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What value investors bought and sold in Q4 2020

In Q4 2020, 34 value investors filed 13Fs. The most popular buy was Meta Platforms, added to by 6 managers, followed by Microsoft and Visa. Unilever was the most popular new position, started by 2 managers. The most sold was Alphabet, cut by 13 managers, with Meta Platforms and Berkshire Hathaway close behind. Alphabet was the most widely held, owned by 21.

  • 34 managers filed

Most widely held

Companies held by the most managers in their Q4 2020 13F. How this works
How many hold it, the combined value, and the average and largest portfolio weight. Changes compare with the Q3 filings; value changes include share-price moves.
Most widely held companies
Biggest holders
AlphabetGOOG21$25bn+14% vs Q3298.1%6126.1%Giverny Capital 6126.1%, TCI Fund Management 20.5%, Tweedy, Browne 14.6% and 18 more
VisaV17$12bn+10.0% vs Q3304.7%5119.5%Giverny Capital 5119.5%, Valley Forge Capital Management 10.9%, TCI Fund Management 10.1% and 14 more
Meta PlatformsMETA15−1 vs Q3$11bn+2.6% vs Q3311.0%4599.9%Giverny Capital 4599.9%, Himalaya Capital 14.4%, Appaloosa 8.2% and 12 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B15$8.4bn+7.4% vs Q3841.3%12488.3%Giverny Capital 12488.3%, Semper Augustus 33.2%, H&H International (Duan Yongping) 29.6% and 12 more
MicrosoftMSFT12$13bn+4.5% vs Q38.4%61.0%Giverny Capital 61.0%, TCI Fund Management 10.4%, Fundsmith 8.9% and 9 more
Amazon.comAMZN12$4.0bn+6.4% vs Q312.4%116.4%Giverny Capital 116.4%, Appaloosa 9.6%, Greenlea Lane Capital 8.9% and 9 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC11$8.2bn+5.4% vs Q34.8%38.5%Daily Journal Corp 38.5%, Davis Selected Advisers 5.9%, Dodge & Cox 3.5% and 8 more
Bank of AmericaBAC10−1 vs Q3$37bn+24% vs Q3306.9%2969.8%Giverny Capital 2969.8%, Daily Journal Corp 55.8%, Himalaya Capital 20.6% and 7 more
American ExpressAXP10$22bn+20% vs Q31.7%6.8%Berkshire Hathaway 6.8%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.0%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.8% and 7 more
MastercardMA10$9.0bn+2.4% vs Q332.9%264.0%Giverny Capital 264.0%, Valley Forge Capital Management 22.4%, Akre Capital Management 14.2% and 7 more
Walt DisneyDIS10$2.3bn+27% vs Q3265.1%2618.3%Giverny Capital 2618.3%, Lindsell Train 14.3%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 5.3% and 7 more
AppleAAPL9+1 vs Q3$122bn+8.0% vs Q326.1%121.2%Giverny Capital 121.2%, H&H International (Duan Yongping) 53.1%, Berkshire Hathaway 43.6% and 6 more
Moody'sMCO9$12bn−0.7% vs Q34.4%16.0%Valley Forge Capital Management 16.0%, Akre Capital Management 11.1%, TCI Fund Management 6.2% and 6 more
ComcastCMCSA9$8.4bn+13% vs Q34.0%15.4%Trian Fund Management 15.4%, Southeastern Asset Management 5.7%, First Eagle Investment Management 4.5% and 6 more
StarbucksSBUX9$3.8bn+27% vs Q38.9%51.9%Giverny Capital 51.9%, Pershing Square 10.8%, Semper Augustus 4.9% and 6 more
Charles SchwabSCHW8$6.3bn+34% vs Q3509.4%4058.7%Giverny Capital 4058.7%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 5.3%, Brave Warrior Advisors 4.5% and 5 more
UnitedHealth GroupUNH8$4.0bn+1.6% vs Q31.9%6.9%Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 6.9%, Polen Capital Management 2.8%, Brave Warrior Advisors 2.1% and 5 more
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ8$1.5bn+5.3% vs Q31.9%9.5%Tweedy, Browne 9.5%, Fundsmith 3.3%, Markel Group 1.4% and 5 more
S&P GlobalSPGI8$1.2bn−8.8% vs Q33.2%19.7%Valley Forge Capital Management 19.7%, TCI Fund Management 2.5%, Wedgewood Partners 2.3% and 5 more
BNYBK7$7.5bn+22% vs Q31.9%4.4%Tweedy, Browne 4.4%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.2%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.2% and 4 more
US BancorpUSB7$7.4bn+29% vs Q32.1%5.2%Daily Journal Corp 5.2%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.8%, Berkshire Hathaway 2.3% and 4 more
Paypal HoldingsPYPL7$6.0bn+18% vs Q35.6%15.9%Lindsell Train 15.9%, Fundsmith 9.6%, Wedgewood Partners 7.5% and 4 more
Liberty GlobalLBTYA7$4.0bn+20% vs Q32.5%13.6%Baupost Group 13.6%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 2.4%, Oaktree Capital Management 0.8% and 4 more
AdobeADBE7$3.9bn+4.9% vs Q32.7%6.9%Polen Capital Management 6.9%, Akre Capital Management 3.9%, Valley Forge Capital Management 3.7% and 4 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM7−1 vs Q3$3.2bn+23% vs Q3484.0%3367.9%Giverny Capital 3367.9%, Brave Warrior Advisors 10.4%, Davis Selected Advisers 4.2% and 4 more
NikeNKE7$2.5bn+15% vs Q31.7%4.6%AKO Capital 4.6%, Fundsmith 3.6%, Polen Capital Management 2.4% and 4 more
PepsicoPEP7$2.2bn+14% vs Q32.3%11.0%Lindsell Train 11.0%, Fundsmith 4.7%, Markel Group 0.2% and 4 more
Union PacificUNP7$1.8bn+5.3% vs Q31.0%4.1%TCI Fund Management 4.1%, Tweedy, Browne 1.3%, First Eagle Investment Management 1.2% and 4 more
Procter & GamblePG7+1 vs Q3$1.7bn−1.6% vs Q33.5%20.2%Trian Fund Management 20.2%, AKO Capital 4.0%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.1% and 4 more
General ElectricGE7$1.2bn+66% vs Q32.2%7.8%Southeastern Asset Management 7.8%, Trian Fund Management 5.2%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 0.9% and 4 more
Coca-ColaKO6$22bn+11% vs Q31.5%8.1%Berkshire Hathaway 8.1%, Semper Augustus 0.6%, Gardner Russo & Quinn 0.0% and 3 more
Philip Morris InternationalPM6$3.4bn+4.9% vs Q32.4%6.3%Gardner Russo & Quinn 6.3%, Fundsmith 5.3%, First Eagle Investment Management 2.4% and 3 more
Alibaba Group HoldingBABA6+1 vs Q3$2.6bn−7.9% vs Q32.9%6.6%Appaloosa 6.6%, Tweedy, Browne 5.2%, Davis Selected Advisers 3.8% and 3 more
OracleORCL6$2.3bn+3.2% vs Q31.0%5.2%First Eagle Investment Management 5.2%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 0.9%, Davis Selected Advisers 0.1% and 3 more
Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingTSM6+1 vs Q3$1.9bn+18% vs Q315.1%78.4%Giverny Capital 78.4%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 7.8%, First Eagle Investment Management 3.0% and 3 more
CarmaxKMX6+1 vs Q3$1.5bn+7.9% vs Q31349.3%8083.7%Giverny Capital 8083.7%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 6.6%, Akre Capital Management 4.8% and 3 more
Liberty Broadband8L8C6+2 vs Q3$850m+8.8% vs Q343.3%252.6%Giverny Capital 252.6%, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 5.2%, Markel Group 0.9% and 3 more
DiageoDEO6+1 vs Q3$384m+4.7% vs Q30.8%3.2%Markel Group 3.2%, Tweedy, Browne 1.1%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 0.2% and 3 more
Booking HoldingsBKNG5−1 vs Q3$5.4bn+34% vs Q33.0%7.9%AKO Capital 7.9%, Harris Associates (Oakmark) 3.1%, Dodge & Cox 2.0% and 2 more
Liberty MediaFWONA5$3.5bn+30% vs Q32.5%4.9%Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) 4.9%, Baupost Group 4.0%, Southeastern Asset Management 2.0% and 2 more

Most bought in Q4 2020

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

Most bought companies
Who
Meta PlatformsMETA6–$272mPolen Capital Management, Baupost Group, Appaloosa and 3 more
MicrosoftMSFT6–$184mPolen Capital Management, Appaloosa, Fundsmith and 3 more
VisaV6–$137mPolen Capital Management, AKO Capital, Valley Forge Capital Management and 3 more
UnileverUL52$713mGardner Russo & Quinn, Tweedy, Browne, Polen Capital Management and 2 more
AlphabetGOOG5–$160mPolen Capital Management, AKO Capital, H&H International (Duan Yongping) and 2 more
UnitedHealth GroupUNH5–$72.5mAppaloosa, Polen Capital Management, First Eagle Investment Management and 2 more
Alibaba Group HoldingBABA41$467mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Tweedy, Browne, Polen Capital Management and 1 more
MastercardMA4–$150mValley Forge Capital Management, Polen Capital Management, Giverny Capital and 1 more
PepsicoPEP4–$134mFundsmith, Lindsell Train, First Eagle Investment Management and 1 more
AdobeADBE4–$111mPolen Capital Management, Appaloosa, AKO Capital and 1 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B4–$36.8mH&H International (Duan Yongping), Harris Associates (Oakmark), Giverny Capital and 1 more
ProgressivePGR42$17.6mWedgewood Partners, Giverny Capital, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
Moody'sMCO4–$5.8mAKO Capital, Valley Forge Capital Management, Brave Warrior Advisors and 1 more
FiservFISVFirst time in their 13Fs: often a new listing or spin-off33$898mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), ValueAct
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC3–$549mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management
Merck & Co.MRK31$525mBerkshire Hathaway, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Gardner Russo & Quinn
ComcastCMCSA3–$263mTrian Fund Management, Gardner Russo & Quinn, Tweedy, Browne
Credit AcceptanceCACC3–$217mBrave Warrior Advisors, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Giverny Capital
AppleAAPL31$171mHimalaya Capital, H&H International (Duan Yongping), Giverny Capital
EbayEBAY3–$148mAKO Capital, Baupost Group, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
SalesforceCRM3–$97.3mPolen Capital Management, Appaloosa, First Eagle Investment Management
ZoetisZTS31$79.3mPolen Capital Management, Fundsmith, AKO Capital
StarbucksSBUX3–$77.4mPolen Capital Management, Fundsmith, First Eagle Investment Management
ChubbCB31$44.7mDavis Selected Advisers, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox
Liberty Broadband8L8C32$15.1mOaktree Capital Management, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Giverny Capital
Equity ResidentialVMRK3–$11.8mOaktree Capital Management, First Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers
BrookfieldBN31$4.9mGreenlea Lane Capital, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Markel Group
S&P GlobalSPGI3–$3.9mValley Forge Capital Management, Markel Group, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
Kraft HeinzKHC32$2.3mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Wedgewood Partners, Gardner Russo & Quinn
Walt DisneyDIS3–$2.0mGiverny Capital, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Markel Group

Most sold in Q4 2020

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

Most sold companies
Who
AlphabetGOOG13–$1.2bnDodge & Cox, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Davis Selected Advisers and 10 more
Meta PlatformsMETA91$436mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Himalaya Capital and 6 more
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B8–$141mGardner Russo & Quinn, Davis Selected Advisers, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 5 more
VisaV8–$70.1mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Appaloosa, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 5 more
Walt DisneyDIS7–$238mH&H International (Duan Yongping), Lindsell Train, Appaloosa and 4 more
JPMorgan ChaseJPM71$188mBerkshire Hathaway, Dodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers and 4 more
AppleAAPL6–$6.7bnBerkshire Hathaway, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Wedgewood Partners and 3 more
US BancorpUSB6–$41.9mBerkshire Hathaway, Davis Selected Advisers, First Eagle Investment Management and 3 more
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC5–$1.8bnBerkshire Hathaway, Davis Selected Advisers, Appaloosa and 2 more
Bank of AmericaBAC51$559mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), H&H International (Duan Yongping) and 2 more
Charles SchwabSCHW5–$406mDodge & Cox, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia), Brave Warrior Advisors and 2 more
MastercardMA5–$403mGardner Russo & Quinn, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Appaloosa and 2 more
MicrosoftMSFT5–$322mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers and 2 more
American ExpressAXP5–$224mDodge & Cox, Davis Selected Advisers, Gardner Russo & Quinn and 2 more
BNYBK5–$97.9mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Tweedy, Browne and 2 more
Paypal HoldingsPYPL5–$79.1mLindsell Train, Appaloosa, Fundsmith and 2 more
Amazon.comAMZN5–$68.4mDavis Selected Advisers, Greenlea Lane Capital, Dodge & Cox and 2 more
BaiduBIDU42$594mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Dodge & Cox, Oaktree Capital Management and 1 more
ComcastCMCSA4–$265mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark) and 1 more
PNC BankPNC41$215mBerkshire Hathaway, Davis Selected Advisers, Dodge & Cox and 1 more
Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingTSM4–$199mOaktree Capital Management, First Eagle Investment Management, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia) and 1 more
Booking HoldingsBKNG41$175mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), First Eagle Investment Management and 1 more
FedExFDX3–$1.0bnDodge & Cox, Southeastern Asset Management, Harris Associates (Oakmark)
UnileverUN33$740mGardner Russo & Quinn, Tweedy, Browne, Dodge & Cox
HPHPQ32$588mDodge & Cox, Baupost Group, Davis Selected Advisers
UnitedHealth GroupUNH3–$447mDodge & Cox, Harris Associates (Oakmark), Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia)
Truist FinancialTFC3–$301mDodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management, Davis Selected Advisers
KKR & Co.KKR3–$239mValueAct, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Akre Capital Management
NetflixNFLX3–$181mHarris Associates (Oakmark), Greenlea Lane Capital, Appaloosa
Philip Morris InternationalPM3–$174mFirst Eagle Investment Management, Fundsmith, Harris Associates (Oakmark)

Biggest single bets

The largest positions as a share of a manager’s whole 13F portfolio.

Largest positions by portfolio weight
Berkshire HathawayBRK.BGiverny Capital12488.3%$163m
CarmaxKMXGiverny Capital8083.7%$105m
AmetekAMEGiverny Capital6608.4%$86.2m
AlphabetGOOGGiverny Capital6126.2%$79.9m
VisaVGiverny Capital5119.5%$66.8m
ProgressivePGRGiverny Capital4960.9%$64.7m
HEICOHEI.AGiverny Capital4812.6%$62.8m
Meta PlatformsMETAGiverny Capital4599.9%$60.0m
NVRNVRGiverny Capital4473.2%$58.3m
Keysight TechnologiesKEYSGiverny Capital4094.2%$53.4m
Charles SchwabSCHWGiverny Capital4058.7%$52.9m
Five BelowFIVEGiverny Capital3997.4%$52.1m
MarkelMKLGiverny Capital3704.7%$48.3m
Fortune Brands InnovationsFBINGiverny Capital3391.9%$44.2m
JPMorgan ChaseJPMGiverny Capital3367.9%$43.9m
Bank of AmericaBACGiverny Capital2969.8%$38.7m
Edwards LifesciencesEWGiverny Capital2713.2%$35.4m
Walt DisneyDISGiverny Capital2618.3%$34.1m
Intercontinental ExchangeICEGiverny Capital2431.1%$31.7m
AutohomeATHMGiverny Capital2408.5%$31.4m
Sleep NumberSNBRQGiverny Capital2070.1%$27.0m
Bank OZKOZKGiverny Capital853.9%$11.1m
Healthcare Services GroupHCSGGiverny Capital779.8%$10.2m
Ss&C Technologies HoldingsSSNCGiverny Capital467.9%$6.1m
Arista NetworksANETGiverny Capital363.7%$4.7m

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.