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Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia Fund) 13F holdings, Q1 2007

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2007-03-31, filed 2007-05-15

Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia Fund) disclosed 173 US equity positions worth $11.4bn in its Q1 2007 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/A at 25.2% of the reported book, followed by PGR and MHK. Versus Q4 2006 it opened 8 new positions, added to 27, reduced 54 and exited 9.

$11.4bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
173
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
25.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
76.6%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
10
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
110
Quarters on file since Q1 1999
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q4 2006: 8 new, 27 added, 54 reduced, 9 exited

50 of 173
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–25.2%$2.9bn26,412−2.8%reduced
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services12.6%$1.4bn66.18m−14%reduced
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCConsumer Cyclical9.1%$1.0bn12.62m−2.6%reduced
BBBYEUR BED BATH & BEYOND INC–6.2%$708m17.62m0.0%held
TJX TJX COS INC NEWConsumer Cyclical5.9%$674m24.98m−0.4%held
EXPD EXPEDITORS INTL WASH INCIndustrials4.4%$507m12.26m−6.7%reduced
FAST FASTENAL COIndustrials3.9%$445m12.69m+11%added
IDXX IDEXX LABS INCHealthcare3.5%$404m4.61m−1.7%reduced
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive2.9%$334m7.12m−0.8%reduced
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCFinancial Services2.8%$319m11.79m−0.9%reduced
WALGREEN CO no ticker–2.8%$318m6.94m−0.9%reduced
KNIGHT TRANSN INC no ticker–2.2%$250m14.04m−0.1%held
Berkshire Hathaway no ticker–1.8%$207m56,858−1.2%reduced
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical1.7%$199m6.31m+0.1%held
O Reilly Automotive Inc no ticker–1.3%$148m4.48m+7.7%added
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services1.3%$147m2.61m+5.2%added
APOLLO ED GROUP INC no ticker–1.0%$109m2.49m−11%reduced
Commerce Bancorp Inc/NJ no ticker–0.8%$95.3m2.85m−21%reduced
American Internat'l Group no ticker–0.7%$79.4m1.18m+0.1%held
Bear Stearns Companies no ticker–0.6%$70.9m471,892+0.3%held
DHR DANAHER CORP DELHealthcare0.5%$60.9m851,7030.0%held
Echostar Communications Corp N no ticker–0.5%$59.4m1.37m0.0%held
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPFinancial Services0.5%$57.9m766,646+38%added
PCAR PACCAR INCIndustrials0.4%$50.6m689,829−1.3%reduced
Laureate Education Inc no ticker–0.4%$47.8m810,782+16%added
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–0.4%$41.2m787,5750.0%held
Guitar Center Inc no ticker–0.3%$39.9m884,538−3.0%reduced
SWN1EUR SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO–0.3%$36.8m897,457+129%added
Investors Financial Svcs Corp no ticker–0.3%$35.0m602,1240.0%held
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC no ticker–0.3%$35.0m2.00m−0.2%held
Aaron Rents Inc no ticker–0.3%$32.5m1.23m−0.2%held
WELLPOINT INC no ticker–0.3%$31.8m392,064−26%reduced
YUM YUM BRANDS INCConsumer Cyclical0.2%$27.3m472,255−25%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive0.2%$26.7m304,628+0.4%held
Countrywide Financial Corp no ticker–0.2%$25.6m759,658−70%reduced
LEN LENNAR CORPConsumer Cyclical0.2%$22.4m531,017−2.2%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.2%$20.1m419,113−0.1%held
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.2%$19.6m570,539+408%added
LMEUR LEGG MASON INC–0.2%$19.6m207,8810.0%held
Washington Post no ticker–0.2%$19.3m25,267+79%added
BANK OF THE OZARKS no ticker–0.2%$18.9m658,977−0.2%held
Citigroup Inc no ticker–0.1%$16.7m325,502−3.8%reduced
Aon Corp no ticker–0.1%$14.4m380,025−0.1%held
JCPCHF PENNEY J C INC–0.1%$13.2m160,734−5.6%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.1%$12.3m195,120−0.7%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.1%$12.2m191,785−1.5%reduced
Aracruz Cellulose SA Spon no ticker–0.1%$11.6m220,3000.0%held
PKX POSCO HOLDINGS INCBasic Materials0.10%$11.3m109,1770.0%held
Bankatlantic Corp Inc no ticker–0.10%$10.9m996,1650.0%held
PDCOEUR PATTERSON COS INC–0.09%$10.2m286,559−1.6%reduced

Exited since Q4 2006

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Indymac Bancorp Inc no ticker0.3%$30.3m
JOE ST JOE CO0.05%$5.6m
Exploration Co New no ticker0.03%$3.1m
HCC INS HLDGS INC no ticker0.02%$2.7m
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC0.01%$642k
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIES0.01%$628k
FOREST LABS INC no ticker0.0%$323k
Nobility Homes Inc no ticker0.0%$230k
UMPQUSD UMPQUA HLDGS CORP0.0%$219k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified47.9%
  • Financial Services17.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical17.3%
  • Industrials9.1%
  • Healthcare4.2%
  • Consumer Defensive3.6%
  • Technology0.2%
  • Basic Materials0.1%
  • Communication Services0.03%
  • Energy0.02%
  • Real Estate0.01%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (110)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202654$6.4bn
Q1 202650$6.0bn
Q4 202548$6.4bn
Q3 202547$6.0bn
Q2 202543$5.8bn
Q1 202538$5.5bn
Q4 202439$5.9bn
Q3 202437$6.4bn
Q2 202437$6.4bn
Q1 202434$6.4bn
Q4 202333$6.3bn
Q3 202336$6.0bn
Q2 202334$6.3bn
Q1 202331$6.1bn
Q4 202232$6.4bn
Q3 202231$6.7bn
Q2 202231$7.7bn
Q1 202234$10.2bn
Q4 202134$11.7bn
Q3 202133$11.1bn
Q2 202135$11.3bn
Q1 202137$10.6bn
Q4 202038$9.4bn
Q3 202035$8.4bn
Q2 202037$7.5bn
Q1 202038$6.2bn
Q4 201939$8.1bn
Q3 201940$7.6bn
Q2 201937$7.4bn
Q1 201951$9.8bn
Q4 201857$9.1bn
Q3 201861$10.9bn
Q2 201861$11.2bn
Q1 201859$10.9bn
Q4 201766$12.2bn
Q3 201769$11.4bn
Q2 201770$10.8bn
Q1 201788$10.6bn
Q4 201692$10.6bn
Q3 2016100$10.7bn
Q2 2016117$10.5bn
Q1 2016133$12.9bn
Q4 2015142$17.6bn
Q3 2015149$19.5bn
Q2 2015149$21.0bn
Q1 2015155$21.1bn
Q4 2014155$19.6bn
Q3 2014160$18.9bn
Q2 2014149$18.7bn
Q1 2014143$18.7bn
Q4 2013142$18.0bn
Q3 2013145$16.8bn
Q2 2013146$15.5bn
Q1 2013108$9.8bn
Q4 2012110$8.8bn
Q3 2012111$8.7bn
Q2 201298$8.3bn
Q1 2012102$8.4bn
Q4 2011104$7.5bn
Q3 201197$6.5bn
Q2 2011108$7.1bn
Q1 2011113$6.7bn
Q4 2010116$6.5bn
Q3 2010119$6.4bn
Q2 2010116$6.8bn
Q1 2010123$6.9bn
Q4 2009117$7.1bn
Q3 2009109$6.9bn
Q2 2009117$6.3bn
Q1 2009127$5.9bn
Q4 2008135$6.4bn
Q3 2008153$8.5bn
Q2 2008171$9.4bn
Q1 2008168$10.4bn
Q4 2007165$11.5bn
Q3 2007168$11.8bn
Q2 2007175$11.3bn
Q1 2007173$11.4bn
Q4 2006174$12.1bn
Q3 2006176$12.3bn
Q2 2006177$12.4bn
Q1 2006185$13.3bn
Q4 2005179$13.2bn
Q3 2005182$12.3bn
Q2 2005179$12.2bn
Q1 2005179$12.3bn
Q4 2004173$12.6bn
Q3 2004161$12.4bn
Q2 2004156$12.7bn
Q1 2004153$12.6bn
Q4 2003147$12.0bn
Q3 2003135$10.5bn
Q2 2003143$10.1bn
Q1 2003147$9.0bn
Q4 2002153$9.6bn
Q3 2002155$9.3bn
Q2 2002155$8.8bn
Q1 2002150$9.0bn
Q4 2001162$9.0bn
Q3 2001149$8.2bn
Q2 2001156$8.3bn
Q1 2001171$4.9bn
Q4 2000170$5.1bn
Q3 2000188$4.7bn
Q2 2000177$4.1bn
Q1 2000184$4.6bn
Q4 1999182$5.0bn
Q3 1999183$4.7bn
Q2 1999191$5.4bn
Q1 1999188$9.2bn

Where Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia Fund) was early

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MLM Martin Marietta Materials IncQ3 19996 of 1840.01%9.0%12Exited by Q2 2010+109%
DHR DANAHER CORP DELQ4 19993 of 2350.01%1.5%71Exited by Q3 2017+823%
ETD Ethan Allen Interiors IncQ2 20001 of 661.9%2.7%21Exited by Q3 2005+40%
ITW Illinois Tool WorksQ3 20001 of 1210.9%1.7%32Exited by Q1 2015+239%
TJX TJX COS INC NEWQ3 20002 of 1852.6%16.8%78Exited by Q1 2020+2071%
FAST FASTENAL COQ1 20011 of 1422.3%13.1%72Exited by Q1 2019+668%
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCQ2 20011 of 1730.08%11.2%93Exited by Q3 2024+223%
CACC CREDIT ACCEP CORP MICHQ2 20017 of 1020.02%7.1%62Held at last filing, Q2 2026+8169%
IDXX IDEXX LABS INCQ3 20032 of 1470.3%10.7%65Exited by Q4 2019+2456%
KMX CARMAX INCQ1 20047 of 1680.3%11.6%50Exited by Q4 2025+207%
AZO Autozone IncQ2 20043 of 1651.1%1.1%6Exited by Q4 2010+186%
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co.Q1 20052 of 1680.0%1.9%21Exited by Q3 2014+102%
PCAR Paccar IncQ4 20051 of 1240.02%1.9%19Exited by Q3 2010+30%
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPQ1 200619 of 2270.1%7.8%31Held at last filing, Q2 2026+149%
LOW Lowe's Companies Inc.Q2 20063 of 2090.2%1.7%35Exited by Q2 2016+150%
WRB WR Berkley CorpQ1 20073 of 1160.0%1.5%19Exited by Q4 2011−10%
CAT CATERPILLAR INC DELQ2 20074 of 1870.04%1.8%40Exited by Q2 2017+18%
V VISA INCQ1 20085 of 2841.8%3.4%53Exited by Q2 2021+1258%
CMI Cummins Engine IncQ3 20083 of 1551.3%1.8%3Exited by Q2 2009−42%
OMC OMNICOM GROUP INCQ1 20092 of 1311.2%3.0%39Exited by Q4 2018+191%
PXGBX PRAXAIR INCQ3 20093 of 681.3%2.7%30Exited by Q1 2017+43%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELQ4 20092 of 1802.5%6.3%67Held at last filing, Q2 2026+661%
TRMB TRIMBLE INCQ1 20102 of 1440.1%1.2%35Exited by Q4 2018+203%
WAT WATERS CORPQ1 20105 of 1370.0%3.0%34Exited by Q4 2018+188%
FSLR First Solar IncQ1 20106 of 2140.03%1.8%13Exited by Q2 2013−78%
PRI PRIMERICA INCQ2 20101 of 1021.2%2.1%38Exited by Q1 2022+615%
PRGO PERRIGO CO PLCQ3 20102 of 1721.7%2.6%27Exited by Q2 2017+3.4%
WKC World Fuel Services CorpQ4 20101 of 850.5%3.1%17Exited by Q1 2015+30%
GLW CorningQ2 20118 of 1961.6%1.6%8Exited by Q2 2013−27%
ORLY O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC NEWQ2 20135 of 1622.7%6.1%23Exited by Q1 2019+206%
RRC Range Resources CorpQ2 20135 of 1471.5%1.7%13Exited by Q3 2016−44%
AAP Advance Auto PartsQ2 20137 of 1793.3%3.3%7Exited by Q1 2015+96%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCQ2 201314 of 2291.4%1.6%23Exited by Q3 2024+199%
MA MASTERCARD INCORPORATEDQ2 201323 of 2632.0%7.2%32Exited by Q2 2021+520%
GOOGL ALPHABET INCQ3 20151 of 3751.8%11.1%44Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1020%
GOOG ALPHABET INCQ3 20152 of 3501.8%12.0%44Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1061%
XRAY DENTSPLY SIRONA INCQ1 20162 of 1502.3%5.3%13Exited by Q3 2019−5.3%
BLDR BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INCQ2 20169 of 2080.4%1.2%36Exited by Q2 2025+1011%
W WAYFAIR INCQ2 201620 of 2410.05%8.1%23Exited by Q4 2022−17%
BKNG BOOKING HLDGS INCQ1 201820 of 3133.3%4.5%9Exited by Q2 2020−35%
ANET ARISTA NETWORKS INCQ2 201911 of 2260.01%6.5%9Exited by Q3 2021+40%
TSM TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACQ4 201924 of 3292.1%8.7%27Held at last filing, Q2 2026+722%
J JACOBS SOLUTIONS INCQ3 20222 of 1164.5%6.5%16Held at last filing, Q2 2026+40%
LLYVK LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELQ3 20236 of 1707.1%10.1%12Held at last filing, Q2 2026+53%
AMTM AMENTUM HOLDINGS INCQ3 20241 of 1041.3%1.3%8Held at last filing, Q2 2026−36%

Concentration and tenure

19.9%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
74.9%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
6
Median completed holding, quarters