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What value investors bought and sold in Q2 2019

In Q2 2019, 33 value investors filed 13Fs. The most popular buy was Alphabet, added to by 9 managers, followed by Visa and Bank of America. Berkshire Hathaway was the most popular new position, started by 2 managers. The most sold was Berkshire Hathaway, cut by 9 managers, with Meta Platforms and Alphabet close behind. Alphabet was the most widely held, owned by 17.

  • 33 managers filed

Most widely held

Companies held by the most managers in their Q2 2019 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
AlphabetGOOG17$18bn−0.6% vs Q17.5%23.5%TCI Fund Management 23.5%, Brave Warrior Advisors 17.1%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 14.9% and 14 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B15+2 vs Q1$7.3bn+20% vs Q110.8%38.7%Semper Augustus 38.7%, Giverny Capital 18.7%, Brave Warrior Advisors 14.3% and 12 more
VisaV14$7.1bn+14% vs Q15.0%19.3%Valley Forge Capital Management 19.3%, Wedgewood Partners 8.9%, Akre Capital Management 8.6% and 11 more
Meta PlatformsMETA13+1 vs Q1$6.1bn+17% vs Q15.5%12.1%H&H International (Duan Yongping) 12.1%, Greenlea Lane Capital 9.4%, Polen Capital Management 8.8% and 10 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC12+1 vs Q1$26bn−1.7% vs Q16.8%50.3%Daily Journal Corp 50.3%, Berkshire Hathaway 9.3%, Davis Selected Advisers 6.5% and 9 more
Bank of AmericaBAC10+1 vs Q1$33bn+8.2% vs Q16.9%44.5%Daily Journal Corp 44.5%, Berkshire Hathaway 12.9%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 4.8% and 7 more
MastercardMA10$7.9bn+14% vs Q14.9%14.3%Akre Capital Management 14.3%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 13.9%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 7.2% and 7 more
American ExpressAXP9$23bn+9.1% vs Q12.7%9.0%Berkshire Hathaway 9.0%, AKO Capital 4.7%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.7% and 6 more
MicrosoftMSFT9$11bn+11% vs Q14.2%11.9%TCI Fund Management 11.9%, Polen Capital Management 10.1%, Fundsmith 8.5% and 6 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM9$11bn+10% vs Q12.9%12.1%Brave Warrior Advisors 12.1%, Davis Selected Advisers 4.4%, Giverny Capital 3.8% and 6 more
US BancorpUSB9$8.1bn+11% vs Q11.6%4.9%Daily Journal Corp 4.9%, Berkshire Hathaway 3.3%, Davis Selected Advisers 2.4% and 6 more
Moody'sMCO9$8.0bn+7.5% vs Q14.8%19.5%Valley Forge Capital Management 19.5%, Akre Capital Management 11.3%, TCI Fund Management 6.3% and 6 more
Booking HoldingsBKNG9+1 vs Q1$5.2bn+24% vs Q12.1%6.0%Wedgewood Partners 6.0%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 4.5%, Polen Capital Management 2.3% and 6 more
Amazon.comAMZN9$3.3bn+4.1% vs Q14.4%16.4%Greenlea Lane Capital 16.4%, Davis Selected Advisers 6.2%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 5.5% and 6 more
AppleAAPL8$51bn+4.2% vs Q111.1%54.1%H&H International (Duan Yongping) 54.1%, Berkshire Hathaway 23.7%, Wedgewood Partners 9.0% and 5 more
BNYBK8+1 vs Q1$8.2bn−15% vs Q12.8%6.5%Tweedy, Browne 6.5%, Trian Fund Management 5.9%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.6% and 5 more
ComcastCMCSA8$7.1bn−12% vs Q12.1%4.8%Southeastern Asset Management 4.8%, First Eagle Investment Management 3.9%, Dodge & Cox 3.3% and 5 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA8$5.6bn+6.2% vs Q12.9%11.9%Baupost Group 11.9%, Brave Warrior Advisors 6.6%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 2.8% and 5 more
Charles SchwabSCHW8$4.6bn−0.2% vs Q12.6%7.3%Brave Warrior Advisors 7.3%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 4.7%, Giverny Capital 3.8% and 5 more
Union PacificUNP8$1.5bn−43% vs Q11.3%4.3%TCI Fund Management 4.3%, Giverny Capital 2.7%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.6% and 5 more
Liberty MediaFWONA7$2.5bn+0.0% vs Q11.6%6.4%Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 6.4%, Southeastern Asset Management 2.8%, Berkshire Hathaway 0.8% and 4 more
General ElectricGE7−1 vs Q1$2.1bn−12% vs Q12.7%8.3%Southeastern Asset Management 8.3%, Trian Fund Management 7.1%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.6% and 4 more
CarmaxKMX7$1.9bn+16% vs Q14.9%11.6%Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 11.6%, Giverny Capital 10.7%, Markel Group 6.6% and 4 more
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ7$1.2bn+9.8% vs Q12.3%10.1%Tweedy, Browne 10.1%, Fundsmith 3.9%, Markel Group 1.3% and 4 more
Goldman Sachs GroupGS6$6.5bn+7.3% vs Q11.0%1.9%Dodge & Cox 1.9%, Berkshire Hathaway 1.8%, Markel Group 0.9% and 3 more
Procter & GamblePG6$4.2bn+5.5% vs Q17.7%42.4%Trian Fund Management 42.4%, AKO Capital 3.7%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.0% and 3 more
Philip Morris InternationalPM6$3.2bn−7.5% vs Q12.5%6.3%Fundsmith 6.3%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 5.6%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.5% and 3 more
Automatic Data ProcessingADP6$2.8bn−4.8% vs Q13.5%9.9%Pershing Square 9.9%, Fundsmith 5.3%, Polen Capital Management 3.8% and 3 more
StarbucksSBUX6$1.8bn−1.3% vs Q14.5%11.6%Pershing Square 11.6%, Semper Augustus 5.7%, Polen Capital Management 4.6% and 3 more
KKR & Co.KKR6$1.7bn+7.9% vs Q15.0%13.4%ValueAct 13.4%, Greenlea Lane Capital 12.5%, Akre Capital Management 3.3% and 3 more
Costco WholesaleCOST6$1.2bn+9.1% vs Q10.6%3.1%Semper Augustus 3.1%, Berkshire Hathaway 0.6%, Markel Group 0.2% and 3 more
Walt DisneyDIS6−1 vs Q1$1.1bn+15% vs Q13.5%12.4%Lindsell Train 12.4%, Markel Group 3.9%, Giverny Capital 2.8% and 3 more
S&P GlobalSPGI6$793m+8.7% vs Q14.3%22.8%Valley Forge Capital Management 22.8%, TCI Fund Management 2.4%, Markel Group 0.5% and 3 more
Coca-ColaKO5$20bn+8.7% vs Q12.1%9.8%Berkshire Hathaway 9.8%, Semper Augustus 0.9%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.0% and 2 more
United TechnologiesUTXZ5−1 vs Q1$3.6bn−16% vs Q13.1%5.3%Davis Selected Advisers 5.3%, AKO Capital 4.1%, Southeastern Asset Management 3.9% and 2 more
OracleORCL5$3.5bn+5.5% vs Q12.2%4.9%First Eagle Investment Management 4.9%, Polen Capital Management 4.0%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.2% and 2 more
Paypal HoldingsPYPL5$3.4bn+12% vs Q16.3%13.1%Lindsell Train 13.1%, Fundsmith 9.2%, Wedgewood Partners 5.5% and 2 more
UnitedHealth GroupUNH5$2.1bn+4.6% vs Q11.0%2.3%Markel Group 2.3%, Dodge & Cox 1.3%, Appaloosa 0.9% and 2 more
BaiduBIDU5−2 vs Q1$2.1bn+7.0% vs Q12.8%9.8%Tweedy, Browne 9.8%, Southeastern Asset Management 2.1%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.2% and 2 more
PepsicoPEP5$1.7bn+9.5% vs Q13.2%10.1%Lindsell Train 10.1%, Fundsmith 5.7%, Markel Group 0.3% and 2 more

Most bought in Q2 2019

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

Most bought companies
Who
AlphabetGOOG9–$2.1bnTCI Fund Management, Polen Capital Management, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 6 more
VisaV71$297mTCI Fund Management, Polen Capital Management, Fundsmith and 4 more
Bank of AmericaBAC61$937mBerkshire Hathaway, H&H International (Duan Yongping), Dodge & Cox and 3 more
Booking HoldingsBKNG51$726mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), ValueAct and 2 more
BaiduBIDU5–$716mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Tweedy, Browne and 2 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC51$177mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, H&H International (Duan Yongping) and 2 more
Amazon.comAMZN5–$163mBerkshire Hathaway, Appaloosa, H&H International (Duan Yongping) and 2 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B42$1.0bnPershing Square, Brave Warrior Advisors, Giverny Capital and 1 more
Meta PlatformsMETA41$307mPolen Capital Management, Fundsmith, Greenlea Lane Capital and 1 more
AlconALCFirst time in their 13Fs: often a new listing or spin-off44$188mAKO Capital, Wedgewood Partners, Dodge & Cox and 1 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM4–$6.8mDodge & Cox, Giverny Capital, Markel Group and 1 more
MastercardMA3–$464mPolen Capital Management, Markel Group, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia)
Charles SchwabSCHW3–$306mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Giverny Capital
SchlumbergerSLB3–$150mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
UnitedHealth GroupUNH3–$120mDodge & Cox, Appaloosa, Davis Selected Advisers
MedtronicMDT3–$86.0mDodge & Cox, Polen Capital Management, Semper Augustus
MicrosoftMSFT3–$64.1mPolen Capital Management, Markel Group, Fundsmith
Paypal HoldingsPYPL3–$63.8mLindsell Train, Polen Capital Management, Fundsmith
Exxon MobilEXMOC31$63.2mFirst Eagle Investment Management, H&H International (Duan Yongping), Semper Augustus
Capital One FinancialCOF3–$39.4mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers
Southwest AirlinesLUV3–$27.1mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Markel Group, Giverny Capital
Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingTSM3–$22.4mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Oaktree Capital Management
DuPont de NemoursDDFirst time in their 13Fs: often a new listing or spin-off33$7.5mDodge & Cox, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Davis Selected Advisers
KKR & Co.KKR3–$6.5mGreenlea Lane Capital, First Eagle Investment Management, Markel Group
Walt DisneyDIS3–$3.3mMarkel Group, Giverny Capital, Semper Augustus
Occidental PetroleumOXY21$2.9bnCarl Icahn, Dodge & Cox
Bristol-Myers SquibbBMY2–$703mBaupost Group, Dodge & Cox
Concho ResCXO21$588mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox
Microchip TechnologyMCHP2–$569mDodge & Cox, Markel Group
FedExFDX2–$504mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark)

Most sold in Q2 2019

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

Most sold companies
Who
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B9–$200mGardner Russo & Quinn, Wedgewood Partners, Davis Selected Advisers and 6 more
Meta PlatformsMETA8–$226mDavis Selected Advisers, Brave Warrior Advisors, Appaloosa and 5 more
AlphabetGOOG7–$904mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Southeastern Asset Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 4 more
ComcastCMCSA6–$1.3bnDodge & Cox, Southeastern Asset Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 3 more
Union PacificUNP6–$1.2bnDodge & Cox, TCI Fund Management, First Eagle Investment Management and 3 more
American ExpressAXP6–$722mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers and 3 more
General ElectricGE51$393mDavis Selected Advisers, Southeastern Asset Management, Trian Fund Management and 2 more
BNYBK5–$344mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Trian Fund Management and 2 more
VisaV51$110mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers, Wedgewood Partners and 2 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC5–$87.2mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Oaktree Capital Management, Tweedy, Browne and 2 more
Charles SchwabSCHW5–$41.3mWedgewood Partners, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Brave Warrior Advisors and 2 more
United TechnologiesUTXZ41$863mPershing Square, Southeastern Asset Management, AKO Capital and 1 more
Alibaba Group HoldingBABA43$414mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Appaloosa, Oaktree Capital Management and 1 more
MastercardMA4–$323mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Gardner Russo & Quinn, Tweedy, Browne and 1 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA4–$298mHarris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management, Brave Warrior Advisors and 1 more
Charter CommunicationsCHTR4–$283mBerkshire Hathaway, Harris Associates (Oakmark), TCI Fund Management and 1 more
MicrosoftMSFT4–$241mTCI Fund Management, First Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox and 1 more
StarbucksSBUX4–$233mPolen Capital Management, Pershing Square, Wedgewood Partners and 1 more
Walt DisneyDIS41$85.3mBaupost Group, Dodge & Cox, Lindsell Train and 1 more
DiageoDEO4–$82.1mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Gardner Russo & Quinn, Tweedy, Browne and 1 more
3M CompanyMMM41$34.2mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Fundsmith, Tweedy, Browne and 1 more
Liberty MediaFWONA4–$25.2mSoutheastern Asset Management, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Oaktree Capital Management and 1 more
Booking HoldingsBKNG4–$18.5mWedgewood Partners, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
US BancorpUSB4–$13.4mDavis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
Procter & GamblePG4–$8.1mTrian Fund Management, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
Johnson Controls InternationalJCI3–$790mDavis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
JD.comJD3–$544mDodge & Cox, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Davis Selected Advisers
AllerganACT3–$537mAppaloosa, Baupost Group, Southeastern Asset Management
StellantisSTLA3–$436mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dalal Street (Mohnish Pabrai)
AltabaAABA3–$411mRuane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Appaloosa, Oaktree Capital Management

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.