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What value investors bought and sold in Q1 2019

So far 33 of 34 value investors have filed for Q1 2019. The most popular buy was Alphabet, added to by 9 managers, followed by Meta Platforms and JPMorgan Chase. Amazon.com was the most popular new position, started by 2 managers. The most sold was Alphabet, cut by 8 managers, with Wells Fargo & Company and Berkshire Hathaway close behind. Alphabet is the most widely held, owned by 17.

  • 33 managers filed
  • Still to file: Himalaya Capital

Most widely held

Companies held by the most managers in their Q1 2019 13F. How this works
How many hold it, the combined value, and the average and largest portfolio weight. Changes compare with the Q4 filings; value changes include share-price moves.
Most widely held companies
Biggest holders
AlphabetGOOG17$18bn+8.2% vs Q47.8%19.9%TCI Fund Management 19.9%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 18.9%, Brave Warrior Advisors 18.7% and 14 more
VisaV14$6.2bn+18% vs Q44.7%18.6%Valley Forge Capital Management 18.6%, Akre Capital Management 8.1%, Wedgewood Partners 7.9% and 11 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B13$6.0bn−7.0% vs Q410.6%38.1%Semper Augustus 38.1%, Giverny Capital 19.3%, H&H International (Duan Yongping) 17.1% and 10 more
Meta PlatformsMETA12$5.3bn+24% vs Q45.3%13.6%H&H International (Duan Yongping) 13.6%, Appaloosa 9.6%, Wedgewood Partners 7.7% and 9 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC11$27bn+1.8% vs Q47.6%52.1%Daily Journal Corp 52.1%, Berkshire Hathaway 9.9%, Davis Selected Advisers 6.5% and 8 more
MastercardMA10$6.9bn+20% vs Q44.3%13.6%Gardner Russo & Quinn 13.6%, Akre Capital Management 13.2%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 4.8% and 7 more
Bank of AmericaBAC9+1 vs Q4$30bn+13% vs Q47.2%43.0%Daily Journal Corp 43.0%, Berkshire Hathaway 12.4%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 4.5% and 6 more
American ExpressAXP9$21bn+13% vs Q42.6%8.3%Berkshire Hathaway 8.3%, AKO Capital 4.7%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.4% and 6 more
MicrosoftMSFT9$9.9bn+7.1% vs Q44.2%13.5%TCI Fund Management 13.5%, Polen Capital Management 9.4%, Fundsmith 8.1% and 6 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM9$9.6bn+15% vs Q42.6%10.5%Brave Warrior Advisors 10.5%, Davis Selected Advisers 4.0%, Giverny Capital 3.7% and 6 more
Moody'sMCO9$7.5bn+29% vs Q45.0%20.2%Valley Forge Capital Management 20.2%, Akre Capital Management 10.9%, TCI Fund Management 7.1% and 6 more
US BancorpUSB9+1 vs Q4$7.3bn+5.6% vs Q41.4%4.6%Daily Journal Corp 4.6%, Berkshire Hathaway 3.1%, Davis Selected Advisers 2.2% and 6 more
Amazon.comAMZN9+2 vs Q4$3.2bn+83% vs Q44.8%15.8%Greenlea Lane Capital 15.8%, Appaloosa 8.4%, Davis Selected Advisers 5.9% and 6 more
AppleAAPL8$49bn+21% vs Q411.4%56.6%H&H International (Duan Yongping) 56.6%, Berkshire Hathaway 23.8%, Wedgewood Partners 8.9% and 5 more
ComcastCMCSA8$8.0bn+16% vs Q42.1%4.6%Southeastern Asset Management 4.6%, Dodge & Cox 4.2%, First Eagle Investment Management 3.7% and 5 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA8$5.3bn+23% vs Q42.6%9.0%Baupost Group 9.0%, Brave Warrior Advisors 6.7%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 2.9% and 5 more
Charles SchwabSCHW8$4.6bn+2.3% vs Q42.8%7.4%Brave Warrior Advisors 7.4%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 3.9%, Giverny Capital 3.6% and 5 more
Booking HoldingsBKNG8$4.2bn+16% vs Q42.0%5.7%Wedgewood Partners 5.7%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 3.2%, Polen Capital Management 2.2% and 5 more
Union PacificUNP8$2.7bn+9.5% vs Q41.9%8.4%TCI Fund Management 8.4%, Giverny Capital 3.0%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.7% and 5 more
General ElectricGE8$2.4bn+2.4% vs Q42.5%8.0%Southeastern Asset Management 8.0%, Trian Fund Management 7.6%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.6% and 5 more
BNYBK7$9.7bn+3.9% vs Q43.7%7.2%Trian Fund Management 7.2%, Tweedy, Browne 7.0%, Davis Selected Advisers 4.2% and 4 more
Liberty MediaFWONA7−1 vs Q4$2.5bn−1.4% vs Q41.3%4.5%Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 4.5%, Southeastern Asset Management 2.5%, Markel Group 0.9% and 4 more
BaiduBIDU7$1.9bn+17% vs Q41.7%7.8%Tweedy, Browne 7.8%, Southeastern Asset Management 1.9%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.2% and 4 more
CarmaxKMX7$1.7bn+12% vs Q44.0%9.5%Giverny Capital 9.5%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 8.2%, Markel Group 5.8% and 4 more
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ7$1.1bn+3.3% vs Q42.2%9.5%Tweedy, Browne 9.5%, Fundsmith 3.6%, Markel Group 1.4% and 4 more
Walt DisneyDIS7+1 vs Q4$976m+37% vs Q42.7%11.3%Lindsell Train 11.3%, Markel Group 3.4%, Giverny Capital 2.4% and 4 more
Goldman Sachs GroupGS6$6.1bn+18% vs Q40.9%1.8%Dodge & Cox 1.8%, Berkshire Hathaway 1.8%, Tweedy, Browne 0.6% and 3 more
United TechnologiesUTXZ6$4.3bn+36% vs Q44.8%11.2%Pershing Square 11.2%, AKO Capital 5.4%, Davis Selected Advisers 5.3% and 3 more
Procter & GamblePG6$4.0bn+11% vs Q47.5%40.9%Trian Fund Management 40.9%, AKO Capital 3.8%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.0% and 3 more
Philip Morris InternationalPM6$3.4bn+25% vs Q42.8%6.7%Fundsmith 6.7%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 6.6%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.8% and 3 more
Automatic Data ProcessingADP6$3.0bn+9.3% vs Q43.7%9.6%Pershing Square 9.6%, Fundsmith 5.4%, Polen Capital Management 5.1% and 3 more
StarbucksSBUX6+2 vs Q4$1.9bn+14% vs Q44.8%11.1%Pershing Square 11.1%, Semper Augustus 7.9%, Polen Capital Management 5.3% and 3 more
Alibaba Group HoldingBABA6+1 vs Q4$1.7bn+51% vs Q41.9%3.8%Davis Selected Advisers 3.8%, Appaloosa 3.7%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 2.2% and 3 more
3M CompanyMMM6$1.7bn+2.4% vs Q41.6%4.2%Fundsmith 4.2%, Tweedy, Browne 2.4%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.3% and 3 more
KKR & Co.KKR6$1.6bn+20% vs Q44.6%13.1%ValueAct 13.1%, Greenlea Lane Capital 10.8%, Akre Capital Management 3.2% and 3 more
Costco WholesaleCOST6$1.1bn+19% vs Q40.6%2.9%Semper Augustus 2.9%, Berkshire Hathaway 0.5%, Markel Group 0.2% and 3 more
S&P GlobalSPGI6+1 vs Q4$730m+62% vs Q44.4%22.7%Valley Forge Capital Management 22.7%, TCI Fund Management 2.7%, Markel Group 0.5% and 3 more
Coca-ColaKO5$19bn−1.0% vs Q42.1%9.4%Berkshire Hathaway 9.4%, Semper Augustus 0.9%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.0% and 2 more
OracleORCL5+1 vs Q4$3.3bn+4.7% vs Q42.1%4.7%First Eagle Investment Management 4.7%, Polen Capital Management 3.9%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.2% and 2 more
Paypal HoldingsPYPL5+1 vs Q4$3.1bn+57% vs Q46.2%13.0%Lindsell Train 13.0%, Fundsmith 9.1%, Wedgewood Partners 5.0% and 2 more

Most bought in Q1 2019

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

Most bought companies
Who
AlphabetGOOG9–$199mPolen Capital Management, AKO Capital, Dodge & Cox and 6 more
Meta PlatformsMETA8–$267mPolen Capital Management, Appaloosa, Fundsmith and 5 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM6–$980mBerkshire Hathaway, Dodge & Cox, Brave Warrior Advisors and 3 more
BaiduBIDU6–$209mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Southeastern Asset Management, Tweedy, Browne and 3 more
Alibaba Group HoldingBABA61$205mAppaloosa, Dodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers and 3 more
VisaV6–$189mPolen Capital Management, Valley Forge Capital Management, AKO Capital and 3 more
Moody'sMCO6–$34.1mAKO Capital, TCI Fund Management, Valley Forge Capital Management and 3 more
Amazon.comAMZN52$1.2bnBerkshire Hathaway, Appaloosa, H&H International (Duan Yongping) and 2 more
Booking HoldingsBKNG5–$559mHarris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox and 2 more
United TechnologiesUTXZ4–$492mDodge & Cox, AKO Capital, Pershing Square and 1 more
Bank of AmericaBAC42$298mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers, Giverny Capital and 1 more
Walt DisneyDIS41$256mDodge & Cox, Lindsell Train, Baupost Group and 1 more
EquifaxEFX41$204mTCI Fund Management, Fundsmith, Markel Group and 1 more
Charles SchwabSCHW4–$110mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Dodge & Cox and 1 more
StarbucksSBUX42$108mWedgewood Partners, Polen Capital Management, Markel Group and 1 more
KKR & Co.KKR4–$7.2mAkre Capital Management, First Eagle Investment Management, Greenlea Lane Capital and 1 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B4–$6.0mGiverny Capital, Markel Group, Semper Augustus and 1 more
FoxFOXFirst time in their 13Fs: often a new listing or spin-off33$2.4bnBaupost Group, Dodge & Cox, TCI Fund Management
Caesars EntertainmentCZR31$912mCarl Icahn, Oaktree Capital Management, Appaloosa
Paypal HoldingsPYPL31$737mPolen Capital Management, Fundsmith, Lindsell Train
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC31$515mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers
Pg&EPCG31$475mAppaloosa, Baupost Group, ValueAct
Capital One FinancialCOF3–$337mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
EbayEBAY3–$309mBaupost Group, Lindsell Train, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
AllerganACT3–$295mAppaloosa, First Eagle Investment Management, Baupost Group
Micron TechnologyMU3–$192mAppaloosa, Dalal Street (Mohnish Pabrai), Fairfax Financial Holdings
Apache9990302D3–$156mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
AppleAAPL3–$151mH&H International (Duan Yongping), Markel Group, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
MicrosoftMSFT3–$131mPolen Capital Management, Fundsmith, Markel Group
Verisk AnalyticsVRSK31$102mAKO Capital, Fundsmith, Akre Capital Management

Most sold in Q1 2019

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

Most sold companies
Who
AlphabetGOOG8–$900mTCI Fund Management, Davis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 5 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC71$1.3bnBerkshire Hathaway, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Gardner Russo & Quinn and 4 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B7–$332mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), First Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers and 4 more
Union PacificUNP7–$234mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox, Tweedy, Browne and 4 more
BNYBK6–$280mTrian Fund Management, First Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 3 more
Liberty MediaFWONA61$177mTCI Fund Management, Southeastern Asset Management, Giverny Capital and 3 more
ComcastCMCSA6–$89.1mDodge & Cox, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Southeastern Asset Management and 3 more
VisaV6–$83.2mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Wedgewood Partners, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 3 more
MicrosoftMSFT5–$677mTCI Fund Management, Davis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management and 2 more
American ExpressAXP5–$349mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers and 2 more
MastercardMA5–$258mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Gardner Russo & Quinn, Tweedy, Browne and 2 more
General ElectricGE4–$521mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers, Southeastern Asset Management and 1 more
DiageoDEO4–$276mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Gardner Russo & Quinn, Tweedy, Browne and 1 more
Procter & GamblePG4–$112mTrian Fund Management, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Gardner Russo & Quinn and 1 more
Meta PlatformsMETA4–$102mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Wedgewood Partners, Brave Warrior Advisors and 1 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA4–$100mHarris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management, Brave Warrior Advisors and 1 more
Exxon MobilEXMOC4–$10.2mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Semper Augustus, Dodge & Cox and 1 more
US BancorpUSB4–$2.9mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
Twenty First Centy Fox33$12bnTCI Fund Management, Baupost Group, Dodge & Cox
Charter CommunicationsCHTR3–$1.0bnTCI Fund Management, Berkshire Hathaway, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
OracleORCL3–$425mHarris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers
Automatic Data ProcessingADP3–$174mPolen Capital Management, Pershing Square, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
Charles SchwabSCHW3–$138mBrave Warrior Advisors, Wedgewood Partners, Davis Selected Advisers
DowDuPont31$130mSoutheastern Asset Management, Dodge & Cox, Gardner Russo & Quinn
O'Reilly AutomotiveORLY31$117mPolen Capital Management, Giverny Capital, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia)
Shire33$110mBaupost Group, Davis Selected Advisers, Fairfax Financial Holdings
Amazon.comAMZN3–$59.4mDavis Selected Advisers, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Dodge & Cox
UnileverUN3–$55.3mGardner Russo & Quinn, Tweedy, Browne, Dodge & Cox
3M CompanyMMM3–$40.8mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Tweedy, Browne, Dodge & Cox
Deere & CoDE3–$27.3mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Markel Group, 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.