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Q3 2017 13F · by Brad Hinton, CIO

As of
Sep 30, 2017
Filed
Nov 13, 2017
US stock
$2.4B · prev $2.3B
Positions
76 · prev 72
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture97.3% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 97.3%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 2.7%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves44 since the prior filing

The book

Focused · behaves like 25 equal-sized positions

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

Low turnover · 12% a year, about 8.5 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions34% of US stock

  1. BRK.B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B added+0.37 pp added+0.378.9%
  2. LBRDK Liberty Broadband Corporation Class C trimmed+0.12 pp trimmed+0.128.6%
  3. LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd. Class C trimmed−0.15 pp trimmed−0.156.8%
  4. 99803EUR Laboratory Crp Of Amer Hldgs trimmed−0.33 pp trimmed−0.334.9%
  5. ACT Allergan PLC added−0.62 pp added−0.624.5%

Positions76 in this filing · 1 exited

BRK.BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B8.86%1,144,540$210Madded+1%+0.37 pp18 q
LBRDKLiberty Broadband Corporation Class C8.61%2,137,701$204Mtrimmed−4%+0.12 pp12 q
LBTYKLiberty Global Ltd. Class C6.79%4,913,185$161Mtrimmed−3%−0.15 pp18 q
99803EURLaboratory Crp Of Amer Hldgs4.86%761,375$115Mtrimmed−0%−0.33 pp18 q
ACTAllergan PLC4.54%523,810$107Madded+9%−0.62 pp9 q
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.4.53%390$107Mtrimmed−5%−0.07 pp18 q
MAMastercard Incorporated4.23%709,644$100Mtrimmed−5%+0.25 pp12 q
GOOGAlphabet Inc. Class C3.89%95,904$92Mtrimmed−0%+0.04 pp14 q
VVISA Inc.3.55%797,802$84Mtrimmed−0%+0.24 pp5 q
unresolvedLiberty Interactive Corp3.32%3,337,150$79Mtrimmed−8%−0.62 pp18 q
LSXMKLiberty Media Cor-siriusxm C3.07%1,733,272$73Mtrimmed−0%−0.13 pp6 q
RWTRedwood Trust, Inc.2.85%4,134,200$67Mtrimmed−3%−0.36 pp18 q
unresolvedColfax Corp2.49%1,417,000$59Mtrimmed−17%−0.46 pp8 q
ORCLOracle Corp2.36%1,155,152$56Mtrimmed−0%−0.20 pp18 q
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc2.12%1,900,300$50Mtrimmed−0%−0.26 pp12 q
TXNTexas Instruments Incorporated2.03%535,770$48Mtrimmed−0%+0.21 pp18 q
unresolvedAon PLC1.99%321,930$47Mtrimmed−12%−0.16 pp18 q
WFCWells Fargo & Co.1.94%831,632$46Mtrimmed−0%−0.10 pp18 q
unresolvedLiberty Ventures1.91%785,000$45Mheld—4 q
DXCDXC Technology Company1.61%443,990$38Madded×8.5+1.43 pp2 q
1LGEUSDLiberty Global PLC Lilac - C1.51%1,536,074$36Mtrimmed−0%+0.06 pp9 q
LBRDALiberty Broadband Corporation Class A1.39%350,000$33Mheld—12 q
ALSNAllison Transmission Holdings, Inc.1.21%765,100$29Madded+16%+0.12 pp15 q
PXGBXPraxair Inc1.20%202,652$28Mheld—18 q
WAIRWESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.1.18%2,975,000$28Madded+2%−0.22 pp15 q
FLIRFLIR Systems, Inc. (DE)1.16%705,115$27Mtrimmed−6%+0.02 pp18 q
DLTRDollar Tree Inc.1.12%304,620$26Mheld—3 q
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.1.05%131,725$25Madded0%+0.04 pp4 q
CMCSAComcast Corp1.00%612,920$24Mheld—8 q
unresolvedMonsanto Co0.97%192,022$23Mtrimmed−3%−0.06 pp10 q
ACNAccenture PLC0.95%166,817$23Mheld—18 q
UPSUnited Parcel Service, Inc. Class B0.80%157,736$19Mheld—18 q
PXDPioneer Natural Resource Co.0.77%124,098$18Madded+11%−0.02 pp15 q
DHRDanaher Corporation0.76%209,870$18Mnew+0.76 ppnew
DEODiageo plc0.73%131,000$17Mheld—18 q
LM03Liberty Media Cor-siriusxm A0.70%395,000$17Mtrimmed−4%−0.06 pp6 q
RRCRange Resources Corp0.67%814,184$16Mtrimmed−0%−0.16 pp18 q
DISCKDiscovery Inc-c0.63%741,300$15Mtrimmed−40%−0.75 pp13 q
unresolvedXO Group Inc.0.62%742,917$15Mheld—18 q
FWONKLiberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty Formula One0.56%350,000$13Mheld—6 q
AMZNAmazon.Com Inc0.47%11,660$11Mheld—8 q
LEXEALiberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A0.47%208,000$11Mheld—4 q
DISCADiscovery, Inc. Series A0.45%500,000$11Mnew+0.45 ppnew
CVSCvs Health Corporation0.39%113,291$9Mheld—4 q
35YCorecard Corp0.37%2,270,000$9Mheld—18 q
MUSAMurphy USA Inc.0.36%125,000$9Mtrimmed−18%−0.14 pp9 q
HP5AEquity Commonwealth0.33%254,000$8Mheld—10 q
CMPCompass Minerals International, Inc.0.30%108,000$7Madded+27%+0.06 pp6 q
ACIWACI Worldwide, Inc.0.26%265,000$6Madded+80%+0.12 pp18 q
BATRKAtlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. Series C0.26%245,000$6Mheld—6 q
HALHalliburton Company0.25%126,980$6Mheld—10 q
LGF.BLions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares0.20%150,000$5Mheld—4 q
LGFLions Gate Entertainment-a0.18%125,000$4Mheld—4 q
NCMINational CineMedia, Inc.0.18%600,000$4Mtrimmed−14%−0.05 pp18 q
unresolvedCommerceHub, Inc., Series C0.17%188,000$4Mheld—5 q
LM05Liberty Media Corp-liberty-a0.12%77,500$3Mheld—6 q
unresolvedManitowoc Inc0.10%250,000$2Mnew+0.10 ppnew
BUDAnheuser-Busch INBEV SA/NV0.09%17,000$2Mheld—17 q
unresolvedCommerceHub, Inc., Series A0.09%94,000$2Mheld—5 q
AXTAAxalta Coating Systems Ltd.0.09%75,000$2Mnew+0.09 ppnew
GWREGuidewire Software, Inc.0.08%25,000$2Mheld—7 q
MLMMartin Marietta Materials0.06%6,500$1Mnew+0.06 ppnew
VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF0.05%9,014$1Madded0%0.00 pp4 q
WTWWillis Towers Watson Public Limited Company0.05%7,000$1Mheld—7 q
VEAVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF0.04%19,449$844,000added0%0.00 pp4 q
BATRAAtlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. Series A0.03%31,000$786,000held—6 q
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc0.02%14,881$384,000held—12 q
BSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETF0.02%4,659$372,000added0%0.00 pp4 q
GOOGLAlphabet Inc. Class A0.01%190$185,000held—8 q
IWBiShares Russell 1000 ETF0.01%1,898$265,000trimmed−4%0.00 pp4 q
BIVVanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF0.01%2,343$198,000added+1%0.00 pp4 q
AAPLApple Inc.0.00%140$22,000held—7 q
DGDollar General Corp.0.00%1,430$116,000held—4 q
OEFiShares S&P 100 ETF0.00%128$14,000held—4 q
SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.00%395$99,000held—4 q
VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF0.00%430$41,000held—4 q
FOSLFossil Group, Inc.—−135,000—exited−0.06 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 0

None in this filing

Notes 3

Issue% of notesPrincipalValue
Redwood Trust Inc51.29%32,825,000$33M
Rwt Holdings Inc25.57%16,000,000$17M
Redwood Trust Inc23.13%15,000,000$15M

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 11 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet