John Spears
Managing director, investment committee, Tweedy, Browne
Longest-serving member; with the firm since 1974.
Biography
John D. Spears joined Tweedy, Browne in 1974 and has served on its Investment and Management Committees since then, including from the launch of the firm's mutual funds in 1993. Before Tweedy, Browne he worked at Berger, Kent Associates, Davic Associates and Hornblower & Weeks-Hemphill, Noyes & Co. He studied at Babson Institute, Drexel Institute of Technology and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
In their own words
Letters and reports
- Tweedy, Browne commentary and papers tweedyfunds.com
Profiles
- Tweedy, Browne – our team tweedyfunds.com
Tweedy, Browne’s largest US holdings
- CNH IndustrialCNH17.1%
- Ionis PharmaceuticalsIONS13.7%
- Berkshire HathawayBRK.B11.9%
- Coca-Cola FemsaKOF9.3%
- Johnson & JohnsonJNJ3.9%
- AlphabetGOOG3.8%
- AutolivALV3.4%
- Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC3.1%
- ZoetisZTS3.0%
- Envista HoldingsNVST2.9%
Also at Tweedy, Browne
- Thomas Shrager Managing director, investment committee
- Robert Wyckoff Managing director, investment committee