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Smead Capital Management 13F holdings, Q4 2014

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2014-12-31, filed 2015-02-03

Smead Capital Management disclosed 29 US equity positions worth $1.1bn in its Q4 2014 13F filing. Its largest position is GANNETT INC at 6.7% of the reported book, followed by EBAY and BANK AMER CORP. Versus Q3 2014 it opened 1 new position, added to 22, reduced 6 and exited 2.

$1.1bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
29
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
6.7%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
50.7%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
24
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
75
Quarters on file since Q4 2007
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q3 2014: 1 new, 22 added, 6 reduced, 2 exited

29 rows
GANNETT INC no ticker–6.7%$72.8m2.28m+12%added
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical6.4%$69.0m1.23m+33%added
BANK AMER CORP no ticker–5.2%$56.5m3.16m+7.5%added
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL no ticker–5.1%$54.9m365,445+9.9%added
AMGEN INC no ticker–4.9%$53.7m337,021−8.3%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services4.7%$50.7m925,459+10%added
CABELAS INC no ticker–4.6%$50.5m957,178+24%added
AFLAC INC no ticker–4.6%$50.3m823,422+27%added
JWNUSD NORDSTROM INC–4.2%$45.9m577,869+10%added
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services4.2%$45.6m748,399+13%added
NVR NVR INCConsumer Cyclical4.0%$43.2m33,857+31%added
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare3.7%$40.3m709,669−12%reduced
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services3.7%$40.0m425,096+7.6%added
BEN FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCFinancial Services3.6%$39.2m708,730+12%added
WBA WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC–3.6%$39.2m514,603–new
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare3.4%$37.3m1.20m+29%added
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical3.4%$37.3m354,932+8.2%added
BLOCK H & R INC no ticker–3.2%$34.4m1.02m+13%added
COMCAST CORP NEW no ticker–3.1%$33.2m577,976+8.6%added
MDT MEDTRONIC INCHealthcare2.7%$29.1m403,022+13%added
ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND no ticker–2.5%$26.6m298,287−10.0%reduced
CB CHUBB CORPFinancial Services2.2%$24.3m235,127+14%added
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare2.0%$22.0m198,091+8.7%added
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare1.8%$19.4m296,941−15%reduced
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services1.7%$18.2m843,319+13%added
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical1.5%$16.1m171,419+9.8%added
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical1.4%$15.1m183,711−5.2%reduced
ABBOTT LABS no ticker–1.1%$11.7m259,009−26%reduced
SLM SLM CORPFinancial Services0.8%$8.6m842,924+13%added

Exited since Q3 2014

2 rows
WALGREEN CO no ticker3.4%$31.9m
USB US BANCORP0.08%$744k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified48.8%
  • Financial Services17.2%
  • Consumer Cyclical16.6%
  • Healthcare13.7%
  • Communication Services3.7%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (75)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q3 202631$4.7bn
Q2 202632$4.7bn
Q1 202632$4.6bn
Q4 202532$4.8bn
Q3 202534$5.2bn
Q2 202533$5.0bn
Q1 202534$5.8bn
Q4 202434$6.5bn
Q3 202430$7.0bn
Q2 202432$6.4bn
Q1 202432$6.4bn
Q4 202333$5.6bn
Q3 202330$4.9bn
Q2 202328$5.0bn
Q1 202329$5.0bn
Q4 202226$4.7bn
Q3 202227$3.8bn
Q2 202231$3.9bn
Q1 202231$4.3bn
Q4 202132$3.8bn
Q3 202131$2.9bn
Q2 202135$2.9bn
Q1 202135$2.3bn
Q4 202032$1.7bn
Q3 202029$1.6bn
Q2 202031$1.6bn
Q1 202028$1.4bn
Q4 201928$2.2bn
Q3 201926$2.0bn
Q2 201928$2.1bn
Q1 201927$2.0bn
Q4 201828$1.9bn
Q3 201827$2.2bn
Q2 201827$2.1bn
Q1 201828$2.1bn
Q4 201729$2.2bn
Q3 201729$2.1bn
Q2 201728$2.1bn
Q1 201727$2.0bn
Q4 201630$2.0bn
Q3 201629$2.1bn
Q2 201627$2.1bn
Q1 201627$2.3bn
Q4 201527$2.2bn
Q3 201527$1.9bn
Q2 201530$1.5bn
Q1 201530$1.4bn
Q4 201429$1.1bn
Q3 201430$927m
Q2 201430$918m
Q1 201428$830m
Q4 201329$726m
Q3 201329$617m
Q2 201328$494m
Q1 201320$251m
Q4 201222$193m
Q3 201221$172m
Q2 201222$163m
Q1 201222$166m
Q4 201123$148m
Q3 201124$130m
Q2 201126$151m
Q1 201125$120m
Q4 201025$113m
Q2 201029$98.0m
Q1 201026$114m
Q4 200927$138m
Q3 200927$128m
Q2 200929$95.5m
Q1 200927$83.0m
Q4 200831$102m
Q3 200825$129m
Q2 200823$136m
Q1 200826$1.7bn
Q4 200723$165m

Where Smead Capital Management was early

34 rows
SLM SLM CORPQ2 20085 of 1220.2%1.2%5Exited by Q2 2015+34%
GE General Electric CompanyQ2 20086 of 2423.5%3.7%3Exited by Q1 2009−39%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COQ2 20088 of 2312.8%6.4%60Still holding+864%
BEN FRANKLIN RES INCQ3 20083 of 1173.1%6.3%27Exited by Q3 2015+67%
MCD MCDONALDS CORPQ4 20083 of 1920.3%3.8%24Exited by Q1 2015+51%
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc EQ4 20086 of 2290.8%3.5%14Exited by Q3 2012+14%
WFC WELLS FARGO CO NEWQ4 20087 of 2121.6%5.6%45Exited by Q4 2020−20%
PCAR Paccar IncQ1 20092 of 1241.4%3.9%6Exited by Q4 2010+55%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb CoQ2 20097 of 1973.1%4.5%18Exited by Q1 2014+162%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONQ2 20106 of 1693.9%3.9%36Exited by Q3 2019+136%
MDT MEDTRONIC INCQ1 20113 of 1733.0%3.3%16Exited by Q1 2015+83%
ABBV ABBVIE INCQ1 20131 of 2012.7%2.7%10Exited by Q3 2015+65%
MRK MERCK & CO INCQ2 20135 of 1953.7%7.1%54Still holding+228%
NVR NVR INCQ4 20135 of 1452.1%8.0%52Still holding+500%
CB CHUBB CORPQ1 20147 of 1612.1%2.2%6Exited by Q3 2015+2.6%
NAVI NAVIENT CORPQ2 20143 of 1161.4%2.0%5Exited by Q3 2015+2.8%
WBA WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INCQ4 20148 of 2063.6%5.5%23Exited by Q3 2021−31%
NWSA NEWS CORP NEWQ1 20155 of 1402.0%3.7%7Exited by Q4 2016−13%
TGNA TEGNA INCQ2 20151 of 1476.4%6.4%15Exited by Q1 2019−66%
AFL AFLAC INCQ3 20153 of 1194.4%5.4%16Exited by Q1 2020+82%
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INCQ3 201512 of 3223.5%5.1%20Exited by Q3 2020+461%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELQ3 201516 of 1805.1%6.3%37Exited by Q2 2025+308%
AMGN AMGEN INCQ3 201517 of 1665.7%7.6%43Still holding+205%
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COQ3 201518 of 1945.1%6.6%43Still holding+310%
ALK ALASKA AIR GROUP INCQ3 20166 of 1401.1%2.1%7Exited by Q2 2018−5.9%
LEN LENNAR CORPQ3 201619 of 1991.0%7.5%41Still holding+102%
COR AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPQ4 201616 of 1581.0%2.2%11Exited by Q3 2019+9.0%
CARS CARS COM INCQ2 20178 of 1251.5%1.5%2Exited by Q4 2017−0.1%
KR KROGER COQ3 201714 of 1600.9%3.1%7Exited by Q2 2019+23%
CMI CUMMINS INCQ1 201914 of 1551.1%1.1%4Exited by Q1 2020+13%
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETE CORPQ2 201914 of 1922.0%9.2%24Still holding+10%
OGN ORGANON & COQ2 20215 of 1470.2%1.1%5Exited by Q3 2022+12%
WBD WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INCQ2 202210 of 2333.0%3.7%9Exited by Q3 2024−45%
UHAL/B U HAUL HOLDING COMPANYQ4 20225 of 772.4%3.1%16Still holding−3.9%

Concentration and tenure

7.4%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
55.7%
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
5
Median completed holding, quarters