moatshark My

Every quarter

What value investors bought and sold in Q3 2019

In Q3 2019, 33 value investors filed 13Fs. The most popular buy was Alphabet, added to by 12 managers (1 buying for the first time), followed by Meta Platforms and Berkshire Hathaway. Alibaba Group Holding was the most popular new position, started by 2 managers. The most sold was Comcast, cut by 6 managers, with American Express and JPMorgan Chase close behind. Alphabet was the most widely held, owned by 18.

  • 33 managers filed

Most widely held

Companies held by the most managers in their Q3 2019 13F. How this works
How many hold it, the combined value, and the average and largest portfolio weight. Changes compare with the Q2 filings; value changes include share-price moves.
Most widely held companies
Biggest holders
AlphabetGOOG18+1 vs Q2$20bn+16% vs Q29.4%26.4%TCI Fund Management 26.4%, Brave Warrior Advisors 19.2%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 16.5% and 15 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B15$7.2bn−1.2% vs Q210.7%37.4%Semper Augustus 37.4%, Giverny Capital 18.1%, Brave Warrior Advisors 16.7% and 12 more
VisaV14$7.0bn−1.7% vs Q24.8%18.5%Valley Forge Capital Management 18.5%, Wedgewood Partners 8.7%, Akre Capital Management 8.3% and 11 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC12$27bn+0.9% vs Q27.0%51.6%Daily Journal Corp 51.6%, Berkshire Hathaway 8.9%, Davis Selected Advisers 7.0% and 9 more
Meta PlatformsMETA12−1 vs Q2$5.8bn−5.1% vs Q25.7%14.7%Appaloosa 14.7%, H&H International (Duan Yongping) 11.8%, Polen Capital Management 8.0% and 9 more
Bank of AmericaBAC10$33bn+0.4% vs Q26.7%43.1%Daily Journal Corp 43.1%, Berkshire Hathaway 12.6%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 4.8% and 7 more
AppleAAPL9+1 vs Q2$57bn+12% vs Q29.6%48.8%H&H International (Duan Yongping) 48.8%, Berkshire Hathaway 26.0%, Wedgewood Partners 9.9% and 6 more
American ExpressAXP9$21bn−6.8% vs Q22.5%8.3%Berkshire Hathaway 8.3%, AKO Capital 4.2%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.5% and 6 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM9$11bn+0.9% vs Q23.0%12.7%Brave Warrior Advisors 12.7%, Davis Selected Advisers 4.6%, Giverny Capital 4.0% and 6 more
MicrosoftMSFT9$10.0bn−9.8% vs Q23.8%10.4%Polen Capital Management 10.4%, Fundsmith 8.7%, TCI Fund Management 7.7% and 6 more
Moody'sMCO9$8.4bn+4.6% vs Q25.0%20.4%Valley Forge Capital Management 20.4%, Akre Capital Management 11.5%, TCI Fund Management 6.4% and 6 more
MastercardMA9−1 vs Q2$7.6bn−3.9% vs Q25.3%14.3%Akre Capital Management 14.3%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 14.1%, Polen Capital Management 5.7% and 6 more
Charles SchwabSCHW9+1 vs Q2$5.3bn+17% vs Q22.5%7.5%Brave Warrior Advisors 7.5%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 4.8%, Giverny Capital 3.9% and 6 more
Amazon.comAMZN9$3.1bn−5.1% vs Q25.3%15.9%Greenlea Lane Capital 15.9%, Appaloosa 13.5%, Davis Selected Advisers 5.5% and 6 more
US BancorpUSB8−1 vs Q2$8.5bn+5.3% vs Q21.8%5.0%Daily Journal Corp 5.0%, Berkshire Hathaway 3.4%, Davis Selected Advisers 2.4% and 5 more
BNYBK8$8.5bn+2.6% vs Q22.9%6.6%Tweedy, Browne 6.6%, Trian Fund Management 5.7%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.7% and 5 more
ComcastCMCSA8$6.9bn−2.9% vs Q22.2%5.0%Southeastern Asset Management 5.0%, First Eagle Investment Management 4.2%, Dodge & Cox 3.2% and 5 more
Booking HoldingsBKNG8−1 vs Q2$5.4bn+3.4% vs Q22.4%6.1%Wedgewood Partners 6.1%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 4.5%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 2.4% and 5 more
Union PacificUNP8$1.4bn−10.0% vs Q21.2%4.1%TCI Fund Management 4.1%, Giverny Capital 2.6%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.3% and 5 more
CarmaxKMX7$2.0bn+0.6% vs Q24.9%11.3%Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 11.3%, Giverny Capital 10.7%, Markel Group 6.5% and 4 more
General ElectricGE7$1.7bn−19% vs Q22.3%7.4%Southeastern Asset Management 7.4%, Trian Fund Management 6.0%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.3% and 4 more
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ7$1.2bn−1.1% vs Q22.2%9.4%Tweedy, Browne 9.4%, Fundsmith 3.9%, Markel Group 1.2% and 4 more
Goldman Sachs GroupGS6$6.7bn+2.2% vs Q21.1%2.0%Dodge & Cox 2.0%, Berkshire Hathaway 1.8%, Markel Group 1.1% and 3 more
Procter & GamblePG6$4.8bn+14% vs Q28.7%47.6%Trian Fund Management 47.6%, AKO Capital 4.7%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.0% and 3 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA6−2 vs Q2$4.3bn−23% vs Q23.0%14.0%Baupost Group 14.0%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 2.2%, Dodge & Cox 1.0% and 3 more
Philip Morris InternationalPM6$3.2bn+1.4% vs Q22.5%6.6%Fundsmith 6.6%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 5.4%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.7% and 3 more
KKR & Co.KKR6$1.8bn+1.6% vs Q25.0%13.9%ValueAct 13.9%, Greenlea Lane Capital 11.8%, Akre Capital Management 3.4% and 3 more
StarbucksSBUX6$1.6bn−14% vs Q24.4%12.7%Pershing Square 12.7%, Semper Augustus 5.8%, Wedgewood Partners 4.4% and 3 more
Walt DisneyDIS6$1.1bn−4.8% vs Q23.3%11.9%Lindsell Train 11.9%, Markel Group 3.6%, Giverny Capital 2.6% and 3 more
Coca-ColaKO5$22bn+6.9% vs Q22.2%10.1%Berkshire Hathaway 10.1%, Semper Augustus 0.9%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.0% and 2 more
United TechnologiesUTXZ5$3.9bn+7.2% vs Q23.4%5.4%Davis Selected Advisers 5.4%, AKO Capital 5.1%, Southeastern Asset Management 4.2% and 2 more
OracleORCL5$3.3bn−4.1% vs Q22.1%4.9%First Eagle Investment Management 4.9%, Polen Capital Management 3.8%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.2% and 2 more
Paypal HoldingsPYPL5$3.2bn−6.7% vs Q25.9%12.9%Lindsell Train 12.9%, Fundsmith 8.2%, Wedgewood Partners 4.8% and 2 more
Liberty MediaFWONA5−2 vs Q2$2.6bn+7.4% vs Q22.2%6.8%Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 6.8%, Southeastern Asset Management 2.3%, Markel Group 0.9% and 2 more
Automatic Data ProcessingADP5−1 vs Q2$2.1bn−26% vs Q22.1%5.3%Fundsmith 5.3%, Polen Capital Management 3.6%, Markel Group 1.3% and 2 more
UnitedHealth GroupUNH5$2.0bn−5.6% vs Q21.1%2.0%Markel Group 2.0%, Appaloosa 1.6%, Dodge & Cox 1.3% and 2 more
PepsicoPEP5$1.8bn+6.3% vs Q23.4%11.0%Lindsell Train 11.0%, Fundsmith 5.8%, Markel Group 0.3% and 2 more
BaiduBIDU5$1.8bn−14% vs Q21.8%5.1%Tweedy, Browne 5.1%, Southeastern Asset Management 2.0%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 1.2% and 2 more
Elevance HealthELV5+1 vs Q2$1.6bn+14% vs Q23.0%8.2%Brave Warrior Advisors 8.2%, TCI Fund Management 5.1%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.1% and 2 more
Alibaba Group HoldingBABA5+2 vs Q2$1.5bn+12% vs Q22.1%6.4%Appaloosa 6.4%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.5%, Dodge & Cox 0.5% and 2 more

Most bought in Q3 2019

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

Most bought companies
Who
AlphabetGOOG121$729mAppaloosa, TCI Fund Management, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 9 more
Meta PlatformsMETA7–$315mAppaloosa, Polen Capital Management, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 4 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B7–$224mPershing Square, H&H International (Duan Yongping), Brave Warrior Advisors and 4 more
Charles SchwabSCHW61$576mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers and 3 more
VisaV5–$173mPolen Capital Management, Fundsmith, TCI Fund Management and 2 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC5–$112mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 2 more
Alibaba Group HoldingBABA42$231mAppaloosa, Polen Capital Management, Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
BaiduBIDU4–$68.5mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Southeastern Asset Management and 1 more
Bank of AmericaBAC4–$64.6mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Giverny Capital and 1 more
Walt DisneyDIS4–$25.0mLindsell Train, Markel Group, Semper Augustus and 1 more
Micron TechnologyMU3–$220mAppaloosa, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Dalal Street (Mohnish Pabrai)
Amazon.comAMZN3–$161mAppaloosa, H&H International (Duan Yongping), Markel Group
Exxon MobilEXMOC3–$100mFirst Eagle Investment Management, H&H International (Duan Yongping), Semper Augustus
Paypal HoldingsPYPL3–$98.9mLindsell Train, Polen Capital Management, Fundsmith
MicrosoftMSFT3–$85.7mPolen Capital Management, Fundsmith, Markel Group
NikeNKE3–$75.6mAKO Capital, Polen Capital Management, Semper Augustus
MastercardMA3–$60.2mPolen Capital Management, Valley Forge Capital Management, Markel Group
BNYBK3–$59.4mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox, Markel Group
Moody'sMCO3–$8.4mValley Forge Capital Management, AKO Capital, Markel Group
Marriott InternationalMAR3–$8.4mFundsmith, AKO Capital, Markel Group
JPMorgan ChaseJPM31$3.1mMarkel Group, Giverny Capital, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia)
AppleAAPL31$1.7mMarkel Group, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Dodge & Cox
KKR & Co.KKR3–$742kFirst Eagle Investment Management, Markel Group, Akre Capital Management
Occidental PetroleumOXY21$1.9bnDodge & Cox, Berkshire Hathaway
HPHPQ21$1.2bnCarl Icahn, Dodge & Cox
Brown-FormanBF.B21$582mFundsmith, Lindsell Train
MSCIMSCI21$452mPolen Capital Management, Fundsmith
Agilent TechnologiesAFirst time in their 13Fs: often a new listing or spin-off22$447mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Pershing Square
FoxFOX2–$437mDodge & Cox, Tweedy, Browne
Elevance HealthELV21$410mTCI Fund Management, Brave Warrior Advisors

Most sold in Q3 2019

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

Most sold companies
Who
ComcastCMCSA6–$629mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management and 3 more
American ExpressAXP6–$627mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management and 3 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM61$440mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management and 3 more
VisaV6–$235mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), AKO Capital and 3 more
AlphabetGOOG6–$202mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers, Southeastern Asset Management and 3 more
Meta PlatformsMETA61$166mBrave Warrior Advisors, Davis Selected Advisers, Greenlea Lane Capital and 3 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B6–$163mWedgewood Partners, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Davis Selected Advisers and 3 more
Booking HoldingsBKNG61$92.6mValueAct, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Wedgewood Partners and 3 more
US BancorpUSB61$25.2mDavis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management, Wedgewood Partners and 3 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC5–$1.5bnBerkshire Hathaway, Davis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 2 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA52$910mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Brave Warrior Advisors and 2 more
MastercardMA51$558mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Gardner Russo & Quinn and 2 more
Union PacificUNP5–$118mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Dodge & Cox, Tweedy, Browne and 2 more
MicrosoftMSFT4–$1.5bnTCI Fund Management, Dodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management and 1 more
AppleAAPL4–$442mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Berkshire Hathaway, H&H International (Duan Yongping) and 1 more
QorvoQRVO41$233mBaupost Group, First Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
Liberty MediaFWONA42$67.4mSoutheastern Asset Management, First Eagle Investment Management, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
BNYBK4–$44.0mTrian Fund Management, Davis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
CarmaxKMX4–$33.5mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Davis Selected Advisers and 1 more
DiageoDEO4–$32.6mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Gardner Russo & Quinn, Dodge & Cox and 1 more
AllerganACT33$874mBaupost Group, Southeastern Asset Management, First Eagle Investment Management
CitigroupC3–$293mValueAct, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Brave Warrior Advisors
Synchrony FinancialSYF31$263mBaupost Group, First Eagle Investment Management, Markel Group
Johnson Controls InternationalJCI3–$211mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers
JD.comJD3–$170mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia)
Texas InstrumentsTXN3–$169mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Davis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management
SchlumbergerSLB3–$106mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Wedgewood Partners, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
General ElectricGE3–$99.4mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Southeastern Asset Management, Dodge & Cox
StellantisSTLA3–$80.3mDalal Street (Mohnish Pabrai), Harris Associates (Oakmark), Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia)
KKR & Co.KKR3–$75.9mValueAct, Davis Selected Advisers, Greenlea Lane Capital

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.