
| Ascent Media CORP | January 28, 2011 | 679,000 | 5.0% |
| CUMULUS MEDIA INC | January 28, 2011 | 1,900,000 | 5.3% |
| DAILY JOURNAL CORP | January 06, 2010 | 69,988 | 4.8% |
| Realty Finance Corp | May 20, 2009 | 1,407,400 | 4.5% |
| TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ | May 20, 2009 | 2,728,200 | 5.1% |
| CABELAS INC | May 07, 2009 | 2,310,510 | 3.5% |
View Weitz Investment Management's complete significant-ownership history.
Latest filings
| Type | Filed |
|---|---|
| 13F-HR | 2024-02-12 |
| SC 13G/A | 2024-01-10 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-11-13 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-08-10 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-05-12 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-02-09 |
| SC 13G/A | 2023-01-05 |
| 13F-HR | 2022-11-09 |
| 13F-HR | 2022-08-12 |
| 13F-HR | 2022-05-13 |
View Weitz Investment Management's complete filings history.
All filings
- Holdings (13F-HR)
- Significant ownership (13-D/G)
- Insider transactions (4, 5, 6)
- Events (8-K)
- Shareholder votes (proxy)
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