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Southeastern Asset Management 13F holdings, Q3 2008

Holdings as of September 30, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →

Southeastern Asset Management disclosed 46 US equity positions worth $16.3bn in its Q3 2008 13F filing. The largest position was Liberty Media Corp Entertainme at 9.7% of the reported book, followed by Dell Inc and DIS. Against the Q2 2008 filing, it opened 7 new positions, added to 18 and reduced 14 among the top 46 holdings.

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What did Southeastern Asset Management own in Q3 2008? Top 46 positions

#StockSectorWeightValueSharesΔ sharesvs Q2 2008
1 Liberty Media Corp Entertainme 9.7%$1.6bn63,351,422 3% added
2 Dell Inc 8.8%$1.4bn86,709,475 7% added
3 DIS Walt Disney Company Communication Services 6.1%$990.1m32,262,034 3% added
4 DIRECTV Group Inc 5.7%$935.9m35,750,408 -3% reduced
5 Chesapeake Energy Corporation 5.5%$902.6m25,170,355 15% added
6 Liberty Media Corporation Inte 5.5%$901.5m69,829,902 7% added
7 CX CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V Basic Materials 5.3%$865.9m50,286,666 14% added
8 EBAY EBay Inc Consumer Cyclical 4.8%$777.5m34,742,500 14% added
9 Sun Microsystems Inc 4.7%$760.8m100,099,178 96% added
10 Level 3 Communications Inc 4.1%$664.4m246,081,356 -0% held
11 Symantec Corporation 4.0%$656.6m33,535,788 -18% reduced
12 Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited 3.9%$633.8m20,333,517 89% added
13 FDX FedEx Corporation Industrials 3.6%$590.0m7,464,892 -0% held
14 Royal Philips Electronics 3.5%$576.0m21,137,995 12% added
15 Pioneer Natural Resources Comp 3.3%$540.3m10,334,757 -1% reduced
16 Fairfax Financial Holdings Lim 3.3%$535.6m1,669,340 24% added
17 UBS AG (new) 3.0%$481.9m27,475,308 -5% reduced
18 YUM Yum! Brands Inc Consumer Cyclical 2.8%$458.1m14,047,578 -1% reduced
19 Telephone and Data Systems Inc 2.2%$365.9m10,192,347 -4% reduced
20 Aon Corporation 1.9%$318.2m7,078,233 -56% reduced
21 EG Everest Re Group Ltd Financial Services 1.9%$314.6m3,635,500 -12% reduced
22 Walgreen Co 1.7%$277.9m8,976,800 41% added
23 MAR Marriott International Inc Consumer Cyclical 1.0%$158.6m6,078,621 new
24 General Motors Series B Conv. CONV 0.9%$149.1m16,758,000 new
25 Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc 0.8%$124.0m23,583,250 new
26 Willis Group Holdings Limited 0.6%$97.5m3,023,000 -33% reduced
27 Saks Incorporated 0.5%$88.0m9,515,955 new
28 Telephone and Data Systems Inc 0.4%$57.3m1,601,800 -3% reduced
29 The Washington Post Company 0.3%$43.1m77,491 1% added
30 SKM SK Telecom Co. Ltd 0.1%$21.2m1,125,976 -92% reduced
31 Kyocera Corporation 0.0%$6.2m81,000 -13% reduced
32 DIN DineEquity Inc Consumer Cyclical 0.0%$4.0m239,400 6% added
33 FICO Fair Isaac Corporation Technology 0.0%$2.4m102,000 6% added
34 PCH Potlatch Corporation 0.0%$2.2m47,245 -16% reduced
35 MKL Markel Corporation Financial Services 0.0%$2.2m6,231 0% held
36 Ruddick Corporation 0.0%$2.0m62,800 34% added
37 SCI Service Corporation Internatio Consumer Cyclical 0.0%$1.9m228,100 18% added
38 Texas Industries Inc 0.0%$1.9m46,600 0% held
39 WOR Worthington Industries Inc Industrials 0.0%$1.9m127,400 0% held
40 Del Monte Foods Company 0.0%$1.8m232,663 0% held
41 DDS Dillard's Inc Consumer Cyclical 0.0%$1.8m152,000 0% held
42 tw telecom inc 0.0%$1.8m171,000 new
43 IDT Corporation 0.0%$907.0k1,225,408 -85% reduced
44 Discovery Communications Inc 0.0%$307.0k21,550 new
45 Discovery Communications Serie 0.0%$305.0k21,550 new
46 IDT Corporation 0.0%$94.0k181,590 2782% added

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.