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Southeastern Asset Management 13F holdings, Q1 2009

Holdings as of March 31, 2009 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →

Southeastern Asset Management disclosed 43 US equity positions worth $10.3bn in its Q1 2009 13F filing. The largest position was Liberty Media Corp Entertainme at 11.2% of the reported book, followed by Dell Inc and Chesapeake Energy Corporation. Against the Q4 2008 filing, it opened 1 new position, added to 17 and reduced 15 among the top 43 holdings.

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What did Southeastern Asset Management own in Q1 2009? Top 43 positions

#StockSectorWeightValueSharesΔ sharesvs Q4 2008
1 Liberty Media Corp Entertainme 11.2%$1.2bn57,772,872 -21% reduced
2 Dell Inc 9.7%$991.4m104,575,652 18% added
3 Chesapeake Energy Corporation 7.8%$798.4m46,801,889 13% added
4 Sun Microsystems Inc 7.6%$775.7m105,969,073 4% added
5 DIS Walt Disney Company Communication Services 5.9%$609.4m33,555,494 4% added
6 EBAY EBay Inc Consumer Cyclical 5.4%$552.3m43,972,246 6% added
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings Lim 4.8%$491.2m1,895,656 19% added
8 Symantec Corporation 4.8%$487.7m32,640,711 -11% reduced
9 Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited 4.7%$480.4m34,809,167 18% added
10 YUM Yum! Brands Inc Consumer Cyclical 4.4%$454.0m16,520,518 6% added
11 CX CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V Basic Materials 4.1%$423.3m67,724,975 11% added
12 DIRECTV Group Inc 3.9%$399.2m17,515,738 -22% reduced
13 Royal Philips Electronics 3.3%$338.9m22,787,771 1% added
14 MAR Marriott International Inc Consumer Cyclical 3.0%$306.9m18,757,310 25% added
15 EG Everest Re Group Ltd Financial Services 2.5%$251.9m3,557,413 4% added
16 Telephone and Data Systems Inc 2.1%$220.0m9,300,595 -5% reduced
17 Level 3 Communications Inc 2.1%$212.6m231,125,074 -3% reduced
18 BRK/A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class 2.0%$209.6m2,418 new
19 Liberty Media Corporation Inte 1.8%$180.4m62,204,477 -2% reduced
20 Pioneer Natural Resources Comp 1.6%$166.3m10,096,757 -2% reduced
21 FDX FedEx Corporation Industrials 1.5%$153.5m3,451,263 -30% reduced
22 Level 3 Communications Inc. Co CONV 1.0%$98.2m100,062,000 0% held
23 Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc 0.8%$78.0m15,508,190 -15% reduced
24 Walgreen Co 0.7%$74.6m2,873,349 -76% reduced
25 tw telecom inc 0.5%$53.7m6,140,788 927% added
26 Willis Group Holdings Limited 0.5%$53.7m2,442,000 -3% reduced
27 Telephone and Data Systems Inc 0.4%$38.8m1,464,948 -6% reduced
28 The Washington Post Company 0.4%$37.4m104,691 25% added
29 Discovery Communications Inc 0.4%$36.9m2,305,499 5194% added
30 Level 3 Communications, Inc. C CONV 0.3%$34.0m40,000,000 0% held
31 Discovery Communications Serie 0.3%$33.2m2,263,659 3794% added
32 EnCana Corporation 0.3%$32.8m807,500 -5% reduced
33 General Motors Series B Conv. CONV 0.1%$10.9m4,297,200 -71% reduced
34 DIN DineEquity Inc Consumer Cyclical 0.0%$2.8m239,400 0% held
35 MKL Markel Corporation Financial Services 0.0%$1.8m6,231 0% held
36 Del Monte Foods Company 0.0%$1.7m232,663 0% held
37 FICO Fair Isaac Corporation Technology 0.0%$1.4m102,000 0% held
38 Texas Industries Inc 0.0%$1.4m54,500 0% held
39 WOR Worthington Industries Inc Industrials 0.0%$1.1m127,400 0% held
40 Ruddick Corporation 0.0%$1.1m49,079 0% held
41 SCI Service Corporation Internatio Consumer Cyclical 0.0%$1.1m300,900 32% added
42 PCH Potlatch Corporation 0.0%$997.0k43,000 -97% reduced
43 DDS Dillard's Inc Consumer Cyclical 0.0%$866.0k152,000 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.