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Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia Fund) 13F holdings, Q3 2009

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2009-09-30, filed 2009-11-16

Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia Fund) disclosed 109 US equity positions worth $6.9bn in its Q3 2009 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/A at 27.3% of the reported book, followed by IDXX and TJX. Versus Q2 2009 it opened 8 new positions, added to 6, reduced 42 and exited 16.

$6.9bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
109
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
27.3%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
78.2%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
9
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 Q2 2009: 8 new, 6 added, 42 reduced, 16 exited

50 of 109
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–27.3%$1.9bn18,628−4.8%reduced
IDXX IDEXX LABS INCHealthcare9.4%$645m12.90m−2.5%reduced
TJX TJX COS INC NEWConsumer Cyclical9.1%$624m16.80m−2.7%reduced
FAST FASTENAL COIndustrials6.6%$454m11.74m−1.9%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials6.1%$422m4.59m−20%reduced
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCConsumer Cyclical5.8%$396m8.30m−2.7%reduced
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–4.6%$319m3.13m−2.8%reduced
WALGREEN CO no ticker–3.7%$257m6.87m−2.7%reduced
EXPD EXPEDITORS INTL WASH INCIndustrials3.0%$205m5.84m−36%reduced
Berkshire Hathaway no ticker–2.6%$176m53,085−2.1%reduced
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive2.2%$152m3.09m+0.5%added
PCAR PACCAR INCIndustrials1.9%$130m3.45m−5.6%reduced
RBAGBP RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS–1.9%$130m5.29m−3.4%reduced
O Reilly Automotive Inc no ticker–1.8%$126m3.47m−0.9%reduced
OMC OMNICOM GROUP INCCommunication Services1.6%$111m3.01m−2.2%reduced
PXGBX PRAXAIR INC–1.3%$87.5m1.07m–new
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC no ticker–1.2%$83.0m2.09m−23%reduced
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCFinancial Services0.9%$65.2m3.41m−2.7%reduced
CHKEUR CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP–0.9%$60.7m2.14m+12%added
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.8%$55.3m1.02m−2.0%reduced
DHR DANAHER CORP DELHealthcare0.8%$53.0m787,024+0.1%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.8%$51.7m1.53m−2.3%reduced
WRB BERKLEY W R CORPFinancial Services0.6%$39.2m1.55m+37%added
PXDEUR PIONEER NAT RES CO–0.5%$34.1m939,5900.0%held
MCGRAW HILL FINL INC no ticker–0.4%$30.1m1.20m0.0%held
Aon Corp no ticker–0.4%$24.4m600,000–new
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.3%$22.6m420,688−0.5%held
Atlas Energy Inc no ticker–0.3%$17.9m662,320–new
SJM SMUCKER J M COConsumer Defensive0.2%$15.9m300,3140.0%held
MAN MANPOWERGROUP INCIndustrials0.2%$13.0m230,000−28%reduced
JOBSUSD 51JOB INC–0.2%$12.1m861,395−0.1%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.1%$9.9m171,590+0.7%added
Petrohawk Energy Corp no ticker–0.1%$9.7m400,0000.0%held
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.1%$8.5m122,700+1.7%added
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.1%$7.6m63,903−5.3%reduced
PENN VA CORP no ticker–0.1%$7.5m325,9270.0%held
CRESY CRESUD S A C I F Y AIndustrials0.1%$7.4m574,7770.0%held
ROP ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology0.1%$7.4m145,088−0.2%held
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials0.1%$7.1m137,839−94%reduced
KALU KAISER ALUMINUM CORPBasic Materials0.10%$6.6m180,992−42%reduced
MTD METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONALHealthcare0.10%$6.6m72,575−3.1%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.09%$6.5m393,143−2.3%reduced
PAM PAMPA ENERGIA SAIndustrials0.09%$6.0m500,0000.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.09%$6.0m102,313−4.7%reduced
IRSUSD IRSA INVERSIONES Y REP S A–0.09%$5.9m715,5000.0%held
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive0.08%$5.5m112,9850.0%held
GLRE GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE LTDFinancial Services0.07%$5.2m274,0000.0%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.07%$5.0m82,621+0.3%held
UPLEUR ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP–0.07%$4.9m100,5000.0%held
Student Loan Corp no ticker–0.07%$4.9m105,6000.0%held

Exited since Q2 2009

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CTSH COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO0.1%$8.3m
TIFEUR TIFFANY & CO NEW0.1%$7.5m
Atlas Amer Inc no ticker0.1%$7.0m
Atlas Energy Res LLC no ticker0.08%$4.8m
Collective Brands Inc no ticker0.05%$3.3m
GGG GRACO INC0.05%$3.1m
DFSEUR DISCOVER FINL SVCS0.04%$2.8m
FELE FRANKLIN ELEC INC0.04%$2.2m
Merck & Co no ticker0.01%$670k
9990302D APACHE CORP0.01%$318k
SLB SLB LIMITED0.0%$267k
LOW LOWES COS INC0.0%$229k
ORCL ORACLE CORP0.0%$227k
Health Management Associates I no ticker0.0%$188k
Royal Palm Beach Col no ticker0.0%$11.0k
Young Broadcasting Inc no ticker0.0%$5.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified47.8%
  • Consumer Cyclical14.9%
  • Industrials12.1%
  • Healthcare10.4%
  • Basic Materials7.0%
  • Consumer Defensive3.1%
  • Financial Services2.7%
  • Communication Services1.6%
  • Technology0.3%
  • 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