$2.43 Billion is the total value of Weitz Investment Management's 79 reported holdings in Q3 2017. The portfolio turnover from Q2 2017 to Q3 2017 was 9.5% .
| Value | Shares | ↓ Weighting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRKB | Buy | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELcl b new | $209,817,000 | +8.9% | 1,144,540 | +0.6% | 8.63% | +3.9% |
| LBRDK | Sell | LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP | $203,723,000 | +5.7% | 2,137,701 | -3.7% | 8.38% | +0.9% |
| LBTYK | Sell | LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC | $160,661,000 | +2.0% | 4,913,185 | -2.8% | 6.61% | -2.8% |
| LH | Sell | LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS | $114,945,000 | -2.4% | 761,375 | -0.4% | 4.73% | -6.9% |
| AGN | Buy | ALLERGAN PLC | $107,355,000 | -8.4% | 523,810 | +8.7% | 4.42% | -12.6% |
| BRKA | Sell | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELcl a | $107,149,000 | +2.6% | 390 | -4.9% | 4.41% | -2.2% |
| MA | Sell | MASTERCARD INCORPORATEDcl a | $100,202,000 | +10.9% | 709,644 | -4.6% | 4.12% | +5.8% |
| GOOG | Sell | ALPHABET INCcap stk cl c | $91,982,000 | +5.4% | 95,904 | -0.2% | 3.78% | +0.5% |
| V | Sell | VISA INC | $83,961,000 | +11.9% | 797,802 | -0.2% | 3.45% | +6.8% |
| QRTEA | Sell | LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP | $78,657,000 | -11.9% | 3,337,150 | -8.3% | 3.24% | -16.0% |
| LSXMK | Sell | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $72,572,000 | +0.0% | 1,733,272 | -0.4% | 2.98% | -4.6% |
| RWT | Sell | REDWOOD TR INC | $67,346,000 | -7.6% | 4,134,200 | -3.4% | 2.77% | -11.9% |
| CFX | Sell | COLFAX CORP | $59,004,000 | -11.9% | 1,417,000 | -16.7% | 2.43% | -15.9% |
| ORCL | Sell | ORACLE CORP | $55,852,000 | -3.8% | 1,155,152 | -0.3% | 2.30% | -8.3% |
| FOXA | Sell | TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INCcl a | $50,130,000 | -7.3% | 1,900,300 | -0.4% | 2.06% | -11.5% |
| TXN | Sell | TEXAS INSTRS INC | $48,026,000 | +16.2% | 535,770 | -0.2% | 1.98% | +10.9% |
| AON | Sell | AON PLC | $47,034,000 | -3.8% | 321,930 | -12.4% | 1.93% | -8.3% |
| WFC | Sell | WELLS FARGO CO NEW | $45,865,000 | -0.7% | 831,632 | -0.2% | 1.89% | -5.3% |
| LVNTA | LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP | $45,177,000 | +10.1% | 785,000 | 0.0% | 1.86% | +5.0% | |
| DXC | Buy | DXC TECHNOLOGY CO | $38,130,000 | +854.0% | 443,990 | +752.2% | 1.57% | +811.6% |
| LILAK | Sell | LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC | $35,791,000 | +8.5% | 1,536,074 | -0.3% | 1.47% | +3.4% |
| REDWOOD TR INCnote 4.625% 4/1 | $33,215,000 | -0.6% | 32,825,000 | 0.0% | 1.37% | -5.1% | ||
| LBRDA | LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP | $32,963,000 | +9.8% | 350,000 | 0.0% | 1.36% | +4.7% | |
| ALSN | Buy | ALLISON TRANSMISSION HLDGS I | $28,714,000 | +15.9% | 765,100 | +15.9% | 1.18% | +10.6% |
| PX | PRAXAIR INC | $28,319,000 | +5.4% | 202,652 | 0.0% | 1.16% | +0.6% | |
| WAIR | Buy | WESCO AIRCRAFT HLDGS INC | $27,965,000 | -12.0% | 2,975,000 | +1.6% | 1.15% | -16.1% |
| FLIR | Sell | FLIR SYS INC | $27,436,000 | +5.8% | 705,115 | -5.8% | 1.13% | +0.9% |
| DLTR | DOLLAR TREE INC | $26,447,000 | +24.2% | 304,620 | 0.0% | 1.09% | +18.5% | |
| TMO | Buy | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC | $24,922,000 | +8.6% | 131,725 | +0.1% | 1.02% | +3.5% |
| CMCSA | COMCAST CORP NEWcl a | $23,585,000 | -1.1% | 612,920 | 0.0% | 0.97% | -5.7% | |
| MON | Sell | MONSANTO CO NEW | $23,008,000 | -1.3% | 192,022 | -2.5% | 0.95% | -6.0% |
| ACN | ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND | $22,532,000 | +9.2% | 166,817 | 0.0% | 0.93% | +4.2% | |
| UPS | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCcl b | $18,943,000 | +8.6% | 157,736 | 0.0% | 0.78% | +3.6% | |
| PXD | Buy | PIONEER NAT RES CO | $18,309,000 | +2.3% | 124,098 | +10.6% | 0.75% | -2.5% |
| DHR | New | DANAHER CORP DEL | $18,003,000 | – | 209,870 | +100.0% | 0.74% | – |
| DEO | DIAGEO P L Cspon adr new | $17,309,000 | +10.3% | 131,000 | 0.0% | 0.71% | +5.2% | |
| RTW HLDGS INCnote 5.625%11/1 | $16,560,000 | -1.5% | 16,000,000 | 0.0% | 0.68% | -6.1% | ||
| LSXMA | Sell | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $16,551,000 | -3.8% | 395,000 | -3.7% | 0.68% | -8.2% |
| RRC | Sell | RANGE RES CORP | $15,934,000 | -15.8% | 814,184 | -0.3% | 0.66% | -19.7% |
| DISCK | Sell | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW | $15,019,000 | -52.2% | 741,300 | -40.5% | 0.62% | -54.4% |
| New | REDWOOD TR INCnote 4.750% 8/1 | $14,981,000 | – | 15,000,000 | +100.0% | 0.62% | – | |
| XOXO | XO GROUP INC | $14,613,000 | +11.6% | 742,917 | 0.0% | 0.60% | +6.6% | |
| FWONK | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $13,332,000 | +4.0% | 350,000 | 0.0% | 0.55% | -0.9% | |
| AMZN | AMAZON COM INC | $11,209,000 | -0.7% | 11,660 | 0.0% | 0.46% | -5.3% | |
| LEXEA | LIBERTY EXPEDIA HOLDINGS | $11,047,000 | -1.7% | 208,000 | 0.0% | 0.45% | -6.4% | |
| DISCA | New | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW | $10,645,000 | – | 500,000 | +100.0% | 0.44% | – |
| CVS | CVS HEALTH CORP | $9,213,000 | +1.1% | 113,291 | 0.0% | 0.38% | -3.6% | |
| INS | INTELLIGENT SYS CORP NEW | $8,674,000 | +6.9% | 2,270,000 | 0.0% | 0.36% | +2.0% | |
| MUSA | Sell | MURPHY USA INC | $8,625,000 | -23.9% | 125,000 | -18.2% | 0.36% | -27.4% |
| EQC | EQUITY COMWLTH | $7,722,000 | -3.8% | 254,000 | 0.0% | 0.32% | -8.1% | |
| CMP | Buy | COMPASS MINERALS INTL INC | $7,009,000 | +26.3% | 108,000 | +27.1% | 0.29% | +20.5% |
| BATRK | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $6,191,000 | +5.4% | 245,000 | 0.0% | 0.26% | +0.8% | |
| ACIW | Buy | ACI WORLDWIDE INC | $6,037,000 | +83.7% | 265,000 | +80.4% | 0.25% | +74.6% |
| HAL | HALLIBURTON CO | $5,845,000 | +7.8% | 126,980 | 0.0% | 0.24% | +2.6% | |
| LGFB | LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORPcl b non vtg | $4,769,000 | +21.0% | 150,000 | 0.0% | 0.20% | +15.3% | |
| LGFA | LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORPcl a vtg | $4,181,000 | +18.5% | 125,000 | 0.0% | 0.17% | +13.2% | |
| NCMI | Sell | NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC | $4,188,000 | -19.4% | 600,000 | -14.3% | 0.17% | -23.2% |
| CHUBK | COMMERCEHUB INC | $4,014,000 | +22.4% | 188,000 | 0.0% | 0.16% | +17.0% | |
| FWONA | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $2,828,000 | +4.2% | 77,500 | 0.0% | 0.12% | -0.9% | |
| MTW | New | MANITOWOC INC | $2,250,000 | – | 250,000 | +100.0% | 0.09% | – |
| AXTA | New | AXALTA COATING SYS LTD | $2,169,000 | – | 75,000 | +100.0% | 0.09% | – |
| CHUBA | COMMERCEHUB INC | $2,122,000 | +29.6% | 94,000 | 0.0% | 0.09% | +22.5% | |
| BUD | ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA/NVsponsored adr | $2,028,000 | +8.1% | 17,000 | 0.0% | 0.08% | +2.5% | |
| GWRE | GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | $1,947,000 | +13.3% | 25,000 | 0.0% | 0.08% | +8.1% | |
| MLM | New | MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC | $1,340,000 | – | 6,500 | +100.0% | 0.06% | – |
| VTI | Buy | VANGUARD INDEX FDStotal stk mkt | $1,168,000 | +4.6% | 9,014 | +0.4% | 0.05% | 0.0% |
| WLTW | WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUB LTD | $1,080,000 | +6.1% | 7,000 | 0.0% | 0.04% | 0.0% | |
| VEA | Buy | VANGUARD TAX MANAGED INTL FDftse dev mkt etf | $844,000 | +5.4% | 19,449 | +0.3% | 0.04% | 0.0% |
| BATRA | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE | $786,000 | +6.1% | 31,000 | 0.0% | 0.03% | 0.0% | |
| FOX | TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INCcl b | $384,000 | -7.5% | 14,881 | 0.0% | 0.02% | -11.1% | |
| BSV | Buy | VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INCshort trm bond | $372,000 | +0.5% | 4,659 | +0.4% | 0.02% | -6.2% |
| IWB | Sell | ISHARES TRrus 1000 etf | $265,000 | -1.1% | 1,898 | -4.3% | 0.01% | -8.3% |
| BIV | Buy | VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INCintermed term | $198,000 | +0.5% | 2,343 | +0.6% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| GOOGL | ALPHABET INCcap stk cl a | $185,000 | +4.5% | 190 | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | |
| DG | DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW | $116,000 | +12.6% | 1,430 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +25.0% | |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRtr unit | $99,000 | +3.1% | 395 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| VIG | VANGUARD SPECIALIZED PORTFOLdiv app etf | $41,000 | +2.5% | 430 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| AAPL | APPLE INC | $22,000 | +10.0% | 140 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| OEF | ISHARES TRs&p 100 etf | $14,000 | 0.0% | 128 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| FOSL | Exit | FOSSIL GROUP INC | $0 | – | -135,000 | -100.0% | -0.06% | – |
Original filings
The following EDGAR filing(s) were analyzed to create this report:
- View 13F-HR filed 2017-11-13
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)
View complete filings history.