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What value investors bought and sold in Q2 2018

In Q2 2018, 32 value investors filed 13Fs. The most popular buy was Alphabet, added to by 9 managers, followed by Meta Platforms and Liberty Global. Meta Platforms was the most popular new position, started by 2 managers. The most sold was Wells Fargo & Company, cut by 7 managers (1 sold out), with Alphabet and Berkshire Hathaway close behind. Alphabet was the most widely held, owned by 16.

  • 32 managers filed

Most widely held

Companies held by the most managers in their Q2 2018 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
AlphabetGOOG16$19bn+11% vs Q17.0%16.9%Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 16.9%, TCI Fund Management 16.6%, Brave Warrior Advisors 14.2% and 13 more
VisaV15$5.7bn+9.2% vs Q13.5%8.2%Akre Capital Management 8.2%, Wedgewood Partners 7.3%, Polen Capital Management 7.1% and 12 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC12$34bn+5.3% vs Q18.1%54.9%Daily Journal Corp 54.9%, Berkshire Hathaway 12.8%, Davis Selected Advisers 6.4% and 9 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B12$6.1bn−8.1% vs Q19.7%36.7%Semper Augustus 36.7%, Giverny Capital 18.6%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 12.9% and 9 more
MastercardMA11$7.1bn+6.8% vs Q13.9%13.2%Akre Capital Management 13.2%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 12.4%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 5.0% and 8 more
Meta PlatformsMETA11+2 vs Q1$5.1bn+36% vs Q14.2%11.2%Appaloosa 11.2%, Fundsmith 8.0%, Wedgewood Partners 7.2% and 8 more
US BancorpUSB10−1 vs Q1$6.2bn+15% vs Q11.4%4.3%Daily Journal Corp 4.3%, AKO Capital 2.7%, Berkshire Hathaway 2.6% and 7 more
American ExpressAXP9$19bn+4.5% vs Q12.1%7.6%Berkshire Hathaway 7.6%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.0%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.9% and 6 more
Moody'sMCO9$6.3bn+5.6% vs Q14.8%23.3%Valley Forge Capital Management 23.3%, Akre Capital Management 12.2%, AKO Capital 2.5% and 6 more
Bank of AmericaBAC8$25bn−6.7% vs Q17.4%40.3%Daily Journal Corp 40.3%, Berkshire Hathaway 9.8%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.7% and 5 more
MicrosoftMSFT8−1 vs Q1$7.9bn−6.5% vs Q12.9%8.7%Polen Capital Management 8.7%, TCI Fund Management 6.4%, Dodge & Cox 3.0% and 5 more
ComcastCMCSA8−1 vs Q1$7.1bn+5.4% vs Q12.1%6.9%Southeastern Asset Management 6.9%, Dodge & Cox 3.5%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.5% and 5 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM8$4.1bn−6.2% vs Q11.9%7.6%Brave Warrior Advisors 7.6%, Davis Selected Advisers 5.3%, Dodge & Cox 2.1% and 5 more
Booking HoldingsBKNG8+1 vs Q1$3.0bn−6.4% vs Q11.9%6.0%Wedgewood Partners 6.0%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 3.2%, Polen Capital Management 3.0% and 5 more
Union PacificUNP8$2.7bn−2.1% vs Q11.4%5.0%Giverny Capital 5.0%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.2%, Tweedy, Browne 1.5% and 5 more
BaiduBIDU8+1 vs Q1$2.0bn−8.4% vs Q13.3%12.5%Himalaya Capital 12.5%, Tweedy, Browne 10.4%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.1% and 5 more
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ8$953m−3.1% vs Q11.8%8.2%Tweedy, Browne 8.2%, Fundsmith 4.1%, Markel Group 1.4% and 5 more
BNYBK7$9.5bn+5.5% vs Q13.9%8.4%Trian Fund Management 8.4%, Tweedy, Browne 7.2%, Davis Selected Advisers 4.3% and 4 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA7$4.9bn−6.2% vs Q12.2%9.8%Brave Warrior Advisors 9.8%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.2%, Dodge & Cox 1.3% and 4 more
Liberty MediaFWONA7$3.0bn+16% vs Q11.9%5.1%Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 5.1%, Giverny Capital 3.2%, Southeastern Asset Management 2.9% and 4 more
Automatic Data ProcessingADP7$3.0bn−0.8% vs Q13.4%9.8%Pershing Square 9.8%, Polen Capital Management 6.2%, Fundsmith 5.8% and 4 more
General ElectricGE7$2.7bn+15% vs Q12.6%9.4%Trian Fund Management 9.4%, Southeastern Asset Management 5.2%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.9% and 4 more
CarmaxKMX7$2.0bn+11% vs Q14.3%10.5%Giverny Capital 10.5%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 7.8%, Markel Group 6.6% and 4 more
AppleAAPL6$48bn+16% vs Q15.8%23.8%Berkshire Hathaway 23.8%, Wedgewood Partners 9.3%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.1% and 3 more
Goldman Sachs GroupGS6$5.7bn−3.3% vs Q10.8%1.9%Dodge & Cox 1.9%, Berkshire Hathaway 1.5%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 0.5% and 3 more
Charles SchwabSCHW6$4.8bn−10% vs Q14.1%12.2%Brave Warrior Advisors 12.2%, Wedgewood Partners 4.2%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 3.8% and 3 more
Philip Morris InternationalPM6$2.5bn+9.3% vs Q12.4%6.3%Fundsmith 6.3%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 6.1%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.1% and 3 more
United TechnologiesUTXZ6$2.2bn+22% vs Q13.9%9.8%Pershing Square 9.8%, Southeastern Asset Management 5.1%, Davis Selected Advisers 4.4% and 3 more
3M CompanyMMM6$1.6bn−2.4% vs Q11.7%5.0%Fundsmith 5.0%, Tweedy, Browne 2.5%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.1% and 3 more
Costco WholesaleCOST6$926m+11% vs Q10.5%2.6%Semper Augustus 2.6%, Berkshire Hathaway 0.5%, Markel Group 0.1% and 3 more
Walt DisneyDIS6+1 vs Q1$650m+11% vs Q13.2%10.6%Lindsell Train 10.6%, Giverny Capital 4.0%, Markel Group 3.4% and 3 more
Coca-ColaKO5$18bn+1.0% vs Q12.0%9.0%Berkshire Hathaway 9.0%, Semper Augustus 0.8%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.0% and 2 more
Procter & GamblePG5$3.0bn−1.6% vs Q15.8%28.7%Trian Fund Management 28.7%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.0%, Berkshire Hathaway 0.0% and 2 more
UnitedHealth GroupUNH5$2.8bn+6.3% vs Q11.4%3.0%Markel Group 3.0%, Appaloosa 1.5%, Dodge & Cox 1.4% and 2 more
Mondelez InternationalMDLZ5$2.5bn+2.1% vs Q19.0%26.0%Lindsell Train 26.0%, Pershing Square 11.6%, Trian Fund Management 7.5% and 2 more
Amazon.comAMZN5+1 vs Q1$2.5bn−8.5% vs Q13.5%7.3%Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 7.3%, Davis Selected Advisers 6.5%, Markel Group 2.7% and 2 more
O'Reilly AutomotiveORLY5$1.3bn+12% vs Q13.0%6.5%Akre Capital Management 6.5%, Polen Capital Management 5.0%, Giverny Capital 3.4% and 2 more
PepsicoPEP5$1.2bn+14% vs Q13.2%9.4%Lindsell Train 9.4%, Fundsmith 6.2%, Markel Group 0.3% and 2 more
DiageoDEO5$1.2bn+2.9% vs Q11.3%3.6%Markel Group 3.6%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.4%, Tweedy, Browne 1.2% and 2 more
UnileverUL5$551m−0.4% vs Q10.5%1.6%Markel Group 1.6%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 0.7%, Tweedy, Browne 0.4% and 2 more

Most bought in Q2 2018

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

Most bought companies
Who
AlphabetGOOG9–$612mTCI Fund Management, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Brave Warrior Advisors and 6 more
Meta PlatformsMETA82$768mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 5 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA5–$525mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Brave Warrior Advisors, Dodge & Cox and 2 more
General ElectricGE5–$330mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Southeastern Asset Management, Fairfax Financial Holdings and 2 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC51$171mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Appaloosa and 2 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B5–$116mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Giverny Capital, Davis Selected Advisers and 2 more
VisaV5–$32.4mPolen Capital Management, AKO Capital, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 2 more
Philip Morris InternationalPM41$643mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Fundsmith, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
United TechnologiesUTXZ4–$432mPershing Square, Davis Selected Advisers, AKO Capital and 1 more
BaiduBIDU41$53.0mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Davis Selected Advisers, Polen Capital Management and 1 more
Walt DisneyDIS41$38.6mLindsell Train, Markel Group, Semper Augustus and 1 more
Charter CommunicationsCHTR3–$2.0bnTCI Fund Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox
AT&TT32$1.8bnDodge & Cox, Baupost Group, Wedgewood Partners
QVC GroupFirst time in their 13Fs: often a new listing or spin-off33$1.5bnDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers
ComcastCMCSA3–$1.1bnDodge & Cox, Southeastern Asset Management, Markel Group
CitigroupC31$627mValueAct, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Markel Group
Southwest AirlinesLUV31$586mBerkshire Hathaway, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Markel Group
Goldman Sachs GroupGS3–$536mBerkshire Hathaway, Dodge & Cox, Markel Group
Colgate-PalmoliveCL3–$250mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Fundsmith, AKO Capital
Union PacificUNP3–$238mTCI Fund Management, Giverny Capital, Markel Group
BNYBK3–$141mBerkshire Hathaway, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Trian Fund Management
Mondelez InternationalMDLZ3–$95.7mLindsell Train, Pershing Square, Trian Fund Management
Pg&EPCG31$84.9mBaupost Group, Oaktree Capital Management, Appaloosa
Liberty MediaFWONA3–$68.4mSoutheastern Asset Management, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Giverny Capital
QorvoQRVO31$39.9mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
KKR & Co31$29.6mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Markel Group, Davis Selected Advisers
Shire32$18.7mBaupost Group, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Davis Selected Advisers
StarbucksSBUX31$16.0mSemper Augustus, Markel Group, Polen Capital Management
Booking HoldingsBKNG31$8.7mPolen Capital Management, Giverny Capital, Markel Group
Marriott InternationalMAR3–$6.8mAKO Capital, Markel Group, Fundsmith

Most sold in Q2 2018

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

Most sold companies
Who
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC71$298mBerkshire Hathaway, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Oaktree Capital Management and 4 more
AlphabetGOOG7–$255mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Appaloosa, Davis Selected Advisers and 4 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B7–$52.0mWedgewood Partners, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Tweedy, Browne and 4 more
MicrosoftMSFT61$1.4bnFundsmith, First Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox and 3 more
ComcastCMCSA61$515mTCI Fund Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management and 3 more
MastercardMA6–$340mHarris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 3 more
Booking HoldingsBKNG5–$140mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Wedgewood Partners and 2 more
VisaV5–$107mDavis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Wedgewood Partners and 2 more
American ExpressAXP5–$92.7mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox and 2 more
US BancorpUSB51$6.7mAKO Capital, Fairfax Financial Holdings, First Eagle Investment Management and 2 more
FedExFDX4–$506mDavis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox and 1 more
UnitedHealth GroupUNH4–$191mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Appaloosa and 1 more
BNYBK4–$60.8mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Tweedy, Browne and 1 more
Paypal HoldingsPYPL4–$54.3mLindsell Train, Wedgewood Partners, Fundsmith and 1 more
DiageoDEO4–$36.6mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Gardner Russo & Quinn, Dodge & Cox and 1 more
NovartisNVS41$16.9mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Markel Group and 1 more
Time WarnerTWX33$4.5bnDodge & Cox, Baupost Group, TCI Fund Management
Monsanto33$2.3bnBerkshire Hathaway, TCI Fund Management, Fairfax Financial Holdings
AltabaAABA3–$1.8bnTCI Fund Management, Appaloosa, Oaktree Capital Management
Liberty Interactive33$1.6bnDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers
Automatic Data ProcessingADP3–$493mPershing Square, First Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
Charles SchwabSCHW3–$461mDodge & Cox, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Brave Warrior Advisors
Union PacificUNP3–$421mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Tweedy, Browne
BaiduBIDU3–$404mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Tweedy, Browne
Alibaba Group HoldingBABA32$352mAppaloosa, Oaktree Capital Management, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia)
Bank of AmericaBAC3–$209mAppaloosa, Dodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
HCA HealthcareHCA31$200mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Appaloosa, Brave Warrior Advisors
OracleORCL3–$191mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Polen Capital Management, Davis Selected Advisers
ConocoPhillipsCOP3–$188mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Tweedy, Browne, Dodge & Cox
CarmaxKMX3–$124mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Dodge & Cox

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.