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What value investors bought and sold in Q1 2015

In Q1 2015, 29 value investors filed 13Fs. The most popular buy was Halliburton, added to by 6 managers, followed by Microsoft and Visa. Precision Castparts was the most popular new position, started by 2 managers. The most sold was Berkshire Hathaway, cut by 9 managers (2 sold out), with BNY and Mcdonalds close behind. Berkshire Hathaway was the most widely held, owned by 13.

  • 29 managers filed

Most widely held

Companies held by the most managers in their Q1 2015 13F. How this works
How many hold it, the combined value, and the average and largest portfolio weight. Changes compare with the Q4 filings; value changes include share-price moves.
Most widely held companies
Biggest holders
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B13−1 vs Q4$7.9bn−6.4% vs Q48.3%30.6%Semper Augustus 30.6%, Giverny Capital 15.6%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 13.1% and 10 more
VisaV13+1 vs Q4$3.9bn−3.0% vs Q42.5%7.5%Polen Capital Management 7.5%, Fundsmith 5.4%, Giverny Capital 4.1% and 10 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC12+1 vs Q4$35bn−0.2% vs Q410.6%67.3%Daily Journal Corp 67.3%, Berkshire Hathaway 23.9%, Tweedy, Browne 7.5% and 9 more
MicrosoftMSFT11+1 vs Q4$9.5bn−3.8% vs Q44.1%16.9%ValueAct 16.9%, Fundsmith 9.4%, Brave Warrior Advisors 7.7% and 8 more
AlphabetGOOG11+2 vs Q4$8.2bn+15% vs Q44.2%9.2%Polen Capital Management 9.2%, Appaloosa 7.3%, Dalal Street (Mohnish Pabrai) 7.1% and 8 more
MastercardMA11+1 vs Q4$4.7bn−0.3% vs Q42.4%9.3%Akre Capital Management 9.3%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 7.8%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.5% and 8 more
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ10$876m−1.8% vs Q42.1%11.0%Tweedy, Browne 11.0%, Fundsmith 6.2%, Markel Group 1.5% and 7 more
American ExpressAXP9+1 vs Q4$15bn−15% vs Q42.4%11.1%Berkshire Hathaway 11.1%, Davis Selected Advisers 5.5%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.2% and 6 more
International Business MachinesIBM9+1 vs Q4$13bn+3.4% vs Q43.5%15.4%Fairfax Financial Holdings 15.4%, Berkshire Hathaway 11.9%, Giverny Capital 3.3% and 6 more
Bank of AmericaBAC9$4.6bn−11% vs Q40.7%3.4%Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.4%, Dodge & Cox 2.2%, Appaloosa 0.2% and 6 more
US BancorpUSB9$4.5bn+0.8% vs Q41.2%4.8%Daily Journal Corp 4.8%, Berkshire Hathaway 3.4%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.2% and 6 more
General ElectricGE9$2.1bn+30% vs Q40.8%2.4%Semper Augustus 2.4%, Markel Group 1.9%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.3% and 6 more
BNYBK8$8.6bn−6.8% vs Q44.1%14.2%Trian Fund Management 14.2%, Davis Selected Advisers 6.0%, Tweedy, Browne 4.5% and 5 more
AppleAAPL8$8.2bn+5.3% vs Q44.3%20.5%Carl Icahn 20.5%, Wedgewood Partners 7.3%, Polen Capital Management 5.1% and 5 more
Wal-Mart StoresWMT8$8.1bn−7.7% vs Q41.6%4.6%Berkshire Hathaway 4.6%, Dodge & Cox 2.3%, Markel Group 2.3% and 5 more
Precision Castparts8+3 vs Q4$2.2bn+52% vs Q41.2%3.7%Giverny Capital 3.7%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 3.5%, Berkshire Hathaway 0.8% and 5 more
PepsicoPEP8$2.0bn+4.3% vs Q43.6%20.5%Trian Fund Management 20.5%, Fundsmith 6.7%, Semper Augustus 1.4% and 5 more
Philip Morris InternationalPM8−1 vs Q4$1.5bn−7.6% vs Q42.3%7.2%Fundsmith 7.2%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 6.8%, Tweedy, Browne 3.8% and 5 more
Walt DisneyDIS8+1 vs Q4$362m+19% vs Q43.0%12.3%Lindsell Train 12.3%, Giverny Capital 7.5%, Markel Group 4.1% and 5 more
Exxon MobilEXMOC8$178m−19% vs Q42.0%14.1%Semper Augustus 14.1%, Markel Group 1.9%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.1% and 5 more
Bausch Health CompaniesBHC7+2 vs Q4$16bn+76% vs Q417.6%35.6%Brave Warrior Advisors 35.6%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 32.1%, Pershing Square 25.8% and 4 more
Goldman Sachs GroupGS7$5.6bn−3.3% vs Q41.0%2.2%Berkshire Hathaway 2.2%, Dodge & Cox 2.0%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.2% and 4 more
SchlumbergerSLB7$5.2bn+18% vs Q41.5%4.8%Wedgewood Partners 4.8%, Dodge & Cox 4.4%, Markel Group 1.1% and 4 more
ComcastCMCSA7$4.7bn−5.8% vs Q41.5%3.2%First Eagle Investment Management 3.2%, Dodge & Cox 2.4%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 2.3% and 4 more
Procter & GamblePG7$4.5bn−9.9% vs Q41.3%4.3%Fundsmith 4.3%, Berkshire Hathaway 4.0%, Markel Group 0.3% and 4 more
National Oilwell VarcoNOV7$3.2bn−21% vs Q41.5%4.7%Wedgewood Partners 4.7%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.0%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.8% and 4 more
HalliburtonHAL7$2.9bn+79% vs Q43.5%8.2%ValueAct 8.2%, Brave Warrior Advisors 7.5%, Tweedy, Browne 6.3% and 4 more
McdonaldsMCD7−1 vs Q4$1.7bn−17% vs Q41.2%6.6%Southeastern Asset Management 6.6%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.4%, Markel Group 0.5% and 4 more
Merck & Co.MRK7$1.5bn−23% vs Q40.6%3.0%Semper Augustus 3.0%, Dodge & Cox 1.4%, Fairfax Financial Holdings 0.1% and 4 more
CitigroupC7$1.4bn−2.8% vs Q40.6%2.0%Harris Associates (Oakmark) 2.0%, Baupost Group 1.3%, Dalal Street (Mohnish Pabrai) 0.5% and 4 more
3M CompanyMMM7$1.4bn+1.2% vs Q41.8%4.9%Fundsmith 4.9%, Tweedy, Browne 4.6%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.4% and 4 more
Union PacificUNP7+1 vs Q4$1.3bn−21% vs Q41.0%3.5%Giverny Capital 3.5%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.7%, Tweedy, Browne 1.4% and 4 more
DiageoDEO7$1.2bn−2.3% vs Q40.9%3.5%Markel Group 3.5%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.3%, Tweedy, Browne 1.0% and 4 more
Coca-ColaKO6−1 vs Q4$16bn−4.0% vs Q42.8%15.1%Berkshire Hathaway 15.1%, Semper Augustus 1.3%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 0.2% and 3 more
EbayEBAY6$5.2bn+3.2% vs Q47.1%16.4%Lindsell Train 16.4%, Baupost Group 9.0%, Carl Icahn 8.3% and 3 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM6$4.8bn+8.7% vs Q42.9%8.9%Brave Warrior Advisors 8.9%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.8%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.1% and 3 more
OracleORCL6−1 vs Q4$4.5bn−4.7% vs Q42.5%6.0%Polen Capital Management 6.0%, First Eagle Investment Management 3.9%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.5% and 3 more
Moody'sMCO6$3.6bn−4.1% vs Q44.9%16.4%TCI Fund Management 16.4%, Akre Capital Management 9.3%, Berkshire Hathaway 2.4% and 3 more
IntelINTC6$2.9bn−21% vs Q41.4%3.2%Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.2%, Semper Augustus 2.5%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.1% and 3 more
Mondelez InternationalMDLZ6$2.3bn−23% vs Q47.5%24.0%Lindsell Train 24.0%, Trian Fund Management 20.3%, First Eagle Investment Management 0.4% and 3 more

Most bought in Q1 2015

Companies the most managers added to or bought new, with the approximate amount bought at quarter-end prices.

Most bought companies
Who
HalliburtonHAL6–$1.1bnValueAct, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers and 3 more
MicrosoftMSFT61$964mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Fundsmith, Dodge & Cox and 3 more
VisaV6–$269mWedgewood Partners, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Polen Capital Management and 3 more
Bank of AmericaBAC61$196mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Appaloosa and 3 more
MedtronicMDTFirst time in their 13Fs: often a new listing or spin-off55$1.6bnHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management and 2 more
AlphabetGOOG51$963mSoutheastern Asset Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management and 2 more
Precision Castparts52$910mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Berkshire Hathaway, ValueAct and 2 more
MastercardMA5–$10.8mPolen Capital Management, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Markel Group and 2 more
SchlumbergerSLB4–$894mDodge & Cox, Markel Group, Wedgewood Partners and 1 more
Baker Hughes4–$796mValueAct, Dodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM4–$530mDavis Selected Advisers, Brave Warrior Advisors, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC4–$387mBerkshire Hathaway, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Gardner Russo & Quinn and 1 more
National Oilwell VarcoNOV4–$301mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Wedgewood Partners, Dodge & Cox and 1 more
Twenty First Centy Fox4–$192mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Berkshire Hathaway, ValueAct and 1 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA41$144mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B4–$30.3mWedgewood Partners, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
Time Warner Cable3–$786mTCI Fund Management, Dodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers
Actavis32$586mPershing Square, First Eagle Investment Management, Oaktree Capital Management
General ElectricGE3–$541mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Markel Group, Semper Augustus
Express Scripts Holding3–$450mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
American ExpressAXP31$301mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Semper Augustus, Markel Group
W.W. GraingerGWW32$283mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Polen Capital Management
Mondelez InternationalMDLZ3–$261mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Trian Fund Management, Lindsell Train
Wesco InternationalWCC32$130mValueAct, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers
American International GroupAIG3–$111mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Baupost Group
Discovery Communications Inc SDISCK32$80.2mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Akre Capital Management, Markel Group
General MotorsGM3–$39.2mAppaloosa, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dalal Street (Mohnish Pabrai)
Booking HoldingsBKNG3–$35.6mPolen Capital Management, Wedgewood Partners, Davis Selected Advisers
Deere & CoDE3–$28.3mBerkshire Hathaway, Markel Group, First Eagle Investment Management
Verisk AnalyticsVRSK31$19.2mAkre Capital Management, Wedgewood Partners, Markel Group

Most sold in Q1 2015

Companies the most managers trimmed or sold out of, with the approximate amount sold.

Most sold companies
Who
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B92$333mDavis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 6 more
BNYBK6–$612mDavis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Berkshire Hathaway and 3 more
McdonaldsMCD61$400mFundsmith, Southeastern Asset Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 3 more
Medtronic55$1.6bnHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management and 2 more
ComcastCMCSA5–$160mHarris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox and 2 more
American ExpressAXP5–$131mDavis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox, Tweedy, Browne and 2 more
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ5–$9.7mTweedy, Browne, Dodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 2 more
Walt DisneyDIS5–$9.6mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Lindsell Train, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 2 more
Coca-ColaKO51$5.4mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Davis Selected Advisers, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 2 more
International Business MachinesIBM5–$2.7mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Dodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 2 more
Allergan44$6.0bnPershing Square, Polen Capital Management, First Eagle Investment Management and 1 more
Moody'sMCO4–$440mTCI Fund Management, Davis Selected Advisers, Akre Capital Management and 1 more
Wal-Mart StoresWMT4–$329mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Tweedy, Browne, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC4–$244mDavis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox, Tweedy, Browne and 1 more
Union PacificUNP4–$220mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox and 1 more
Mcgraw Hill Financial42$159mTCI Fund Management, Dodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
CarmaxKMX4–$159mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
VisaV4–$159mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Berkshire Hathaway, Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
MicrosoftMSFT4–$116mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Markel Group, Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
ConocoPhillipsCOP4–$85.5mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 1 more
Philip Morris InternationalPM41$55.9mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers, Tweedy, Browne and 1 more
MastercardMA4–$35.7mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Berkshire Hathaway, Akre Capital Management and 1 more
Goldman Sachs GroupGS4–$23.0mDodge & Cox, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
General ElectricGE4–$19.1mDodge & Cox, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
US BancorpUSB4–$4.7mDavis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
UnileverUN4–$1.2mDavis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox, Tweedy, Browne and 1 more
Procter & GamblePG4–$832kDodge & Cox, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
PepsicoPEP4–$815kHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 1 more
FedExFDX3–$997mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Southeastern Asset Management
Family Dlr Stores31$882mTrian Fund Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management

Biggest single bets

The largest positions as a share of a manager’s whole 13F portfolio.

From each manager’s 13F for the quarter. Amounts bought and sold are estimates at quarter-end prices; a new listing or spin-off can show as a purchase.