# What value investors bought and sold in Q2 2018 | moatshark

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.

## Most bought

| Company | Buyers | New positions | Bought |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alphabet (GOOG) | 9 | 0 | $612m |
| Meta Platforms (META) | 8 | 2 | $768m |
| Liberty Global (LBTYA) | 5 | 0 | $525m |
| General Electric (GE) | 5 | 0 | $330m |
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) | 5 | 1 | $171m |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 5 | 0 | $116m |
| Visa (V) | 5 | 0 | $32.4m |
| Philip Morris International (PM) | 4 | 1 | $643m |
| United Technologies (UTXZ) | 4 | 0 | $432m |
| Baidu (BIDU) | 4 | 1 | $53.0m |
| Walt Disney (DIS) | 4 | 1 | $38.6m |
| Charter Communications (CHTR) | 3 | 0 | $2.0bn |
| AT&T (T) | 3 | 2 | $1.8bn |
| QVC Group | 3 | 3 | $1.5bn |
| Comcast (CMCSA) | 3 | 0 | $1.1bn |
| Citigroup (C) | 3 | 1 | $627m |
| Southwest Airlines (LUV) | 3 | 1 | $586m |
| Goldman Sachs Group (GS) | 3 | 0 | $536m |
| Colgate-Palmolive (CL) | 3 | 0 | $250m |
| Union Pacific (UNP) | 3 | 0 | $238m |
| BNY (BK) | 3 | 0 | $141m |
| Mondelez International (MDLZ) | 3 | 0 | $95.7m |
| Pg&E (PCG) | 3 | 1 | $84.9m |
| Liberty Media (FWONA) | 3 | 0 | $68.4m |
| Qorvo (QRVO) | 3 | 1 | $39.9m |
| KKR & Co | 3 | 1 | $29.6m |
| Shire | 3 | 2 | $18.7m |
| Starbucks (SBUX) | 3 | 1 | $16.0m |
| Booking Holdings (BKNG) | 3 | 1 | $8.7m |
| Marriott International (MAR) | 3 | 0 | $6.8m |

## Most sold

| Company | Sellers | Sold out | Sold |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) | 7 | 1 | $298m |
| Alphabet (GOOG) | 7 | 0 | $255m |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 7 | 0 | $52.0m |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | 6 | 1 | $1.4bn |
| Comcast (CMCSA) | 6 | 1 | $515m |
| Mastercard (MA) | 6 | 0 | $340m |
| Booking Holdings (BKNG) | 5 | 0 | $140m |
| Visa (V) | 5 | 0 | $107m |
| American Express (AXP) | 5 | 0 | $92.7m |
| US Bancorp (USB) | 5 | 1 | $6.7m |
| FedEx (FDX) | 4 | 0 | $506m |
| UnitedHealth Group (UNH) | 4 | 0 | $191m |
| BNY (BK) | 4 | 0 | $60.8m |
| Paypal Holdings (PYPL) | 4 | 0 | $54.3m |
| Diageo (DEO) | 4 | 0 | $36.6m |
| Novartis (NVS) | 4 | 1 | $16.9m |
| Time Warner (TWX) | 3 | 3 | $4.5bn |
| Monsanto | 3 | 3 | $2.3bn |
| Altaba (AABA) | 3 | 0 | $1.8bn |
| Liberty Interactive | 3 | 3 | $1.6bn |
| Automatic Data Processing (ADP) | 3 | 0 | $493m |
| Charles Schwab (SCHW) | 3 | 0 | $461m |
| Union Pacific (UNP) | 3 | 0 | $421m |
| Baidu (BIDU) | 3 | 0 | $404m |
| Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) | 3 | 2 | $352m |
| Bank of America (BAC) | 3 | 0 | $209m |
| HCA Healthcare (HCA) | 3 | 1 | $200m |
| Oracle (ORCL) | 3 | 0 | $191m |
| ConocoPhillips (COP) | 3 | 0 | $188m |
| Carmax (KMX) | 3 | 0 | $124m |

## Most widely held

| Company | Managers | Value held | Largest weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alphabet (GOOG) | 16 | $19bn | 16.9% |
| Visa (V) | 15 | $5.7bn | 8.2% |
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) | 12 | $34bn | 54.9% |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 12 | $6.1bn | 36.7% |
| Mastercard (MA) | 11 | $7.1bn | 13.2% |
| Meta Platforms (META) | 11 | $5.1bn | 11.2% |
| US Bancorp (USB) | 10 | $6.2bn | 4.3% |
| American Express (AXP) | 9 | $19bn | 7.6% |
| Moody's (MCO) | 9 | $6.3bn | 23.3% |
| Bank of America (BAC) | 8 | $25bn | 40.3% |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | 8 | $7.9bn | 8.7% |
| Comcast (CMCSA) | 8 | $7.1bn | 6.9% |
| JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 8 | $4.1bn | 7.6% |
| Booking Holdings (BKNG) | 8 | $3.0bn | 6.0% |
| Union Pacific (UNP) | 8 | $2.7bn | 5.0% |
| Baidu (BIDU) | 8 | $2.0bn | 12.5% |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 8 | $953m | 8.2% |
| BNY (BK) | 7 | $9.5bn | 8.4% |
| Liberty Global (LBTYA) | 7 | $4.9bn | 9.8% |
| Liberty Media (FWONA) | 7 | $3.0bn | 5.1% |
| Automatic Data Processing (ADP) | 7 | $3.0bn | 9.8% |
| General Electric (GE) | 7 | $2.7bn | 9.4% |
| Carmax (KMX) | 7 | $2.0bn | 10.5% |
| Apple (AAPL) | 6 | $48bn | 23.8% |
| Goldman Sachs Group (GS) | 6 | $5.7bn | 1.9% |
| Charles Schwab (SCHW) | 6 | $4.8bn | 12.2% |
| Philip Morris International (PM) | 6 | $2.5bn | 6.3% |
| United Technologies (UTXZ) | 6 | $2.2bn | 9.8% |
| 3M Company (MMM) | 6 | $1.6bn | 5.0% |
| Costco Wholesale (COST) | 6 | $926m | 2.6% |
| Walt Disney (DIS) | 6 | $650m | 10.6% |
| Coca-Cola (KO) | 5 | $18bn | 9.0% |
| Procter & Gamble (PG) | 5 | $3.0bn | 28.7% |
| UnitedHealth Group (UNH) | 5 | $2.8bn | 3.0% |
| Mondelez International (MDLZ) | 5 | $2.5bn | 26.0% |
| Amazon.com (AMZN) | 5 | $2.5bn | 7.3% |
| O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) | 5 | $1.3bn | 6.5% |
| Pepsico (PEP) | 5 | $1.2bn | 9.4% |
| Diageo (DEO) | 5 | $1.2bn | 3.6% |
| Unilever (UL) | 5 | $551m | 1.6% |

Source: SEC filings, via moatshark (https://www.moatshark.com/q/2018-q2). Values traded and returns are estimates. Not investment advice. Built 2026-10-21.