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Q1 2015 13F · by Steven Check, CIO

As of
Mar 31, 2015
Filed
May 1, 2015
US stock
$921M · prev $899M
Positions
55 · prev 58
Options notional
$254M
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture78.4% US stock

Mostly picture · of what this 13F reports is US stock

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 78.4%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 0.0%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 21.6%

Moves53 since the prior filing

+9.5 pp in · −9.5 pp out

Options: 2 moves on a notional base, in the table below.

The book

Very concentrated · behaves like 8 equal-sized positions

  1. Very concentrated
  2. Concentrated
  3. Focused
  4. Diversified

Moderate turnover · 29% a year, about 3.5 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions60% of US stock

  1. BRK.B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B trimmed−2.94 pp trimmed−2.9431.5%
  2. WFC Wells Fargo & Co. added−0.26 pp added−0.2610.6%
  3. IBM International Business Machines Corporation added+0.18 pp added+0.187.0%
  4. VZ Verizon Communications added+0.52 pp added+0.526.2%
  5. AFL Aflac Inc. added+0.21 pp added+0.215.0%

Positions55 in this filing · 9 exited

BRK.BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B31.48%2,008,998$290Mtrimmed−3%−2.94 pp8 q
WFCWells Fargo & Co.10.62%1,798,306$98Madded+1%−0.26 pp8 q
IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation7.03%403,296$65Madded+5%+0.18 pp8 q
VZVerizon Communications6.15%1,164,566$57Madded+8%+0.52 pp5 q
AFLAflac Inc.5.05%726,648$47Madded+2%+0.21 pp8 q
QCOMQualcomm Inc4.19%556,022$39Madded+6%−0.13 pp8 q
AXPAmerican Express Company3.89%458,100$36Madded+87%+1.35 pp2 q
ORCLOracle Corp3.65%779,062$34Madded+7%+0.02 pp8 q
unresolvedPrecision Castparts Corp3.58%156,820$33Mnew+3.58 ppnew
SUSuncor Energy, Inc.3.45%1,085,366$32Madded×2.1+1.60 pp5 q
unresolvedDirectv3.12%338,143$29Mtrimmed−2%−0.22 pp8 q
INGRIngredion Incorporated2.63%311,013$24Madded+10%−0.03 pp4 q
MKLMarkel Group Inc.2.37%28,374$22Madded+15%+0.49 pp4 q
MCDMcDonald's Corporation2.29%216,927$21Mtrimmed−1%+0.01 pp8 q
ACNAccenture PLC2.28%223,800$21Mtrimmed−3%0.00 pp5 q
EMREmerson Electric Co.1.72%280,006$16Mnew+1.72 ppnew
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.1.25%53$12Mheld—8 q
WMTWalmart Inc.0.95%106,627$9Mtrimmed−77%−3.52 pp8 q
USBU.S. Bancorp0.89%187,093$8Mtrimmed−2%−0.07 pp6 q
unresolvedLeucadia National0.81%336,044$7Mtrimmed−35%−0.48 pp2 q
JNJJohnson & Johnson0.58%52,914$5Madded+44%+0.15 pp8 q
ABTAbbott Laboratories0.49%96,775$4Mtrimmed−71%−1.19 pp8 q
AAPLApple Inc.0.27%19,954$2Madded+1%+0.03 pp8 q
MSFTMicrosoft Corp0.11%24,903$1Mtrimmed−3%−0.02 pp8 q
UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED (Delaware)0.07%5,400$639,000held—8 q
unresolvedEnsco PLC0.07%31,390$661,000added+28%−0.01 pp7 q
CVXChevron Corporation0.06%5,285$555,000added+52%+0.02 pp2 q
unresolvedExpress Scripts Hldg Co0.06%6,850$594,000trimmed−8%−0.01 pp3 q
HALHalliburton Company0.06%12,351$542,000added+13%+0.01 pp8 q
unresolvedRock-tenn Company -cl A0.06%8,800$568,000trimmed−12%−0.01 pp6 q
SYNASynaptics Inc0.06%7,100$577,000trimmed−20%−0.01 pp3 q
COPConocoPhillips0.05%7,548$470,000added+3%−0.01 pp8 q
GLWCorning Incorporated0.05%21,590$490,000held—8 q
TAT&T Inc.0.04%12,100$395,000trimmed−3%−0.01 pp8 q
COFCapital One Financial0.04%5,100$402,000trimmed−12%−0.01 pp5 q
TRVThe Travelers Companies, Inc.0.04%2,983$323,000held—8 q
AMGNAmgen Inc0.03%1,600$256,000new+0.03 ppnew
BBYD20230930-DK-BUTTERFLY-1 Inc0.03%3,170$243,000held—8 q
BABoeing Company0.03%1,897$285,000held—2 q
CSXCSX Corporation0.03%9,331$309,000held—7 q
FASTFastenal Co0.03%6,750$280,000held—3 q
OXYOccidental Petroleum Corporation0.03%3,557$260,000held—3 q
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.0.03%2,458$235,000trimmed−6%0.00 pp8 q
PMPhilip Morris International Inc.0.03%3,412$257,000trimmed−15%−0.01 pp3 q
unresolvedProshares Short S&P 5000.03%13,500$290,000held—8 q
BACBank of America Corporation0.02%12,294$189,000trimmed−17%−0.01 pp3 q
CCitigroup Inc.0.02%4,100$211,000trimmed−5%−0.01 pp3 q
KOCoca-Cola Company0.02%5,526$224,000trimmed−20%−0.01 pp8 q
DUKDuke Energy Corporation0.02%2,799$215,000held—4 q
unresolvedGeneral Electric Co0.02%8,443$209,000trimmed−7%−0.01 pp8 q
unresolvedGoogle Inc.0.02%371$206,000new+0.02 ppnew
GOOGAlphabet Inc. Class C0.02%371$203,000new+0.02 ppnew
NOVNOV Inc.0.02%4,260$213,000held—8 q
unresolvedSmith Micro Software0.02%178,000$228,000held—8 q
TG7Triumph Group Inc0.02%3,350$200,000new+0.02 ppnew
FISVFiserv, Inc.—−75,076—exited−0.59 pp—
unresolvedMedtronic Inc—−19,943—exited−0.16 pp—
CSCOCisco Systems, Inc. (DE)—−11,400—exited−0.04 pp—
99803EURLaboratory Crp Of Amer Hldgs—−2,230—exited−0.03 pp—
MEIMethode Electronics—−7,700—exited−0.03 pp—
unresolvedMonsanto Co—−1,900—exited−0.03 pp—
PGProcter & Gamble Company—−3,399—exited−0.03 pp—
XOMExxon Mobil Corp—−2,395—exited−0.02 pp—
PKXPOSCO Holdings Inc.—−3,225—exited−0.02 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 3

Contract% of notionalSharesNotional
BRK.B CALL99.06%1,744,600$252M
IBM CALL0.88%14,000$2M
WFC CALL0.05%2,400$131,000

Notes 0

None in this filing

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 10 unresolved
Notes
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet