# What value investors bought and sold in Q4 2018 | moatshark

So far 33 of 34 value investors have filed for Q4 2018. The most popular buy was Meta Platforms, added to by 9 managers (1 buying for the first time)…

## Most bought

| Company | Buyers | New positions | Bought |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Meta Platforms (META) | 9 | 1 | $796m |
| Alphabet (GOOG) | 8 | 0 | $294m |
| Moody's (MCO) | 6 | 0 | $570m |
| Charles Schwab (SCHW) | 6 | 0 | $405m |
| United Technologies (UTXZ) | 5 | 0 | $1.4bn |
| Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) | 5 | 2 | $532m |
| BNY (BK) | 5 | 0 | $485m |
| General Electric (GE) | 5 | 0 | $375m |
| Baidu (BIDU) | 5 | 0 | $357m |
| Visa (V) | 5 | 0 | $65.1m |
| Linde (99952EUR) | 4 | 4 | $2.3bn |
| JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 4 | 0 | $1.4bn |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | 4 | 0 | $914m |
| Booking Holdings (BKNG) | 4 | 0 | $312m |
| Goldman Sachs Group (GS) | 4 | 1 | $112m |
| KKR & Co. (KKR) | 4 | 0 | $73.6m |
| Halliburton (HAL) | 3 | 1 | $864m |
| Ebay (EBAY) | 3 | 2 | $804m |
| Bank of America (BAC) | 3 | 0 | $498m |
| Liberty Global (LBTYA) | 3 | 0 | $399m |
| Schlumberger (SLB) | 3 | 1 | $299m |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 3 | 0 | $268m |
| JD.com (JD) | 3 | 0 | $161m |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 3 | 0 | $158m |
| Intuit (INTU) | 3 | 0 | $108m |
| Automatic Data Processing (ADP) | 3 | 0 | $52.4m |
| Equifax (EFX) | 3 | 2 | $52.0m |
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) | 3 | 1 | $31.1m |
| Marriott International (MAR) | 3 | 0 | $20.1m |
| Apple (AAPL) | 3 | 0 | $18.6m |

## Most sold

| Company | Sellers | Sold out | Sold |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alphabet (GOOG) | 8 | 0 | $426m |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 8 | 0 | $152m |
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) | 7 | 0 | $1.1bn |
| Visa (V) | 7 | 1 | $470m |
| American Express (AXP) | 7 | 1 | $87.3m |
| Mastercard (MA) | 6 | 1 | $711m |
| Apple (AAPL) | 6 | 2 | $694m |
| Oracle (ORCL) | 5 | 2 | $3.1bn |
| Comcast (CMCSA) | 5 | 0 | $466m |
| US Bancorp (USB) | 5 | 1 | $2.4m |
| Union Pacific (UNP) | 4 | 0 | $971m |
| Charter Communications (CHTR) | 4 | 0 | $925m |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | 4 | 0 | $745m |
| UnitedHealth Group (UNH) | 4 | 0 | $469m |
| Praxair (PXGBX) | 4 | 4 | $394m |
| Liberty Global (LBTYA) | 4 | 0 | $328m |
| Diageo (DEO) | 4 | 0 | $255m |
| Carmax (KMX) | 4 | 0 | $134m |
| Qorvo (QRVO) | 4 | 0 | $55.8m |
| Novartis (NVS) | 3 | 0 | $665m |
| Meta Platforms (META) | 3 | 1 | $321m |
| Allergan (ACT) | 3 | 0 | $226m |
| ConocoPhillips (COP) | 3 | 1 | $112m |
| Bank of America (BAC) | 3 | 0 | $103m |
| Synchrony Financial (SYF) | 3 | 1 | $78.6m |
| BB&T (BBT) | 3 | 0 | $32.3m |
| Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) | 3 | 0 | $30.1m |
| Unilever (UN) | 3 | 0 | $25.5m |
| Walt Disney (DIS) | 3 | 0 | $13.2m |
| Pepsico (PEP) | 3 | 0 | $12.8m |

## Most widely held

| Company | Managers | Value held | Largest weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alphabet (GOOG) | 17 | $16bn | 18.7% |
| Visa (V) | 14 | $5.3bn | 8.2% |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 13 | $6.5bn | 40.5% |
| Meta Platforms (META) | 12 | $4.2bn | 14.1% |
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) | 11 | $26bn | 53.6% |
| Mastercard (MA) | 10 | $5.8bn | 12.7% |
| American Express (AXP) | 9 | $18bn | 7.9% |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | 9 | $9.3bn | 11.1% |
| JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 9 | $8.3bn | 9.6% |
| Moody's (MCO) | 9 | $5.8bn | 20.4% |
| Apple (AAPL) | 8 | $41bn | 51.0% |
| Bank of America (BAC) | 8 | $27bn | 41.4% |
| Comcast (CMCSA) | 8 | $6.9bn | 4.1% |
| US Bancorp (USB) | 8 | $6.9bn | 4.7% |
| Charles Schwab (SCHW) | 8 | $4.5bn | 12.7% |
| Liberty Global (LBTYA) | 8 | $4.3bn | 6.5% |
| Booking Holdings (BKNG) | 8 | $3.6bn | 6.4% |
| Liberty Media (FWONA) | 8 | $2.5bn | 4.5% |
| Union Pacific (UNP) | 8 | $2.5bn | 5.3% |
| General Electric (GE) | 8 | $2.3bn | 6.6% |
| BNY (BK) | 7 | $9.4bn | 8.2% |
| Amazon.com (AMZN) | 7 | $1.7bn | 18.1% |
| Baidu (BIDU) | 7 | $1.6bn | 7.8% |
| Carmax (KMX) | 7 | $1.5bn | 9.6% |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 7 | $1.1bn | 9.7% |
| Goldman Sachs Group (GS) | 6 | $5.2bn | 1.7% |
| Procter & Gamble (PG) | 6 | $3.6bn | 37.7% |
| United Technologies (UTXZ) | 6 | $3.2bn | 10.0% |
| Philip Morris International (PM) | 6 | $2.8bn | 6.4% |
| Automatic Data Processing (ADP) | 6 | $2.7bn | 9.0% |
| 3M Company (MMM) | 6 | $1.7bn | 4.7% |
| KKR & Co. (KKR) | 6 | $1.3bn | 13.6% |
| Costco Wholesale (COST) | 6 | $898m | 2.5% |
| Walt Disney (DIS) | 6 | $710m | 11.7% |
| Coca-Cola (KO) | 5 | $19bn | 10.3% |
| UnitedHealth Group (UNH) | 5 | $2.1bn | 3.1% |
| O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) | 5 | $1.7bn | 8.2% |
| Pepsico (PEP) | 5 | $1.3bn | 9.5% |
| Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) | 5 | $1.1bn | 3.2% |
| Travelers Companies (TRV) | 5 | $1.0bn | 1.5% |

Source: SEC filings, via moatshark (https://www.moatshark.com/q/2018-q4). Values traded and returns are estimates. Not investment advice. Built 2026-10-21.