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Southeastern Asset Management 13F holdings, Q4 2008

Holdings as of December 31, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →

Southeastern Asset Management disclosed 45 US equity positions worth $10.6bn in its Q4 2008 13F filing. The largest position was Liberty Media Corp Entertainme at 12.1% of the reported book, followed by Dell Inc and DIS. Against the Q3 2008 filing, it opened 4 new positions, added to 18 and reduced 14 among the top 45 holdings.

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What did Southeastern Asset Management own in Q4 2008? Top 45 positions

#StockSectorWeightValueSharesΔ sharesvs Q3 2008
1 Liberty Media Corp Entertainme 12.1%$1.3bn73,527,474 16% added
2 Dell Inc 8.6%$906.3m88,510,372 2% added
3 DIS Walt Disney Company Communication Services 6.9%$733.8m32,342,408 0% held
4 Chesapeake Energy Corporation 6.3%$669.2m41,385,228 64% added
5 EBAY EBay Inc Consumer Cyclical 5.5%$581.8m41,675,746 20% added
6 CX CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V Basic Materials 5.3%$558.8m61,141,386 22% added
7 DIRECTV Group Inc 4.9%$513.9m22,432,100 -37% reduced
8 Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited 4.8%$513.4m29,591,348 46% added
9 Fairfax Financial Holdings Lim 4.8%$503.4m1,593,335 -5% reduced
10 Symantec Corporation 4.7%$497.8m36,815,979 10% added
11 YUM Yum! Brands Inc Consumer Cyclical 4.6%$488.8m15,518,110 10% added
12 Royal Philips Electronics 4.2%$448.5m22,572,579 7% added
13 Sun Microsystems Inc 3.7%$388.2m101,626,393 2% added
14 FDX FedEx Corporation Industrials 3.0%$318.1m4,957,942 -34% reduced
15 Walgreen Co 2.8%$297.8m12,071,560 34% added
16 MAR Marriott International Inc Consumer Cyclical 2.8%$292.1m15,016,053 147% added
17 Telephone and Data Systems Inc 2.6%$274.5m9,769,847 -4% reduced
18 EG Everest Re Group Ltd Financial Services 2.4%$259.4m3,406,313 -6% reduced
19 Liberty Media Corporation Inte 1.9%$198.1m63,484,043 -9% reduced
20 Level 3 Communications Inc 1.6%$167.1m238,741,074 -3% reduced
21 Pioneer Natural Resources Comp 1.6%$166.4m10,286,557 -0% held
22 Level 3 Communications Inc. Co CONV 0.9%$96.3m100,062,000 new
23 Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc 0.8%$89.6m18,146,008 -23% reduced
24 Willis Group Holdings Limited 0.6%$62.9m2,530,000 -16% reduced
25 General Motors Series B Conv. CONV 0.5%$50.3m14,623,500 -13% reduced
26 Telephone and Data Systems Inc 0.5%$49.4m1,555,900 -3% reduced
27 EnCana Corporation 0.4%$39.5m850,500 new
28 PCH Potlatch Corporation 0.4%$39.1m1,504,658 3085% added
29 The Washington Post Company 0.3%$32.7m83,791 8% added
30 Level 3 Communications, Inc. C CONV 0.3%$28.0m40,000,000 new
31 Aon Corporation 0.1%$7.1m154,900 -98% reduced
32 Kyocera Corporation 0.1%$5.4m74,000 -9% reduced
33 tw telecom inc 0.0%$5.1m598,008 250% added
34 CLW Clearwater Paper Corp Basic Materials 0.0%$3.6m429,902 new
35 DIN DineEquity Inc Consumer Cyclical 0.0%$2.8m239,400 0% held
36 Texas Industries Inc 0.0%$1.9m54,500 17% added
37 MKL Markel Corporation Financial Services 0.0%$1.9m6,231 0% held
38 FICO Fair Isaac Corporation Technology 0.0%$1.7m102,000 0% held
39 Del Monte Foods Company 0.0%$1.7m232,663 0% held
40 WOR Worthington Industries Inc Industrials 0.0%$1.4m127,400 0% held
41 Ruddick Corporation 0.0%$1.4m49,079 -22% reduced
42 SCI Service Corporation Internatio Consumer Cyclical 0.0%$1.1m228,100 0% held
43 Discovery Communications Serie 0.0%$778.0k58,135 170% added
44 Discovery Communications Inc 0.0%$617.0k43,550 102% added
45 DDS Dillard's Inc Consumer Cyclical 0.0%$603.0k152,000 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.