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Davis Advisors

Q1 2014 13F · by Chris Davis, portfolio manager

As of
Mar 31, 2014
Filed
May 9, 2014
US stock
$36.3B · prev $40.9B
Positions
168 · prev 182
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture99.5% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 99.5%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.3%
  • Notes debt, at principal 0.2%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves178 since the prior filing

The book

Focused · behaves like 31 equal-sized positions

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

Moderate turnover · 27% a year, about 3.7 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions32% of US stock

  1. WFC Wells Fargo & Co. trimmed+0.62 pp trimmed+0.627.0%
  2. AXP American Express Company trimmed−1.00 pp trimmed−1.006.9%
  3. BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corporation trimmed−0.22 pp trimmed−0.226.9%
  4. unresolved Google Inc. trimmed−0.67 pp trimmed−0.676.5%
  5. BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. trimmed+0.25 pp trimmed+0.254.4%

Positions168 in this filing · 26 exited

WFCWells Fargo & Co.7.01%51,060,078$2.5Btrimmed−11%+0.62 pp4 q
AXPAmerican Express Company6.94%27,936,377$2.5Btrimmed−22%−1.00 pp4 q
BNYBank of New York Mellon Corporation6.91%71,031,905$2.5Btrimmed−15%−0.22 pp4 q
unresolvedGoogle Inc.6.54%2,126,162$2.4Btrimmed−19%−0.67 pp4 q
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.4.42%8,546$1.6Btrimmed−11%+0.25 pp4 q
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp3.55%11,535,342$1.3Btrimmed−9%−0.14 pp4 q
CNQCanadian Natural Resources Limited3.39%32,054,891$1.2Btrimmed−8%+0.50 pp4 q
UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED (Delaware)3.27%14,450,329$1.2Btrimmed−7%+0.40 pp4 q
BBYD20230930-DK-BUTTERFLY-1 Inc2.81%14,813,515$1.0Btrimmed−26%−1.11 pp4 q
99803EURLaboratory Crp Of Amer Hldgs2.61%9,638,047$947Madded+1%+0.47 pp4 q
CVSCvs Health Corporation2.36%11,435,259$856Mtrimmed−65%−3.43 pp4 q
unresolvedExpress Scripts Hldg Co2.36%11,380,532$855Mtrimmed−12%+0.15 pp4 q
LVSLas Vegas Sands Corp.2.31%10,345,613$836Madded×55.9+2.27 pp4 q
APDAir Products & Chemicals, Inc.2.12%6,445,624$767Mtrimmed−9%+0.18 pp4 q
LBTYKLiberty Global Ltd. Class C2.03%18,051,307$735Madded+6%+0.28 pp4 q
EOGEOG Resources, Inc.2.02%4,511,420$734Madded+10%+0.33 pp4 q
PGRProgressive Corporation1.84%27,605,771$669Mtrimmed−15%−0.32 pp4 q
LLoews Corporation1.82%14,947,736$658Mtrimmed−9%−0.11 pp4 q
TXNTexas Instruments Incorporated1.79%13,733,592$648Mtrimmed−8%+0.18 pp4 q
PCARPaccar Inc1.60%8,620,521$581Mtrimmed−8%+0.24 pp4 q
SCHWThe Charles Schwab Corporation1.57%20,789,704$568Madded+11%+0.38 pp4 q
ECLEcolab, Inc.1.37%4,585,043$495Mtrimmed−10%+0.06 pp4 q
unresolvedPriceline Grp Inc1.27%387,286$462Madded+2%+0.19 pp3 q
VVISA Inc.1.20%2,009,234$434Mtrimmed−8%+0.01 pp4 q
MSFTMicrosoft Corp1.17%10,316,723$423Mtrimmed−9%+0.13 pp4 q
KMXCarMax Inc.1.14%8,856,125$414Mtrimmed−9%+0.03 pp4 q
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.1.05%6,258,708$380Mtrimmed−7%+0.09 pp4 q
ORCLOracle Corp1.04%9,184,651$376Mtrimmed−11%+0.08 pp4 q
AMZNAmazon.Com Inc1.02%1,096,136$369Madded×63.3+1.00 pp4 q
unresolvedValeant Pharmaceuticals Intl0.99%2,718,162$358Madded×27.9+0.96 pp4 q
AIYActivision Blizzard Inc0.95%16,831,580$344Mtrimmed−11%+0.13 pp4 q
SYYSysco Corporation0.95%9,515,802$344Mnew+0.95 ppnew
unresolvedAce Ltd0.95%3,485,590$345Mtrimmed−3%+0.04 pp4 q
unresolvedLiberty Interactive Corp0.85%10,734,617$310Madded+3%+0.10 pp4 q
unresolvedBrookfield Asset Mgmt Inc0.81%7,163,443$293Mtrimmed−30%−0.16 pp4 q
unresolvedMonsanto Co0.81%2,578,619$293Mtrimmed−13%−0.04 pp4 q
DISThe Walt Disney Company0.73%3,292,683$264Mtrimmed−36%−0.23 pp4 q
PXGBXPraxair Inc0.72%1,982,645$260Mtrimmed−12%0.00 pp4 q
SLBSLB Limited0.72%2,660,799$259Mtrimmed−12%+0.05 pp4 q
YAlleghany Corporation0.71%634,368$258Mtrimmed−55%−0.68 pp4 q
BRK.BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B0.71%2,049,354$256Mtrimmed−15%+0.01 pp4 q
TXTTextron, Inc.0.60%5,510,001$216Mtrimmed−9%+0.06 pp3 q
PMPhilip Morris International Inc.0.59%2,599,643$213Mtrimmed−30%−0.21 pp4 q
MKLMarkel Group Inc.0.57%347,245$207Madded+15%+0.14 pp4 q
HOGHarley-Davidson, Inc.0.54%2,948,740$196Mtrimmed−8%0.00 pp4 q
OXYOccidental Petroleum Corporation0.52%1,968,748$188Mtrimmed−38%−0.22 pp4 q
AAgilent Technologies Inc.0.50%3,246,884$182Mtrimmed−9%0.00 pp4 q
DEODiageo plc0.46%1,349,272$168Mtrimmed−19%−0.08 pp4 q
EGEverest Group, Ltd.0.45%1,071,329$164Mtrimmed−10%0.00 pp4 q
NFLXNetFlix Inc0.44%455,144$160Mtrimmed−10%−0.02 pp4 q
unresolvedQihoo 360 Technology Co. ADR0.43%1,569,321$156Madded+12%+0.15 pp2 q
unresolvedHewlett Packard Co0.41%4,558,858$148Mtrimmed−29%−0.03 pp4 q
unresolvedSoufun Holdings Ltd ADR0.39%2,051,044$140Madded×12.5+0.36 pp4 q
GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc.0.32%699,378$115Mtrimmed−6%0.00 pp4 q
WAIRWESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.0.31%5,162,059$114Madded+5%+0.05 pp4 q
VIPSVipshop Holdings Limited0.28%676,791$101Mtrimmed−25%+0.09 pp4 q
MLMMartin Marietta Materials0.27%776,461$100Mtrimmed−12%+0.05 pp4 q
unresolvedHunter Douglas N.V.0.25%1,876,621$90Mtrimmed−2%+0.04 pp2 q
unresolvedLiberty Interactive Corp0.23%628,210$82Mtrimmed−10%+0.02 pp4 q
TWTRTwitter, Inc.0.16%1,214,550$57Mtrimmed−39%−0.15 pp2 q
AIGAmerican International Group, Inc.0.14%1,010,324$51Madded+1%+0.02 pp4 q
SPGSimon Property Group, Inc.0.12%260,685$43Mtrimmed−26%−0.01 pp4 q
FGAAmerican Campus Communities0.11%1,056,139$39Mtrimmed−35%−0.02 pp4 q
AMTAmerican Tower Corporation0.10%442,359$36Madded+24%+0.03 pp4 q
AVBAvalonBay Communities, Inc.0.10%263,169$35Mtrimmed−31%−0.01 pp4 q
BXPBXP, Inc.0.10%301,841$35Madded+6%+0.03 pp4 q
USBU.S. Bancorp0.10%804,942$35Madded×2.0+0.06 pp4 q
unresolvedYouku Inc ADR0.10%1,293,713$36Madded+53%+0.04 pp4 q
AREAlexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.0.09%461,358$33Madded+9%+0.02 pp4 q
CDPCOPT Defense Properties0.09%1,211,152$32Madded+10%+0.03 pp4 q
ESSEssex Property Trust, Inc0.09%184,752$31Mtrimmed−23%+0.01 pp4 q
MRSHMarsh0.08%563,600$28Mnew+0.08 ppnew
VTRVentas, Inc.0.08%506,837$31Madded+6%+0.01 pp4 q
unresolvedAngie's List0.07%2,095,947$26Madded+6%0.00 pp4 q
unresolvedEducation Realty Trust, Inc.0.07%2,482,439$25Mtrimmed−1%+0.02 pp4 q
unresolvedFederal Realty Investment Trust REIT0.07%211,847$24Madded+9%+0.02 pp4 q
unresolvedGeneral Growth Pptys Inc New0.07%1,219,862$27Madded+10%+0.02 pp4 q
LPTLiberty Property Trust0.07%709,481$26Madded+10%+0.02 pp4 q
CTRPTrip.com Group Limited0.06%422,550$21Madded+11%+0.01 pp4 q
TVGrupo Televisa S.A.0.06%667,013$22Madded+26%+0.02 pp4 q
IDXXIdexx Laboratories Inc0.06%179,579$22Madded+6%+0.02 pp4 q
unresolvedSigma Aldrich Corp0.06%241,179$23Madded+1%0.00 pp4 q
SKTTanger Inc.0.06%572,455$20Madded+17%+0.02 pp3 q
AKRAcadia Realty Trust0.05%694,955$18Madded+9%+0.01 pp4 q
CUBECubeSmart0.05%1,008,278$17Madded×3.4+0.04 pp2 q
unresolvedDCT Industrial Trust Inc.0.05%2,372,795$19Madded+55%+0.02 pp4 q
unresolvedDuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.0.05%755,184$18Mtrimmed−12%0.00 pp4 q
HSTHost Hotels & Resorts, Inc.0.05%967,895$20Madded+9%+0.01 pp4 q
unresolvedPost Properties, Inc.0.05%339,741$17Madded+9%+0.02 pp4 q
PLDPrologis, Inc.0.05%431,903$18Mnew+0.05 ppnew
TDGTransDigm Group Incorporated0.05%104,246$19Madded+9%+0.01 pp3 q
VNOVornado Realty Trust0.05%181,487$18Mtrimmed−26%0.00 pp4 q
ATIATI Inc.0.04%369,221$14Mtrimmed−2%+0.01 pp4 q
unresolvedBiomed Realty Trust, Inc.0.04%728,251$15Madded+10%+0.01 pp4 q
DVNDevon Energy Corporation0.04%191,707$13Madded0%+0.01 pp4 q
EGPEastGroup Properties Inc.0.04%254,309$16Madded+9%+0.01 pp4 q
EXPDExpeditors International of Washington, Inc.0.04%320,453$13Madded+9%+0.01 pp4 q
unresolvedForest City Enterprises Inc0.04%722,142$14Mtrimmed−22%0.00 pp4 q
KSSKohls Corporation0.04%235,110$13Mheld—4 q
unresolvedLasalle Hotel Pptys0.04%423,486$13Madded+9%+0.01 pp4 q
NBRNabors Industries Ltd.0.04%577,699$14Mtrimmed−3%+0.02 pp4 q
SINASina Corp0.04%268,674$16Madded+5%−0.01 pp4 q
BACBank of America Corporation0.03%628,221$11Mtrimmed−22%0.00 pp4 q
CCitigroup Inc.0.03%217,516$10Madded+3%0.00 pp4 q
CLColgate-Palmolive Company0.03%192,539$12Madded+3%0.00 pp4 q
unresolvedCoupons.com, Inc.0.03%477,140$12Mnew+0.03 ppnew
EPREPR Properties0.03%206,436$11Madded+9%+0.01 pp2 q
ELSEquity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.0.03%270,575$11Madded+6%+0.01 pp2 q
FDXFedEx Corporation0.03%80,648$11Madded+4%0.00 pp4 q
LOWLowe's Companies Inc.0.03%257,975$13Madded+6%0.00 pp3 q
MASMasco Corporation0.03%429,180$10Mheld—4 q
PWRQuanta Services, Inc.0.03%338,680$12Mtrimmed−12%0.00 pp4 q
SAPSap SE0.03%151,967$12Madded+5%0.00 pp4 q
TCOTaubman Centers Inc.0.03%130,990$9Mtrimmed−22%0.00 pp4 q
unresolvedTime Warner Cable Inc0.03%81,855$11Madded+4%0.00 pp2 q
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc0.03%295,756$9Mheld—3 q
TSNTyson Foods, Inc.0.03%246,510$11Mtrimmed−16%+0.01 pp3 q
UNUnilever N V -ny Shares0.03%307,186$13Madded+13%0.00 pp4 q
UHSUniversal Health Services, Inc. Class B0.03%145,600$12Mtrimmed−1%0.00 pp4 q
unresolvedWaste Connections Inc0.03%240,440$11Mheld—4 q
RIGTransocean LTD.0.03%248,566$10Madded+16%0.00 pp4 q
AESAES Corporation0.02%416,466$6Mheld—4 q
Aes Trust IIIconvertible0.02%145,027$7Mnew+0.02 ppnew
AMATApplied Materials Inc0.02%324,289$7Madded+6%+0.01 pp4 q
DISHDISH Network Corp.0.02%123,875$8Madded+4%0.00 pp3 q
VMRKVivmark Residential0.02%132,381$8Mnew+0.02 ppnew
unresolvedFairchild Semiconductor Intl0.02%460,527$6Madded+6%+0.01 pp4 q
FCXFreeport-McMoran Inc.0.02%176,464$6Mtrimmed−0%0.00 pp4 q
unresolvedGeneral Electric Co0.02%338,658$9Madded0%0.00 pp4 q
IBNICICI Bank Limited0.02%172,020$8Mheld—4 q
unresolvedInternational Rectifier Corp.0.02%309,390$8Madded+9%0.00 pp4 q
NTESNetEase, inc.0.02%120,610$8Madded+8%0.00 pp4 q
NKENike, Inc.0.02%120,451$9Madded+2%0.00 pp3 q
DGXQuest Diagnostics Inc.0.02%102,337$6Mnew+0.02 ppnew
REGRegency Centers Corporation0.02%149,497$8Madded+4%0.00 pp4 q
CRMSalesforce, Inc.0.02%123,831$7Madded+4%0.00 pp3 q
SHWThe Sherwin-Williams Company0.02%32,530$6Madded+3%+0.01 pp4 q
TJXTJX Companies, Inc. (The)0.02%101,461$6Madded+2%0.00 pp3 q
unresolvedWellpoint Inc0.02%87,047$9Mtrimmed−13%0.00 pp4 q
unresolvedWells Fargo Warrants, 34.01 St0.02%410,560$8Mheld—4 q
unresolvedWhole Foods Market0.02%135,744$7Mheld—4 q
SVASinovac Biotech, Ltd0.02%1,244,206$9Madded+6%0.00 pp4 q
ALEXAlexander & Baldwin, Inc.0.01%104,874$4Madded+53%0.00 pp2 q
unresolvedAltera Corp0.01%52,438$2Madded+7%+0.01 pp4 q
unresolvedCousins Properties Inc.0.01%306,290$4Madded+3%0.00 pp3 q
unresolvedDDR Corporation0.01%252,841$4Madded+4%0.00 pp4 q
WUBA58.COM Inc0.01%51,400$2Madded+2%+0.01 pp2 q
INTCIntel Corp0.01%176,054$5Madded+3%0.00 pp4 q
IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation0.01%20,936$4Madded+10%0.00 pp4 q
ROKRockwell Automation, Inc.0.01%22,440$3Mnew+0.01 ppnew
unresolvedSBA Comms Corp0.01%49,115$4Madded+3%0.00 pp4 q
TRNOTerreno Realty Corporation0.01%107,454$2Mnew+0.01 ppnew
AAPLApple Inc.0.00%476$255,000trimmed−0%0.00 pp3 q
AZOAutoZone, Inc.0.00%1,210$650,000held—3 q
BDXBecton, Dickinson and Co.0.00%3,635$426,000held—4 q
WRBW.R. Berkley Corporation0.00%5,080$211,000held—4 q
unresolvedBoardwalk Pipeline Partners0.00%22,090$296,000new0.00 ppnew
CXCemex S.A.B. de C.V.0.00%21,765$275,000held—4 q
KOCoca-Cola Company0.00%6,286$243,000trimmed−100%−0.93 pp4 q
DLRDigital Realty Trust, Inc.0.00%3,972$211,000new0.00 ppnew
FSLRFirst Solar, Inc.0.00%4,030$281,000held—2 q
BENFranklin Templeton, Inc.0.00%4,000$217,000added+9%0.00 pp2 q
HALHalliburton Company0.00%8,525$502,000new0.00 ppnew
MAMastercard Incorporated0.00%19,350$1Mheld—4 q
RSGRepublic Services Inc.0.00%23,720$810,000held—4 q
TIFTiffany & Co.0.00%5,000$431,000held—4 q
TDToronto Dominion Bank0.00%6,390$300,000added×2.00.00 pp4 q
UPSUnited Parcel Service, Inc. Class B0.00%2,356$229,000added+1%0.00 pp3 q
AMPAmeriprise Financial, Inc.—−2,986,588—exited−0.84 pp—
unresolvedIron Mountain Inc.—−9,475,988—exited−0.70 pp—
OAKOaktree Capital Group, LLC—−1,363,704—exited−0.20 pp—
SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust—−112,890—exited−0.05 pp—
unresolvedCBL & Associates Properties, Inc.—−947,124—exited−0.04 pp—
JNJJohnson & Johnson—−164,755—exited−0.04 pp—
unresolvedZulily Inc—−349,870—exited−0.04 pp—
CHRWC.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.—−109,077—exited−0.02 pp—
unresolvedChubb—−93,090—exited−0.02 pp—
unresolvedHcp Inc—−236,174—exited−0.02 pp—
POTPotash Corp Of Saskatchewan—−220,941—exited−0.02 pp—
BPY-UCADBrookfield Property Partners—−504,921—exited−0.02 pp—
unresolvedCampus Crest Communities, Inc.—−463,084—exited−0.01 pp—
SLGSL Green Realty Corp.—−37,153—exited−0.01 pp—
unresolvedSpringleaf Holdings Inc—−100,330—exited−0.01 pp—
TSTenaris S. A.—−103,500—exited−0.01 pp—
MMM3M Company—−38,361—exited−0.01 pp—
WMTWalmart Inc.—−76,501—exited−0.01 pp—
ABBNYAbb Ltd Spons—−48,822—exited0.00 pp—
BAXBaxter International Inc.—−5,495—exited0.00 pp—
unresolvedThe First Marblehead Corp.—−191,018—exited0.00 pp—
IVEiShares S&P 500 Value ETF—−3,632—exited0.00 pp—
unresolvedLevel 3 Communications Inc—−15,400—exited0.00 pp—
LMTLockheed Martin Corp.—−2,390—exited0.00 pp—
unresolvedSpectra Energy Corp.—−11,750—exited0.00 pp—
unresolvedNielsen Holdings N V—−30,470—exited0.00 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 0

None in this filing

Notes 7

Issue% of notesPrincipalValue
Intel Corp24.51%12,551,000$18M
United States Steel Corp23.07%12,750,000$17M
United Rentals Inc16.38%1,377,000$12M
Forest City Realty Trust14.77%9,463,000$11M
Molycorp Inc10.52%9,500,000$8M
Molycorp Inc8.33%7,500,000$6M
Forest City Realty Trust2.43%1,120,000$2M

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
2 defects · 40 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet
  • A row was set aside — invalid CUSIP 5291810LU
  • A security outside the official 13F list — CUSIP 5291810LU not on the Official 13(f) List for 2014-03-31