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What value investors bought and sold in Q4 2015

In Q4 2015, 29 value investors filed 13Fs. The most popular buy was Bausch Health Companies, added to by 5 managers, followed by Alphabet and Visa. Meta Platforms was the most popular new position, started by 2 managers. The most sold was Alphabet, cut by 8 managers, with Berkshire Hathaway and Microsoft close behind. Alphabet was the most widely held, owned by 14.

  • 29 managers filed

Most widely held

Companies held by the most managers in their Q4 2015 13F. How this works
How many hold it, the combined value, and the average and largest portfolio weight. Changes compare with the Q3 filings; value changes include share-price moves.
Most widely held companies
Biggest holders
AlphabetGOOG14$12bn+20% vs Q35.5%13.8%Dalal Street (Mohnish Pabrai) 13.8%, Polen Capital Management 11.0%, Southeastern Asset Management 8.3% and 11 more
VisaV13$3.8bn+7.2% vs Q32.6%7.7%Polen Capital Management 7.7%, Fundsmith 5.4%, Giverny Capital 4.6% and 10 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC12$34bn+6.1% vs Q39.9%65.8%Daily Journal Corp 65.8%, Berkshire Hathaway 19.8%, Tweedy, Browne 7.5% and 9 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B12+1 vs Q3$6.9bn−0.7% vs Q37.9%29.3%Semper Augustus 29.3%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 14.1%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 11.5% and 9 more
American ExpressAXP11−1 vs Q3$14bn−7.1% vs Q32.1%8.0%Berkshire Hathaway 8.0%, Davis Selected Advisers 4.4%, TCI Fund Management 3.8% and 8 more
MastercardMA11$4.5bn+1.9% vs Q32.6%10.2%Akre Capital Management 10.2%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 8.1%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 3.0% and 8 more
MicrosoftMSFT10$10bn+4.1% vs Q34.6%21.8%ValueAct 21.8%, Fundsmith 10.5%, First Eagle Investment Management 4.2% and 7 more
AppleAAPL10$6.4bn−14% vs Q33.3%16.4%Carl Icahn 16.4%, Wedgewood Partners 8.7%, Polen Capital Management 3.8% and 7 more
General ElectricGE10−1 vs Q3$4.4bn−5.1% vs Q32.5%19.6%Trian Fund Management 19.6%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 2.6%, Semper Augustus 2.1% and 7 more
US BancorpUSB10$4.4bn+4.6% vs Q31.0%4.5%Daily Journal Corp 4.5%, Berkshire Hathaway 2.8%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.2% and 7 more
International Business MachinesIBM9$12bn−5.2% vs Q33.2%15.2%Fairfax Financial Holdings 15.2%, Berkshire Hathaway 8.5%, Giverny Capital 2.6% and 6 more
PepsicoPEP9$2.5bn+13% vs Q33.5%14.8%Trian Fund Management 14.8%, Fundsmith 7.8%, Lindsell Train 6.7% and 6 more
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ9$1.1bn+27% vs Q32.6%11.1%Tweedy, Browne 11.1%, Fundsmith 7.3%, Markel Group 1.7% and 6 more
ComcastCMCSA8$5.6bn−2.0% vs Q34.1%22.8%TCI Fund Management 22.8%, First Eagle Investment Management 3.4%, Dodge & Cox 2.4% and 5 more
Bank of AmericaBAC8$5.5bn+7.0% vs Q30.9%4.0%Harris Associates (Oakmark) 4.0%, Dodge & Cox 3.1%, Oaktree Capital Management 0.1% and 5 more
Precision Castparts8+1 vs Q3$2.2bn+12% vs Q31.6%6.3%Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 6.3%, Semper Augustus 5.8%, Berkshire Hathaway 0.7% and 5 more
Philip Morris InternationalPM8$1.8bn+14% vs Q32.7%8.0%Fundsmith 8.0%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 7.9%, Tweedy, Browne 4.7% and 5 more
Bausch Health CompaniesBHC7$8.0bn−41% vs Q310.6%25.2%Brave Warrior Advisors 25.2%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 20.5%, Pershing Square 13.5% and 4 more
BNYBK7$6.9bn+1.6% vs Q33.5%10.3%Trian Fund Management 10.3%, Tweedy, Browne 4.4%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.9% and 4 more
American International GroupAIG7$5.5bn+101% vs Q32.1%8.9%Carl Icahn 8.9%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 4.0%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.0% and 4 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM7$5.3bn+6.9% vs Q33.3%12.5%Brave Warrior Advisors 12.5%, Davis Selected Advisers 4.8%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.6% and 4 more
Goldman Sachs GroupGS7$4.9bn+2.7% vs Q30.8%1.9%Dodge & Cox 1.9%, Berkshire Hathaway 1.5%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.4% and 4 more
BaiduBIDU7+1 vs Q3$2.2bn−20% vs Q31.1%4.4%TCI Fund Management 4.4%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.3%, Dodge & Cox 1.0% and 4 more
National Oilwell VarcoNOV7$2.1bn−11% vs Q31.0%3.3%Southeastern Asset Management 3.3%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.7%, Dodge & Cox 0.7% and 4 more
Union PacificUNP7$1.3bn+23% vs Q31.1%3.7%Giverny Capital 3.7%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.4%, Tweedy, Browne 1.1% and 4 more
Walt DisneyDIS7$392m+4.2% vs Q33.2%10.6%Lindsell Train 10.6%, Giverny Capital 7.5%, Markel Group 4.5% and 4 more
Kraft HeinzKHC6$24bn+3.4% vs Q34.4%18.0%Berkshire Hathaway 18.0%, Lindsell Train 4.2%, Wedgewood Partners 4.1% and 3 more
Wal-Mart StoresWMT6−1 vs Q3$5.7bn−6.6% vs Q31.2%2.6%Berkshire Hathaway 2.6%, Dodge & Cox 1.9%, Tweedy, Browne 1.8% and 3 more
Mondelez InternationalMDLZ6$4.8bn+8.9% vs Q39.9%25.6%Lindsell Train 25.6%, Trian Fund Management 17.5%, Pershing Square 15.6% and 3 more
Procter & GamblePG6$4.4bn+10% vs Q31.2%3.7%Fundsmith 3.7%, Berkshire Hathaway 3.2%, Markel Group 0.3% and 3 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA6$3.7bn+3.2% vs Q31.1%2.6%Davis Selected Advisers 2.6%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.8%, Dodge & Cox 1.4% and 3 more
Twenty First Centy Fox6$3.5bn+13% vs Q32.7%8.9%ValueAct 8.9%, Baupost Group 5.2%, Dodge & Cox 1.6% and 3 more
Moody'sMCO6$3.4bn−0.9% vs Q33.0%8.2%Akre Capital Management 8.2%, TCI Fund Management 6.2%, Berkshire Hathaway 1.9% and 3 more
Paypal HoldingsPYPL6$2.6bn+2.2% vs Q35.1%10.5%Lindsell Train 10.5%, Baupost Group 7.3%, Carl Icahn 5.7% and 3 more
Du Pont EI de Nemours & Co6$1.8bn+10% vs Q32.5%10.9%Trian Fund Management 10.9%, Southeastern Asset Management 4.0%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.0% and 3 more
3M CompanyMMM6−1 vs Q3$1.4bn+3.0% vs Q32.2%5.7%Fundsmith 5.7%, Tweedy, Browne 4.6%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.4% and 3 more
CarmaxKMX6$1.3bn−5.8% vs Q33.5%7.3%Giverny Capital 7.3%, Markel Group 7.2%, Akre Capital Management 4.1% and 3 more
Costco WholesaleCOST6$1.3bn+6.7% vs Q30.9%2.3%Semper Augustus 2.3%, Davis Selected Advisers 1.8%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 0.7% and 3 more
HalliburtonHAL6$1.2bn−42% vs Q33.1%8.8%Brave Warrior Advisors 8.8%, Tweedy, Browne 5.3%, ValueAct 3.9% and 3 more
Automatic Data ProcessingADP6−1 vs Q3$1.1bn+6.6% vs Q32.0%5.2%Fundsmith 5.2%, Polen Capital Management 4.6%, Markel Group 1.2% and 3 more

Most bought in Q4 2015

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

Most bought companies
Who
Bausch Health CompaniesBHC5–$507mDavis Selected Advisers, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Brave Warrior Advisors and 2 more
AlphabetGOOG5–$425mAppaloosa, Tweedy, Browne, Polen Capital Management and 2 more
VisaV5–$63.4mPolen Capital Management, Fundsmith, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 2 more
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CHPEFirst time in their 13Fs: often a new listing or spin-off44$3.5bnDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Appaloosa and 1 more
American ExpressAXP4–$901mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Gardner Russo & Quinn and 1 more
Union PacificUNP41$373mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Markel Group and 1 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B41$226mDavis Selected Advisers, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Dalal Street (Mohnish Pabrai) and 1 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA4–$213mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox, Berkshire Hathaway and 1 more
AppleAAPL4–$90.0mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Polen Capital Management, Markel Group and 1 more
Walt DisneyDIS4–$5.2mLindsell Train, Markel Group, Giverny Capital and 1 more
Apache9990302D31$761mDavis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC3–$520mBerkshire Hathaway, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Giverny Capital
CumminsCMI31$495mHarris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management, Markel Group
Deere & CoDE3–$463mBerkshire Hathaway, First Eagle Investment Management, Markel Group
Grupo TelevisaTV31$411mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers
Charles SchwabSCHW3–$285mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Brave Warrior Advisors
Meta PlatformsMETA32$283mDavis Selected Advisers, Polen Capital Management, Markel Group
NikeNKE3–$277mPolen Capital Management, Markel Group, Davis Selected Advisers
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ3–$166mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Fundsmith, Markel Group
PepsicoPEP3–$162mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Fundsmith, Lindsell Train
CarmaxKMX3–$98.0mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Akre Capital Management, Giverny Capital
OracleORCL3–$91.2mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Polen Capital Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
Mondelez InternationalMDLZ3–$79.2mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Lindsell Train, Trian Fund Management
Freeport-McmoranFCX31$51.6mCarl Icahn, Appaloosa, Davis Selected Advisers
Booking HoldingsBKNG3–$48.9mPolen Capital Management, Appaloosa, Dodge & Cox
Philip Morris InternationalPM3–$47.1mFundsmith, Gardner Russo & Quinn, First Eagle Investment Management
Liberty Broadband8L8C31$28.0mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Markel Group, First Eagle Investment Management
MastercardMA3–$14.2mPolen Capital Management, Markel Group, Akre Capital Management
Rockwell AutomationROK3–$4.0mDavis Selected Advisers, Markel Group, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
EMC Corp Mass21$1.0bnBaupost Group, Dodge & Cox

Most sold in Q4 2015

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

Most sold companies
Who
AlphabetGOOG8–$646mDavis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox and 5 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B8–$88.9mWedgewood Partners, First Eagle Investment Management, Akre Capital Management and 5 more
MicrosoftMSFT71$1.7bnValueAct, Dodge & Cox, Brave Warrior Advisors and 4 more
American ExpressAXP61$1.1bnValueAct, Davis Selected Advisers, TCI Fund Management and 3 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC6–$420mDavis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox and 3 more
MastercardMA6–$266mHarris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 3 more
VisaV6–$188mDavis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 3 more
International Business MachinesIBM6–$17.0mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Dodge & Cox, Giverny Capital and 3 more
BaiduBIDU5–$1.1bnHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, TCI Fund Management and 2 more
General ElectricGE51$1.1bnDodge & Cox, Trian Fund Management, Markel Group and 2 more
McdonaldsMCD51$1.0bnSoutheastern Asset Management, First Eagle Investment Management, Markel Group and 2 more
BNYBK5–$267mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Tweedy, Browne and 2 more
ComcastCMCSA5–$107mDodge & Cox, TCI Fund Management, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 2 more
Wal-Mart StoresWMT51$77.8mMarkel Group, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), First Eagle Investment Management and 2 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM5–$66.4mDavis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox and 2 more
AppleAAPL4–$802mCarl Icahn, Wedgewood Partners, Appaloosa and 1 more
IntelINTC41$404mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Markel Group, First Eagle Investment Management and 1 more
Du Pont EI de Nemours & Co4–$327mTrian Fund Management, Southeastern Asset Management, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 1 more
AllerganACT42$278mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
PraxairPXGBX4–$79.4mDavis Selected Advisers, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), First Eagle Investment Management and 1 more
3M CompanyMMM41$40.5mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Tweedy, Browne and 1 more
DiageoDEO4–$37.3mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox and 1 more
American International GroupAIG4–$32.5mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Akre Capital Management, First Eagle Investment Management and 1 more
US BancorpUSB4–$5.5mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
ConocoPhillipsCOP4–$3.6mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Tweedy, Browne, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 1 more
PfizerPFE3–$1.5bnDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Fairfax Financial Holdings
Amazon.comAMZN3–$933mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox
HalliburtonHAL3–$818mValueAct, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Brave Warrior Advisors
LoewsL32$756mSoutheastern Asset Management, Davis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox
EbayEBAY32$714mDodge & Cox, Baupost Group, Fundsmith

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.