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Weitz Investment

Q3 2018 13F · by Brad Hinton, CIO

As of
Sep 30, 2018
Filed
Nov 13, 2018
US stock
$2.4B · prev $2.3B
Positions
76 · prev 76
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture98.5% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 98.5%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 1.5%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves40 since the prior filing

The book

Focused · behaves like 28 equal-sized positions

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

Low turnover · 25% a year, about 4.0 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions32% of US stock

  1. BRK.B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B trimmed−0.95 pp trimmed−0.958.2%
  2. BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held held7.5%
  3. LBRDK Liberty Broadband Corporation Class C trimmed−0.36 pp trimmed−0.366.7%
  4. LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd. Class C added+0.28 pp added+0.285.0%
  5. GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C added+0.12 pp added+0.124.7%

Positions76 in this filing · 1 exited

BRK.BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B8.15%921,538$197Mtrimmed−18%−0.95 pp22 q
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.7.46%564$180Mheld—22 q
LBRDKLiberty Broadband Corporation Class C6.69%1,920,627$162Mtrimmed−11%−0.36 pp16 q
LBTYKLiberty Global Ltd. Class C5.05%4,338,707$122Madded+5%+0.28 pp22 q
GOOGAlphabet Inc. Class C4.71%95,505$114Madded0%+0.12 pp18 q
99803EURLaboratory Crp Of Amer Hldgs4.41%613,997$107Mtrimmed−0%−0.36 pp22 q
MAMastercard Incorporated4.21%457,478$102Mtrimmed−7%+0.02 pp16 q
VVISA Inc.4.00%644,585$97Mtrimmed−17%−0.45 pp9 q
ACTAllergan PLC3.98%505,270$96Mtrimmed−22%−0.70 pp13 q
ORCLOracle Corp2.66%1,250,213$64Mtrimmed−12%−0.03 pp22 q
METAMeta Platforms, Inc. Class A2.59%380,793$63Madded+36%+0.24 pp3 q
LSXMKLiberty Media Cor-siriusxm C2.58%1,435,005$62Mheld—10 q
unresolvedColfax Corp2.48%1,664,900$60Mheld—12 q
RWTRedwood Trust, Inc.2.38%3,540,400$57Mtrimmed−5%−0.27 pp22 q
DXCDXC Technology Company2.11%546,852$51Madded+12%+0.41 pp6 q
unresolvedAon PLC2.04%320,841$49Mtrimmed−1%+0.13 pp22 q
KMXCarMax Inc.2.01%651,870$49Madded+10%+0.14 pp3 q
SCHWThe Charles Schwab Corporation1.70%839,139$41Mnew+1.70 ppnew
TXNTexas Instruments Incorporated1.70%384,270$41Mheld—22 q
unresolvedQurate Retail Inc1.61%1,759,250$39Mheld—2 q
CMCSAComcast Corp1.58%1,082,098$38Madded+18%+0.28 pp12 q
LILAKLiberty Latin America Ltd. Class C1.33%1,557,800$32Madded+4%+0.08 pp3 q
SUMSummit Materials, Inc. Class A1.20%1,602,200$29Madded×8.7+0.99 pp2 q
LBRDALiberty Broadband Corporation Class A1.18%340,000$29Mtrimmed−3%+0.04 pp16 q
WFCWells Fargo & Co.1.18%541,196$28Mheld—22 q
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.1.17%115,924$28Mtrimmed−12%−0.01 pp8 q
DLTRDollar Tree Inc.1.16%343,855$28Mheld—7 q
MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc.1.15%1,443,500$28Madded×9.0+1.00 pp4 q
PXGBXPraxair Inc1.14%171,950$28Mtrimmed−2%−0.05 pp22 q
35YCorecard Corp0.99%2,270,000$24Mheld—22 q
AXTAAxalta Coating Systems Ltd.0.93%774,950$23Madded+2%−0.06 pp5 q
DISCKDiscovery Inc-c0.84%684,100$20Mtrimmed−45%−0.53 pp17 q
WAIRWESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.0.84%1,800,000$20Mtrimmed−20%−0.26 pp19 q
GLIBAGci Liberty Inc - Class A0.81%385,000$20Mtrimmed−38%−0.40 pp3 q
DEODiageo plc0.76%130,000$18Mheld—22 q
ACNAccenture PLC0.73%104,224$18Mtrimmed−9%−0.08 pp22 q
MHKMohawk Industries, Inc.0.71%98,080$17Madded+38%+0.05 pp2 q
AMZNAmazon.Com Inc0.67%8,096$16Mtrimmed−30%−0.18 pp12 q
LM03Liberty Media Cor-siriusxm A0.66%370,000$16Mtrimmed−6%−0.11 pp10 q
TUPTupperware Brands Corporation0.62%445,000$15Mtrimmed−41%−0.71 pp3 q
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc0.62%325,000$15Mheld—16 q
VMCVulcan Materials Company(Holding Company)0.60%130,366$14Madded×11.9+0.54 pp4 q
DHRDanaher Corporation0.52%116,077$13Mtrimmed−52%−0.50 pp5 q
TDGTransDigm Group Incorporated0.47%30,489$11Mheld—3 q
ACIWACI Worldwide, Inc.0.44%375,000$11Mheld—22 q
LEXEALiberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A0.44%225,000$11Mtrimmed−25%−0.13 pp8 q
CHTRCharter Comm Inc Del CL A New0.43%32,000$10Mheld—2 q
FWONKLiberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty Formula One0.42%275,000$10Mheld—10 q
PXDPioneer Natural Resource Co.0.42%58,668$10Mheld—19 q
PRSPPerspecta Inc0.41%385,000$10Mtrimmed−27%−0.06 pp2 q
CMPCompass Minerals International, Inc.0.40%143,000$10Mheld—10 q
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc.0.39%4,757$9Mheld—3 q
HP5AEquity Commonwealth0.33%250,000$8Mtrimmed−2%−0.02 pp14 q
GWREGuidewire Software, Inc.0.29%70,000$7Mheld—11 q
MKLMarkel Group Inc.0.29%6,000$7Mheld—3 q
BATRKAtlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. Series C0.28%245,000$7Mheld—10 q
LGF.BLions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares0.14%150,000$3Mheld—8 q
LGFLions Gate Entertainment-a0.13%125,000$3Mheld—8 q
FBINFortune Brands Innovations, Inc.0.11%50,000$3Mheld—2 q
LM05Liberty Media Corp-liberty-a0.11%77,500$3Mheld—10 q
MUSAMurphy USA Inc.0.11%30,000$3Mtrimmed−49%−0.08 pp13 q
MSFTMicrosoft Corp0.07%15,000$2Mheld—2 q
BUDAnheuser-Busch INBEV SA/NV0.06%17,000$1Mheld—21 q
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.0.06%12,500$1Mheld—4 q
MLMMartin Marietta Materials0.06%7,500$1Madded+15%0.00 pp5 q
MDLZMondelez International, Inc. Class A0.05%30,000$1Mheld—2 q
VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF0.05%8,068$1Mheld—8 q
BATRAAtlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. Series A0.03%31,000$846,000held—10 q
VEAVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF0.03%16,555$716,000held—8 q
BSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETF0.02%4,692$366,000held—8 q
GOOGLAlphabet Inc. Class A0.01%147$177,000added+17%0.00 pp12 q
IWBiShares Russell 1000 ETF0.01%1,898$307,000held—8 q
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc0.01%5,808$266,000held—16 q
BIVVanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF0.01%2,371$191,000held—8 q
AAPLApple Inc.0.00%140$32,000held—11 q
SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.00%180$52,000held—8 q
unresolvedXO Group Inc.—−4,137—exited−0.01 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 0

None in this filing

Notes 3

Issue% of notesPrincipalValue
Rwt Holdings Inc44.39%16,000,000$16M
Redwood Trust Inc39.37%15,000,000$14M
Redwood Trust Inc16.24%6,000,000$6M

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 5 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet