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Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia Fund) 13F holdings, Q1 2019

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-03-31, filed 2019-05-15

Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (Sequoia Fund) disclosed 51 US equity positions worth $9.8bn in its Q1 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is GOOGL at 9.9% of the reported book, followed by GOOG and KMX. Versus Q4 2018 it opened 1 new position, added to 9, reduced 24 and exited 7.

$9.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
51
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
9.9%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
63.5%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
19
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 2018: 1 new, 9 added, 24 reduced, 7 exited

50 of 51
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services9.9%$965m820,306−0.4%held
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services9.1%$890m758,939−6.1%reduced
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical8.2%$800m11.47m−1.4%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–7.0%$684m2,272−7.8%reduced
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical5.9%$575m323,048−2.5%reduced
CACC CREDIT ACCEP CORP MICHFinancial Services5.0%$494m1.09m+1.1%added
JECUSD JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC–4.9%$485m6.44m+3.0%added
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services4.8%$474m2.01m−0.5%held
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL no ticker–4.4%$433m12.36m−4.7%reduced
FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N no ticker–4.3%$417m28.06m0.0%held
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPFinancial Services3.9%$379m8.85m+8.5%added
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services3.6%$357m2.14m−23%reduced
BKNG BOOKING HOLDINGS INCConsumer Cyclical3.2%$311m178,478+5.9%added
AABAUSD ALTABA INC–3.0%$298m4.02m0.0%held
8L8C LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP–3.0%$292m3.19m−6.4%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–2.9%$284m1.42m−9.8%reduced
JD JD.COM INCConsumer Cyclical2.5%$248m8.21m−5.2%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services2.4%$232m1.49m−4.3%reduced
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical2.2%$218m1.20m+3.5%added
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCConsumer Cyclical1.8%$179m1.42m+5.0%added
BLDR BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INCIndustrials1.2%$116m8.67m+0.1%held
LBRDAEUR LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP–1.0%$95.5m1.04m−6.2%reduced
NBIS NEBIUS GROUP N.V.Communication Services1.0%$93.7m2.73m0.0%held
W WAYFAIR INCConsumer Cyclical0.8%$74.3m500,348−22%reduced
BMCH BMC STK HLDGS INC–0.7%$70.7m4.00m0.0%held
GTT1USD GTT COMMUNICATIONS INC–0.6%$62.3m1.81m0.0%held
2362120D SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC–0.5%$50.8m1.32m0.0%held
BIDU BAIDU INCCommunication Services0.3%$33.0m200,0000.0%held
DOMO DOMO INCTechnology0.3%$27.0m670,059+3.1%added
AYXEUR ALTERYX INC–0.3%$25.2m300,0000.0%held
RH RHConsumer Cyclical0.2%$22.1m215,000−6.5%reduced
IQ IQIYI INCCommunication Services0.2%$17.1m713,0000.0%held
DHI D R HORTON INCConsumer Cyclical0.2%$15.7m380,000−21%reduced
CARG CARGURUS INCCommunication Services0.1%$14.2m354,437–new
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE no ticker–0.1%$13.0m380,907+6.3%added
APPN APPIAN CORPTechnology0.1%$12.2m353,5820.0%held
SAILEUR SAILPOINT TECHNOLOGIES HLDGS–0.1%$11.5m400,0000.0%held
EXPD EXPEDITORS INTL WASH INCIndustrials0.08%$7.8m102,132−6.5%reduced
CRESY CRESUD S A C I F Y AIndustrials0.08%$7.5m643,3730.0%held
NETSHOES CAYMAN LTD no ticker–0.05%$4.7m2.81m0.0%held
TJX TJX COS INC NEWConsumer Cyclical0.02%$1.7m31,903−93%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.01%$1.4m13,292−18%reduced
EIX EDISON INTLUtilities0.01%$1.3m21,353−16%reduced
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials0.01%$1.3m7,599−29%reduced
AEP AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INCUtilities0.01%$1.1m13,0900.0%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.01%$1.1m22,888−31%reduced
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.01%$705k2,911−3.8%reduced
EA ELECTRONIC ARTS INCCommunication Services0.0%$384k3,780−100%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.0%$284k5,873−67%reduced
IDXX IDEXX LABS INCHealthcare0.0%$256k1,146−28%reduced

Exited since Q4 2018

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MTH MERITAGE HOMES CORP0.2%$17.3m
FND FLOOR & DECOR HLDGS INC0.1%$12.3m
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORP0.01%$1.0m
VTI VANGUARD INDEX FDS0.01%$654k
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC0.0%$301k
XRAY DENTSPLY SIRONA INC0.0%$283k
FAST FASTENAL CO0.0%$263k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified32.9%
  • Consumer Cyclical25.0%
  • Communication Services24.2%
  • Financial Services16.1%
  • Industrials1.3%
  • Technology0.4%
  • Consumer Defensive0.03%
  • Utilities0.02%
  • Healthcare0.0%

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