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What value investors bought and sold in Q2 2015

In Q2 2015, 29 value investors filed 13Fs. The most popular buy was Alphabet, added to by 8 managers, followed by American Express and Precision Castparts. American Express was the most popular new position, started by 3 managers. The most sold was Berkshire Hathaway, cut by 7 managers (2 sold out), with Microsoft and BNY close behind. Visa was the most widely held, owned by 13.

  • 29 managers filed

Most widely held

Companies held by the most managers in their Q2 2015 13F. How this works
How many hold it, the combined value, and the average and largest portfolio weight. Changes compare with the Q1 filings; value changes include share-price moves.
Most widely held companies
Biggest holders
VisaV13$3.9bn+0.1% vs Q12.5%7.5%Polen Capital Management 7.5%, Fundsmith 5.4%, Giverny Capital 3.9% and 10 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC12$36bn+3.0% vs Q110.6%66.2%Daily Journal Corp 66.2%, Berkshire Hathaway 24.1%, Tweedy, Browne 7.9% and 9 more
American ExpressAXP12+3 vs Q1$16bn+7.9% vs Q12.4%10.8%Berkshire Hathaway 10.8%, Davis Selected Advisers 5.6%, ValueAct 4.5% and 9 more
AlphabetGOOG11$8.0bn−2.9% vs Q14.0%8.6%Polen Capital Management 8.6%, Dalal Street (Mohnish Pabrai) 7.6%, Davis Selected Advisers 6.4% and 8 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B11−2 vs Q1$7.4bn−6.8% vs Q18.1%29.7%Semper Augustus 29.7%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 12.4%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 12.1% and 8 more
MastercardMA11$4.8bn+1.9% vs Q12.5%9.8%Akre Capital Management 9.8%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 8.2%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.3% and 8 more
MicrosoftMSFT10−1 vs Q1$10bn+8.3% vs Q14.8%17.5%ValueAct 17.5%, Fundsmith 10.0%, Brave Warrior Advisors 7.9% and 7 more
AppleAAPL10+2 vs Q1$8.5bn+3.7% vs Q14.3%21.2%Carl Icahn 21.2%, Appaloosa 7.8%, Wedgewood Partners 7.3% and 7 more
General ElectricGE10+1 vs Q1$3.7bn+75% vs Q12.0%12.7%Trian Fund Management 12.7%, Semper Augustus 2.7%, Markel Group 2.0% and 7 more
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ10$875m−0.2% vs Q12.1%10.6%Tweedy, Browne 10.6%, Fundsmith 7.1%, Markel Group 1.4% and 7 more
International Business MachinesIBM9$13bn+1.3% vs Q13.6%16.3%Fairfax Financial Holdings 16.3%, Berkshire Hathaway 11.8%, Giverny Capital 3.1% and 6 more
Bank of AmericaBAC9$5.4bn+19% vs Q10.8%3.8%Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.8%, Dodge & Cox 2.7%, Appaloosa 0.8% and 6 more
US BancorpUSB9$4.5bn+0.2% vs Q11.1%4.5%Daily Journal Corp 4.5%, Berkshire Hathaway 3.4%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.2% and 6 more
Precision Castparts9+1 vs Q1$2.4bn+8.5% vs Q11.2%3.7%Giverny Capital 3.7%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 3.4%, Davis Selected Advisers 1.4% and 6 more
PepsicoPEP9+1 vs Q1$2.2bn+7.8% vs Q13.6%16.5%Trian Fund Management 16.5%, Fundsmith 7.5%, Lindsell Train 5.9% and 6 more
Wal-Mart StoresWMT8$7.0bn−14% vs Q11.4%3.9%Berkshire Hathaway 3.9%, Dodge & Cox 2.0%, Markel Group 1.9% and 5 more
ComcastCMCSA8+1 vs Q1$5.7bn+22% vs Q13.7%18.7%TCI Fund Management 18.7%, First Eagle Investment Management 3.5%, Dodge & Cox 2.5% and 5 more
Philip Morris InternationalPM8$1.6bn+1.6% vs Q12.5%7.5%Fundsmith 7.5%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 7.3%, Tweedy, Browne 4.1% and 5 more
Walt DisneyDIS8$397m+9.4% vs Q13.0%11.8%Lindsell Train 11.8%, Giverny Capital 7.8%, Markel Group 4.4% and 5 more
Exxon MobilEXMOC8$132m−26% vs Q12.0%14.3%Semper Augustus 14.3%, Markel Group 1.8%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.1% and 5 more
Bausch Health CompaniesBHC7$17bn+5.0% vs Q118.2%36.6%Brave Warrior Advisors 36.6%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 35.9%, Pershing Square 29.9% and 4 more
BNYBK7−1 vs Q1$7.7bn−10% vs Q14.0%12.3%Trian Fund Management 12.3%, Tweedy, Browne 4.7%, Davis Selected Advisers 4.5% and 4 more
Goldman Sachs GroupGS7$6.1bn+8.9% vs Q11.0%2.4%Berkshire Hathaway 2.4%, Dodge & Cox 2.1%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.4% and 4 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM7+1 vs Q1$5.6bn+15% vs Q12.7%9.5%Brave Warrior Advisors 9.5%, Davis Selected Advisers 4.4%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.5% and 4 more
DiageoDEO7$1.1bn−4.6% vs Q11.0%3.6%Markel Group 3.6%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.2%, Tweedy, Browne 1.1% and 4 more
Automatic Data ProcessingADP7+1 vs Q1$948m+8.4% vs Q11.4%4.5%Fundsmith 4.5%, Polen Capital Management 3.6%, Markel Group 1.1% and 4 more
SchlumbergerSLB6−1 vs Q1$5.3bn+3.3% vs Q11.8%5.0%Wedgewood Partners 5.0%, Dodge & Cox 4.4%, Markel Group 1.3% and 3 more
EbayEBAY6$5.3bn+2.4% vs Q17.2%15.7%Lindsell Train 15.7%, Baupost Group 9.3%, Carl Icahn 8.9% and 3 more
Procter & GamblePG6−1 vs Q1$4.3bn−4.5% vs Q11.4%4.0%Fundsmith 4.0%, Berkshire Hathaway 3.8%, Markel Group 0.3% and 3 more
OracleORCL6$4.2bn−7.6% vs Q12.4%5.5%Polen Capital Management 5.5%, First Eagle Investment Management 3.7%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.2% and 3 more
Moody'sMCO6$3.7bn+2.7% vs Q13.8%9.7%TCI Fund Management 9.7%, Akre Capital Management 9.3%, Berkshire Hathaway 2.4% and 3 more
National Oilwell VarcoNOV6−1 vs Q1$3.2bn+1.5% vs Q11.8%4.8%Wedgewood Partners 4.8%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.9%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.7% and 3 more
American International GroupAIG6+1 vs Q1$2.9bn+12% vs Q10.9%3.9%Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.9%, First Eagle Investment Management 0.9%, Baupost Group 0.6% and 3 more
HalliburtonHAL6−1 vs Q1$2.6bn−12% vs Q13.8%8.5%ValueAct 8.5%, Brave Warrior Advisors 7.2%, Tweedy, Browne 6.3% and 3 more
CarmaxKMX6$1.5bn−26% vs Q13.5%8.1%Markel Group 8.1%, Giverny Capital 7.1%, Akre Capital Management 2.7% and 3 more
McdonaldsMCD6−1 vs Q1$1.5bn−8.3% vs Q11.4%6.3%Southeastern Asset Management 6.3%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.3%, Markel Group 0.4% and 3 more
CitigroupC6−1 vs Q1$1.5bn+9.1% vs Q10.6%2.2%Harris Associates (Oakmark) 2.2%, Baupost Group 1.3%, Fairfax Financial Holdings 0.1% and 3 more
Merck & Co.MRK6−1 vs Q1$1.4bn−4.0% vs Q10.7%3.0%Semper Augustus 3.0%, Dodge & Cox 1.3%, Fairfax Financial Holdings 0.1% and 3 more
3M CompanyMMM6−1 vs Q1$1.3bn−4.0% vs Q12.2%6.0%Fundsmith 6.0%, Tweedy, Browne 4.4%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.2% and 3 more
Costco WholesaleCOST6$1.2bn−12% vs Q10.8%1.8%Semper Augustus 1.8%, Davis Selected Advisers 1.6%, Berkshire Hathaway 0.5% and 3 more

Most bought in Q2 2015

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

Most bought companies
Who
AlphabetGOOG8–$351mSoutheastern Asset Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox and 5 more
American ExpressAXP73$1.2bnValueAct, Harris Associates (Oakmark), TCI Fund Management and 4 more
Precision Castparts52$408mDavis Selected Advisers, Giverny Capital, Semper Augustus and 2 more
Bank of AmericaBAC5–$385mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Appaloosa and 2 more
National Oilwell VarcoNOV5–$251mDodge & Cox, Wedgewood Partners, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 2 more
AllerganACTFirst time in their 13Fs: often a new listing or spin-off44$545mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Oaktree Capital Management, Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B4–$82.7mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Wedgewood Partners, Akre Capital Management and 1 more
MastercardMA4–$10.7mAkre Capital Management, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Gardner Russo & Quinn and 1 more
VisaV4–$7.4mGardner Russo & Quinn, Fundsmith, Markel Group and 1 more
General ElectricGE31$1.6bnTrian Fund Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Semper Augustus
AppleAAPL32$319mAppaloosa, Wedgewood Partners, Markel Group
BrookfieldBN31$249mBrave Warrior Advisors, Markel Group, Giverny Capital
PepsicoPEP32$205mLindsell Train, First Eagle Investment Management, Fundsmith
BaiduBIDU31$185mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Polen Capital Management
American TowerAMT32$177mAkre Capital Management, Davis Selected Advisers, Markel Group
HalliburtonHAL3–$173mValueAct, Brave Warrior Advisors, Markel Group
JPMorgan ChaseJPM31$164mDodge & Cox, Markel Group, Brave Warrior Advisors
General MotorsGM3–$138mAppaloosa, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dalal Street (Mohnish Pabrai)
Grupo TelevisaTV3–$64.1mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Oaktree Capital Management
Tiffany & CoTIF3–$47.6mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Trian Fund Management
LKQLKQ31$41.3mAkre Capital Management, Wedgewood Partners, Giverny Capital
United RentalsURI31$40.9mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Appaloosa, Davis Selected Advisers
W.W. GraingerGWW31$34.2mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers
M&T BankMTB3–$33.9mWedgewood Partners, Giverny Capital, Gardner Russo & Quinn
Royal Dutch Shell PLC SponRDS.A3–$31.1mDodge & Cox, Tweedy, Browne, Gardner Russo & Quinn
TapestryTPR3–$20.6mWedgewood Partners, Dodge & Cox, Markel Group
Walt DisneyDIS3–$6.8mLindsell Train, Giverny Capital, Markel Group
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC3–$3.6mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Gardner Russo & Quinn, Giverny Capital
ComcastCMCSA21$814mTCI Fund Management, First Eagle Investment Management
Booking HoldingsBKNG21$798mDodge & Cox, Wedgewood Partners

Most sold in Q2 2015

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

Most sold companies
Who
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B72$219mDavis Selected Advisers, Giverny Capital, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 4 more
MicrosoftMSFT71$102mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Markel Group and 4 more
BNYBK61$1.2bnDavis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox, Southeastern Asset Management and 3 more
Bausch Health CompaniesBHC6–$1.0bnValueAct, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Brave Warrior Advisors and 3 more
VisaV6–$104mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Polen Capital Management, Wedgewood Partners and 3 more
MastercardMA5–$284mHarris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management, Polen Capital Management and 2 more
DiageoDEO5–$106mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox and 2 more
Union PacificUNP51$73.3mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 2 more
Wal-Mart StoresWMT5–$49.2mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 2 more
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ5–$16.1mTweedy, Browne, First Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 2 more
International Business MachinesIBM5–$6.1mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox and 2 more
Actavis44$936mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Pershing Square, Oaktree Capital Management and 1 more
UnitedHealth GroupUNH41$459mDavis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox and 1 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC4–$139mDavis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox, Tweedy, Browne and 1 more
McdonaldsMCD41$101mSoutheastern Asset Management, First Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
ComcastCMCSA4–$69.7mDodge & Cox, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
OracleORCL4–$69.2mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Polen Capital Management, Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
Exxon MobilEXMOC4–$45.0mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 1 more
Phillips 66PSX41$19.8mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Tweedy, Browne and 1 more
US BancorpUSB4–$19.3mDavis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox and 1 more
3M CompanyMMM41$18.6mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox and 1 more
IntelINTC41$16.9mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
American ExpressAXP4–$16.2mDavis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
ConocoPhillipsCOP41$12.6mTweedy, Browne, First Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
PraxairPXGBX4–$12.1mDavis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
SchlumbergerSLB41$10.4mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
Devon EnergyDVN41$7.0mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Tweedy, Browne, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
DnowDNOW4–$5.7mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
Procter & GamblePG41$1.4mGardner Russo & Quinn, Dodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
TJX CompaniesTJX3–$601mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Polen Capital Management, Davis Selected Advisers

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.