Tweedy Browne 13F holdings, Q1 2008
Holdings as of March 31, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Tweedy Browne disclosed 50 US equity positions worth $2.0bn in its Q1 2008 13F filing. The largest position was AMERICAN INT'L GROUP at 17.1% of the reported book, followed by AXP and KOF. Against the Q4 2007 filing, it opened 3 new positions, added to 10 and reduced 19 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Tweedy Browne own in Q1 2008? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q4 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN INT'L GROUP | 17.1% | $343.3m | 7,936,902 | 20% | added | |
| 2 | AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | Financial Services | 16.1% | $322.0m | 7,366,135 | 248% | added |
| 3 | KOF COCA COLA FEMSA | 9.5% | $190.6m | 3,384,129 | -3% | reduced | |
| 4 | SKM SK TELECOM | 8.9% | $178.7m | 8,268,355 | 6% | added | |
| 5 | HD HOME DEPOT INC | Consumer Cyclical | 6.2% | $124.9m | 4,466,092 | 11% | added |
| 6 | COMCAST CORP SPECIAL | 5.7% | $114.2m | 6,021,284 | 7% | added | |
| 7 | TRANSATLANTIC HLDGS | 5.2% | $103.4m | 1,558,133 | -8% | reduced | |
| 8 | UNF UNIFIRST CORP | Industrials | 3.9% | $78.6m | 2,120,349 | 8% | added |
| 9 | WFC WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | Financial Services | 2.9% | $59.0m | 2,026,407 | -0% | held |
| 10 | UNILEVER (UN) | 2.9% | $58.2m | 1,724,119 | -1% | reduced | |
| 11 | BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE C | 2.4% | $47.2m | 512,161 | 38% | added | |
| 12 | GLAXO SMITHKLINE PLC, | 2.3% | $45.2m | 1,066,395 | -6% | reduced | |
| 13 | CON-WAY INC | 2.2% | $43.4m | 876,377 | -15% | reduced | |
| 14 | BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORP | Financial Services | 2.1% | $41.8m | 1,102,344 | -12% | reduced |
| 15 | NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP | Industrials | 2.1% | $41.3m | 759,833 | 0% | held |
| 16 | SNY SANOFI-AVENTIS | 1.5% | $30.9m | 824,227 | -4% | reduced | |
| 17 | LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP | 1.5% | $30.0m | 663,345 | -1% | reduced | |
| 18 | NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE INS CO | 1.4% | $27.6m | 127,533 | -2% | reduced | |
| 19 | JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 1.4% | $27.1m | 418,053 | 22% | added |
| 20 | RYN RAYONIER INC | Real Estate | 1.0% | $19.5m | 448,980 | -0% | held |
| 21 | UNILEVER (UL) | 0.7% | $14.0m | 414,346 | -1% | reduced | |
| 22 | NTZ NATUZZI SPA | 0.6% | $12.1m | 3,282,708 | -1% | reduced | |
| 23 | NVS NOVARTIS AG | Healthcare | 0.4% | $8.6m | 168,077 | -3% | reduced |
| 24 | BMY BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO | Healthcare | 0.3% | $5.9m | 275,671 | -12% | reduced |
| 25 | BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL INC | 0.3% | $5.0m | 406,934 | -3% | reduced | |
| 26 | CTAS CINTAS CORP | Industrials | 0.2% | $3.9m | 135,605 | – | new |
| 27 | AVATAR HOLDINGS INC | 0.2% | $3.3m | 76,776 | – | new | |
| 28 | GE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | Industrials | 0.2% | $3.1m | 83,925 | 9% | added |
| 29 | SUN-TIMES MEDIA GROUP,INC | 0.1% | $3.0m | 4,170,607 | -35% | reduced | |
| 30 | RAMCO GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TR | 0.1% | $2.4m | 111,366 | -1% | reduced | |
| 31 | FIRST LONG ISLAND CORP - NY | 0.1% | $1.9m | 100,088 | 0% | held | |
| 32 | PM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL | Consumer Defensive | 0.1% | $1.4m | 28,323 | – | new |
| 33 | SAGA COMMUNICATIONS | 0.1% | $1.4m | 251,980 | 3% | added | |
| 34 | MAS MASCO CORP | Industrials | 0.1% | $1.2m | 63,000 | 0% | held |
| 35 | UST INC | 0.1% | $1.2m | 21,820 | 0% | held | |
| 36 | GPC GENUINE PARTS CO | Consumer Cyclical | 0.0% | $985.0k | 24,495 | 0% | held |
| 37 | ACMAT CORP | 0.0% | $843.0k | 51,890 | 0% | held | |
| 38 | DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | 0.0% | $806.0k | 21,860 | 0% | held | |
| 39 | ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS. INC | 0.0% | $721.0k | 15,200 | 0% | held | |
| 40 | G & K SERVICES INC | 0.0% | $693.0k | 19,455 | 0% | held | |
| 41 | CMCSA COMCAST CORP | Communication Services | 0.0% | $635.0k | 32,850 | -4% | reduced |
| 42 | MO ALTRIA GROUP, INC | Consumer Defensive | 0.0% | $629.0k | 28,323 | -0% | held |
| 43 | SHEN SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Communication Services | 0.0% | $591.0k | 39,840 | 0% | held |
| 44 | VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS | Communication Services | 0.0% | $416.0k | 11,418 | -33% | reduced |
| 45 | SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Basic Materials | 0.0% | $398.0k | 7,800 | 0% | held |
| 46 | T AT&T INC | Communication Services | 0.0% | $290.0k | 7,565 | -45% | reduced |
| 47 | EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 0.0% | $249.0k | 2,942 | 0% | held | |
| 48 | URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC | 0.0% | $243.0k | 15,000 | 0% | held | |
| 49 | ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC | 0.0% | $240.0k | 5,550 | 0% | held | |
| 50 | USB US BANCORP DEL | Financial Services | 0.0% | $230.0k | 7,095 | 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.