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Weitz Investment

Q4 2018 13F · by Brad Hinton, CIO

As of
Dec 31, 2018
Filed
Feb 11, 2019
US stock
$2.1B · prev $2.4B
Positions
79 · prev 76
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture98.4% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 98.4%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 1.6%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves63 since the prior filing

The book

Focused · behaves like 29 equal-sized positions

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

Moderate turnover · 32% a year, about 3.1 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions31% of US stock

  1. BRK.B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B trimmed+0.02 pp trimmed+0.028.2%
  2. BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. trimmed+0.49 pp trimmed+0.498.0%
  3. LBRDK Liberty Broadband Corporation Class C trimmed−0.48 pp trimmed−0.486.2%
  4. GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C added+0.10 pp added+0.104.8%
  5. 99803EUR Laboratory Crp Of Amer Hldgs added−0.35 pp added−0.354.1%

Positions79 in this filing · 4 exited

BRK.BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B8.17%858,421$175Mtrimmed−7%+0.02 pp23 q
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.7.95%558$171Mtrimmed−1%+0.49 pp23 q
LBRDKLiberty Broadband Corporation Class C6.21%1,851,476$133Mtrimmed−4%−0.48 pp17 q
GOOGAlphabet Inc. Class C4.81%99,645$103Madded+4%+0.10 pp19 q
99803EURLaboratory Crp Of Amer Hldgs4.06%689,325$87Madded+12%−0.35 pp23 q
MAMastercard Incorporated3.97%452,151$85Mtrimmed−1%−0.24 pp17 q
LBTYKLiberty Global Ltd. Class C3.94%4,096,255$85Mtrimmed−6%−1.11 pp23 q
VVISA Inc.3.90%634,219$84Mtrimmed−2%−0.10 pp10 q
METAMeta Platforms, Inc. Class A2.85%465,907$61Madded+22%+0.26 pp4 q
ORCLOracle Corp2.62%1,247,237$56Mtrimmed−0%−0.04 pp23 q
SCHWThe Charles Schwab Corporation2.56%1,322,364$55Madded+58%+0.86 pp2 q
KMXCarMax Inc.2.55%871,674$55Madded+34%+0.54 pp4 q
LSXMKLiberty Media Cor-siriusxm C2.50%1,450,447$54Madded+1%−0.08 pp11 q
ACTAllergan PLC2.39%383,236$51Mtrimmed−24%−1.59 pp14 q
RWTRedwood Trust, Inc.1.98%2,816,300$42Mtrimmed−20%−0.40 pp23 q
unresolvedAon PLC1.81%266,899$39Mtrimmed−17%−0.23 pp23 q
unresolvedColfax Corp1.78%1,823,450$38Madded+10%−0.70 pp13 q
TXNTexas Instruments Incorporated1.75%397,700$38Madded+3%+0.05 pp23 q
CMCSAComcast Corp1.69%1,064,955$36Mtrimmed−2%+0.11 pp13 q
DXCDXC Technology Company1.66%671,900$36Madded+23%−0.45 pp7 q
unresolvedQurate Retail Inc1.51%1,655,950$32Mtrimmed−6%−0.10 pp3 q
BKIBlack Knight, Inc.1.47%702,100$32Mnew+1.47 ppnew
DLTRDollar Tree Inc.1.44%342,700$31Mtrimmed−0%+0.28 pp8 q
35YCorecard Corp1.37%2,270,000$29Mheld—23 q
SUMSummit Materials, Inc. Class A1.37%2,367,300$29Madded+48%+0.17 pp3 q
VMCVulcan Materials Company(Holding Company)1.26%273,540$27Madded×2.1+0.66 pp5 q
99952EURLinde PLC/OLD1.25%171,376$27Mnew+1.25 ppnew
MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc.1.24%1,644,000$27Madded+14%+0.09 pp5 q
TDGTransDigm Group Incorporated1.22%77,052$26Madded×2.5+0.75 pp4 q
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.1.10%105,873$24Mtrimmed−9%−0.07 pp9 q
LILAKLiberty Latin America Ltd. Class C1.06%1,557,800$23Mheld—4 q
LBRDALiberty Broadband Corporation Class A1.02%305,000$22Mtrimmed−10%−0.16 pp17 q
AMZNAmazon.Com Inc0.97%13,817$21Madded+71%+0.30 pp13 q
ADIAnalog Devices, Inc.0.97%241,825$21Mnew+0.97 ppnew
AXTAAxalta Coating Systems Ltd.0.89%816,675$19Madded+5%−0.04 pp6 q
DEODiageo plc0.86%130,000$18Mheld—23 q
DHRDanaher Corporation0.82%171,200$18Madded+47%+0.30 pp6 q
GLIBAGci Liberty Inc - Class A0.74%385,000$16Mheld—4 q
MHKMohawk Industries, Inc.0.74%136,075$16Madded+39%+0.03 pp3 q
LM03Liberty Media Cor-siriusxm A0.68%395,000$15Madded+7%+0.02 pp11 q
ACNAccenture PLC0.68%103,864$15Mtrimmed−0%−0.05 pp23 q
SWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.0.66%118,595$14Mnew+0.66 ppnew
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc.0.65%8,070$14Madded+70%+0.26 pp4 q
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc0.65%290,000$14Mtrimmed−11%+0.03 pp17 q
WAIRWESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.0.63%1,700,000$13Mtrimmed−6%−0.21 pp20 q
MLMMartin Marietta Materials0.54%67,130$12Madded×9.0+0.48 pp6 q
MKLMarkel Group Inc.0.48%10,000$10Madded+67%+0.19 pp4 q
ACIWACI Worldwide, Inc.0.42%325,000$9Mtrimmed−13%−0.02 pp23 q
GWREGuidewire Software, Inc.0.41%110,000$9Madded+57%+0.12 pp12 q
FWONKLiberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty Formula One0.39%275,000$8Mheld—11 q
PRSPPerspecta Inc0.39%480,000$8Madded+25%−0.02 pp3 q
HP5AEquity Commonwealth0.35%250,000$8Mheld—15 q
CMPCompass Minerals International, Inc.0.30%155,000$6Madded+8%−0.10 pp11 q
BATRKAtlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. Series C0.28%245,000$6Mheld—11 q
LEXEALiberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A0.23%125,000$5Mtrimmed−44%−0.21 pp9 q
DISCKDiscovery Inc-c0.22%200,000$5Mtrimmed−71%−0.62 pp18 q
TUPTupperware Brands Corporation0.22%150,000$5Mtrimmed−66%−0.40 pp4 q
GDIIngersoll Rand Inc.0.19%200,000$4Mnew+0.19 ppnew
MUSAMurphy USA Inc.0.14%40,000$3Madded+33%+0.03 pp14 q
FBINFortune Brands Innovations, Inc.0.13%75,000$3Madded+50%+0.02 pp3 q
CHTRCharter Comm Inc Del CL A New0.12%9,000$3Mtrimmed−72%−0.31 pp3 q
LM05Liberty Media Corp-liberty-a0.11%77,500$2Mheld—11 q
LGF.BLions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares0.10%150,000$2Mheld—9 q
MYEMyers Industries, Inc.0.10%140,000$2Mnew+0.10 ppnew
LGFLions Gate Entertainment-a0.09%125,000$2Mheld—9 q
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.0.07%15,000$1Madded+20%+0.01 pp5 q
MSFTMicrosoft Corp0.07%15,000$2Mheld—3 q
BUDAnheuser-Busch INBEV SA/NV0.06%20,000$1Madded+18%0.00 pp22 q
MDLZMondelez International, Inc. Class A0.06%30,000$1Mheld—3 q
VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF0.05%8,068$1Mheld—9 q
BATRAAtlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. Series A0.04%31,000$773,000held—11 q
VEAVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF0.03%16,555$614,000held—9 q
BSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETF0.02%4,692$369,000held—9 q
IWBiShares Russell 1000 ETF0.01%1,898$263,000held—9 q
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc0.01%3,934$188,000trimmed−32%0.00 pp17 q
BIVVanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF0.01%2,371$193,000held—9 q
AAPLApple Inc.0.00%140$22,000held—12 q
unresolvedDowdupont Inc0.00%117$6,000new0.00 ppnew
SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.00%180$45,000held—9 q
WFCWells Fargo & Co.—−541,196—exited−1.18 pp—
PXGBXPraxair Inc—−171,950—exited−1.14 pp—
PXDPioneer Natural Resource Co.—−58,668—exited−0.42 pp—
GOOGLAlphabet Inc. Class A—−147—exited−0.01 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 0

None in this filing

Notes 3

Issue% of notesPrincipalValue
Rwt Holdings Inc45.33%16,000,000$16M
Redwood Trust Inc38.78%15,000,000$14M
Redwood Trust Inc15.89%6,000,000$6M

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 6 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
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