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Q3 2017 13F · by Steven Check, CIO

As of
Sep 30, 2017
Filed
Nov 13, 2017
US stock
$1.2B · prev $1.2B
Positions
56 · prev 54
Options notional
$435M
Documents
1· 1 amendment

Picture74.0% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 74.0%
  • 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 26.0%

Moves51 since the prior filing

+5.9 pp in · −5.9 pp out

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

The book

Concentrated · behaves like 11 equal-sized positions

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

Low turnover · 22% a year, about 4.5 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions47% of US stock

  1. BRK.B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B trimmed+0.15 pp trimmed+0.1525.7%
  2. WFC Wells Fargo & Co. trimmed−0.53 pp trimmed−0.536.3%
  3. SU Suncor Energy, Inc. trimmed+0.55 pp trimmed+0.555.8%
  4. FDX FedEx Corporation trimmed−0.40 pp trimmed−0.404.8%
  5. QCOM Qualcomm Inc trimmed−0.65 pp trimmed−0.654.7%

Revealed late, restated

restated 58 rows corrected by the filer · US stock −49.98%; later quarters recomputed 13F-HR/A · Nov 13, 2017 ↗

Positions56 in this filing · 3 exited

BRK.BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B25.73%1,737,980$319Mtrimmed−1%+0.15 pp4 q
WFCWells Fargo & Co.6.30%1,413,691$78Mtrimmed−2%−0.53 pp4 q
SUSuncor Energy, Inc.5.79%2,047,874$72Mtrimmed−2%+0.55 pp4 q
FDXFedEx Corporation4.79%262,708$59Mtrimmed−6%−0.40 pp4 q
QCOMQualcomm Inc4.67%1,115,265$58Mtrimmed−1%−0.65 pp4 q
HN9Hanesbrands Inc4.39%2,207,847$54Madded0%+0.01 pp4 q
INGRIngredion Incorporated4.18%428,909$52Mtrimmed−1%−0.23 pp4 q
AXPAmerican Express Company3.86%527,781$48Mtrimmed−1%+0.02 pp4 q
unresolvedExpress Scripts Hldg Co3.67%717,004$45Madded+2%−0.20 pp4 q
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.3.28%148$41Madded+1%+0.09 pp4 q
unresolvedSpectrum Brands Hldgs Inc3.25%379,936$40Madded+37%+0.27 pp4 q
99803EURLaboratory Crp Of Amer Hldgs3.21%263,320$40Mtrimmed−2%−0.36 pp4 q
CMPRCimpress PLC (Ireland)3.07%389,257$38Mtrimmed−1%−0.11 pp3 q
AZOAutoZone, Inc.2.98%61,921$37Madded+9%+0.21 pp2 q
LKQLKQ Corporation2.88%992,313$36Madded+1%+0.10 pp3 q
IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation2.61%222,700$32Mtrimmed−4%−0.45 pp4 q
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions2.51%428,536$31Mtrimmed−8%−0.15 pp3 q
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.2.19%88,153$27Mnew+2.19 ppnew
ANAutoNation, Inc.2.07%539,750$26Mnew+2.07 ppnew
VZVerizon Communications1.47%366,836$18Mtrimmed−63%−2.33 pp4 q
PSXPhillips 661.31%177,683$16Mtrimmed−1%+0.04 pp4 q
ABTAbbott Laboratories1.19%275,851$15Mtrimmed−10%−0.09 pp4 q
BUDAnheuser-Busch INBEV SA/NV1.05%108,710$13Madded+16%+0.16 pp4 q
FASTFastenal Co0.85%231,596$11Madded×12.5+0.78 pp4 q
KMXCarMax Inc.0.47%75,987$6Mtrimmed−53%−0.40 pp4 q
USBU.S. Bancorp0.46%106,990$6Madded+31%+0.10 pp4 q
WYNTravel + Leisure Co.0.40%46,735$5Mtrimmed−64%−0.73 pp4 q
DISThe Walt Disney Company0.27%33,389$3Mtrimmed−4%−0.05 pp4 q
SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.17%8,608$2Madded+54%+0.05 pp2 q
AAPLApple Inc.0.12%9,340$1Mheld—4 q
AFLAflac Inc.0.08%12,000$977,000trimmed−25%−0.03 pp4 q
unresolvedBiglari Holdings Inc0.07%2,431$810,000added+67%+0.02 pp4 q
MSFTMicrosoft Corp0.06%9,670$720,000trimmed−9%0.00 pp4 q
AMGNAmgen Inc0.05%3,080$574,000held—4 q
GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc.0.05%2,800$664,000added+4%0.00 pp4 q
JNJJohnson & Johnson0.05%4,624$601,000trimmed−46%−0.05 pp4 q
MKLMarkel Group Inc.0.05%612$654,000held—4 q
CVXChevron Corporation0.04%3,727$438,000held—4 q
METAMeta Platforms, Inc. Class A0.04%3,000$513,000trimmed−3%0.00 pp2 q
WMTWalmart Inc.0.04%6,320$494,000trimmed−10%−0.01 pp4 q
HALHalliburton Company0.03%6,851$315,000trimmed−3%0.00 pp4 q
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF0.03%2,800$415,000held—2 q
unresolvedLeucadia National0.03%14,664$370,000trimmed−2%0.00 pp4 q
AMZNAmazon.Com Inc0.02%301$289,000added0%0.00 pp2 q
BACBank of America Corporation0.02%10,379$263,000trimmed−17%−0.01 pp4 q
COFCapital One Financial0.02%2,500$212,000held—4 q
CCitigroup Inc.0.02%3,900$284,000held—4 q
CFGCitizens Financial Group, Inc.0.02%8,000$303,000new+0.02 ppnew
COPConocoPhillips0.02%4,104$205,000new+0.02 ppnew
GLWCorning Incorporated0.02%8,749$262,000trimmed−3%0.00 pp4 q
XTiShares Trust iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF0.02%7,300$251,000new+0.02 ppnew
PBAPembina Pipeline Corporation0.02%6,900$242,000held—3 q
TMHCTaylor Morrison Home Corporation0.02%13,000$287,000added+7%−0.01 pp2 q
unresolvedEnsco PLC0.01%28,135$168,000trimmed−2%0.00 pp4 q
unresolvedChina North East Pete Hldgs0.00%24,790$0held—4 q
unresolvedMarin Software0.00%15,000$26,000held—3 q
MEIMethode Electronics—−14,850—exited−0.05 pp—
CAGConagra Brands, Inc.—−6,800—exited−0.02 pp—
HOGHarley-Davidson, Inc.—−3,720—exited−0.02 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 2

Contract% of notionalSharesNotional
BRK.B CALL99.71%2,366,900$434M
Express Scripts Hldg Co CALL0.29%20,000$1M

Notes 0

None in this filing

Source

Form
13F-HR/A
Reading
6 defects · 7 unresolved
Notes
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet
  • A row was set aside — invalid CUSIP 045290255
  • A security outside the official 13F list — CUSIP 045290255 not on the Official 13(f) List for 2017-09-30
  • A security outside the official 13F list — CUSIP 16941G102 not on the Official 13(f) List for 2017-09-30
  • A row was set aside — invalid CUSIP 045290255
  • A security outside the official 13F list — CUSIP 045290255 not on the Official 13(f) List for 2017-09-30
  • A security outside the official 13F list — CUSIP 16941G102 not on the Official 13(f) List for 2017-09-30