Ruane Cunniff 13F holdings, Q4 2008
Holdings as of December 31, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Ruane Cunniff disclosed 135 US equity positions worth $6.4bn in its Q4 2008 13F filing. The largest position was BRK/A at 30.4% of the reported book, followed by MLM and FAST. Against the Q3 2008 filing, it opened 4 new positions, added to 21 and reduced 18 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Ruane Cunniff own in Q4 2008? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRK/A Berkshire Hathaway | 30.4% | $1.9bn | 20,074 | -3% | reduced | |
| 2 | MLM Martin Marietta Materials Inc | Basic Materials | 9.0% | $574.5m | 5,919,049 | -4% | reduced |
| 3 | FAST Fastenal Co | Industrials | 7.6% | $484.2m | 13,897,159 | 5% | added |
| 4 | IDXX Idexx Laboratories Corp | Healthcare | 7.5% | $479.6m | 13,294,045 | 43% | added |
| 5 | MHK Mohawk Industries | Consumer Cyclical | 6.8% | $435.2m | 10,129,108 | -19% | reduced |
| 6 | TJX TJX Cos - New | Consumer Cyclical | 5.6% | $358.3m | 17,422,951 | -0% | held |
| 7 | EXPD Expeditors Int'l of Wash. Inc | Industrials | 4.9% | $315.0m | 9,479,904 | -0% | held |
| 8 | Walgreen | 2.7% | $174.9m | 7,088,148 | -3% | reduced | |
| 9 | Berkshire Hathaway | 2.7% | $171.7m | 53,408 | 3% | added | |
| 10 | WMT Wal-Mart Stores | Consumer Defensive | 2.6% | $162.9m | 2,906,067 | -1% | reduced |
| 11 | CMI Cummins Engine Inc | Industrials | 1.8% | $114.0m | 4,264,754 | 73% | added |
| 12 | CAT Caterpillar | Industrials | 1.8% | $111.7m | 2,500,061 | 173% | added |
| 13 | O Reilly Automotive Inc | 1.7% | $109.4m | 3,557,509 | -1% | reduced | |
| 14 | Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc | 1.6% | $104.1m | 4,860,460 | – | new | |
| 15 | PCAR Paccar Inc | Industrials | 1.6% | $103.5m | 3,619,027 | -3% | reduced |
| 16 | BRO Brown & Brown Inc | Financial Services | 1.6% | $99.9m | 4,781,518 | -36% | reduced |
| 17 | Knight Transportation | 1.3% | $80.5m | 4,994,281 | -16% | reduced | |
| 18 | VMC Vulcan Materials | Basic Materials | 1.1% | $71.7m | 1,029,931 | -19% | reduced |
| 19 | Concur Technologies Inc | 0.7% | $46.0m | 1,400,370 | 140% | added | |
| 20 | DHR Danaher Corp | Healthcare | 0.7% | $44.1m | 778,472 | 2% | added |
| 21 | AXP American Express | Financial Services | 0.5% | $29.1m | 1,570,672 | -6% | reduced |
| 22 | Chesapeake Energy Corp | 0.4% | $28.6m | 1,769,284 | 31% | added | |
| 23 | McGraw Hill | 0.4% | $27.8m | 1,197,840 | 66% | added | |
| 24 | Whole Food Markets | 0.4% | $24.3m | 2,573,640 | -31% | reduced | |
| 25 | KO Coca Cola Co | Consumer Defensive | 0.3% | $18.7m | 412,296 | 2% | added |
| 26 | Pioneer Natural Resources Co | 0.2% | $15.2m | 939,590 | 25% | added | |
| 27 | MAN Manpower | Industrials | 0.2% | $15.2m | 446,000 | 4% | added |
| 28 | WRB WR Berkley Corp | Financial Services | 0.2% | $14.4m | 465,000 | 13% | added |
| 29 | Legg Mason | 0.2% | $11.5m | 523,746 | 62% | added | |
| 30 | PG Procter & Gamble | Consumer Defensive | 0.2% | $10.6m | 171,400 | -5% | reduced |
| 31 | Priceline.com Inc | 0.1% | $8.7m | 118,400 | – | new | |
| 32 | Tiffany & Co | 0.1% | $8.7m | 366,979 | 21% | added | |
| 33 | Penn Va Corp | 0.1% | $8.7m | 333,095 | 10% | added | |
| 34 | Continental Res Inc Okla | 0.1% | $8.3m | 400,000 | – | new | |
| 35 | GE General Electric | Industrials | 0.1% | $7.0m | 433,348 | -6% | reduced |
| 36 | ROP Roper Industries Inc New | Technology | 0.1% | $6.3m | 145,388 | 38% | added |
| 37 | Petrohawk Energy Corp | 0.1% | $6.3m | 400,000 | – | new | |
| 38 | PEP PepsiCo | Consumer Defensive | 0.1% | $5.9m | 107,813 | -2% | reduced |
| 39 | Atlas Amer Inc | 0.1% | $5.8m | 390,300 | 334% | added | |
| 40 | Washington Post | 0.1% | $5.7m | 14,673 | 0% | held | |
| 41 | IBM IBM | Technology | 0.1% | $5.7m | 67,532 | -9% | reduced |
| 42 | CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions | Technology | 0.1% | $5.6m | 310,503 | 4% | added |
| 43 | 51 Job Inc Spons | 0.1% | $5.3m | 862,070 | 2% | added | |
| 44 | Cresud SACIFYA Spon | 0.1% | $5.1m | 574,777 | 0% | held | |
| 45 | Petroleum Development Corp-Nev | 0.1% | $4.8m | 200,000 | 0% | held | |
| 46 | PGR Progressive Corp. Ohio | Financial Services | 0.1% | $4.7m | 314,816 | -35% | reduced |
| 47 | PM Philip Morris Intl Inc | Consumer Defensive | 0.1% | $4.5m | 102,985 | 0% | held |
| 48 | MCD McDonalds | Consumer Cyclical | 0.1% | $4.4m | 71,181 | -9% | reduced |
| 49 | Student Loan Corp | 0.1% | $4.3m | 105,600 | 483% | added | |
| 50 | JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Healthcare | 0.1% | $4.1m | 68,471 | 0% | held |
Weights are shares of the reported long US equity book (options excluded). Values are as filed, normalised to whole dollars. Share changes compare against the immediately preceding filing only.