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Tweedy, Browne 13F holdings, Q3 2008

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2008-09-30, filed 2008-11-05

Tweedy, Browne disclosed 43 US equity positions worth $1.4bn in its Q3 2008 13F filing. Its largest position is AXP at 18.7% of the reported book, followed by KOF and SKM. Versus Q2 2008 it opened 0 new positions, added to 6, reduced 18 and exited 2.

$1.4bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
43
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
18.7%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
78.1%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
12
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
110
Quarters on file since Q1 1999
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q2 2008: 0 new, 6 added, 18 reduced, 2 exited

43 rows
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services18.7%$259m7.32m−0.4%held
KOF COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CVConsumer Defensive11.8%$164m3.26m−3.7%reduced
SKM SK TELECOM LTDCommunication Services10.9%$151m8.05m−2.6%reduced
COMCAST CORP NEW no ticker–8.1%$113m5.71m−2.7%reduced
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical7.6%$106m4.10m−6.1%reduced
TRANSATLANTIC HLDGS no ticker–5.5%$76.4m1.41m+0.7%added
UNF UNIFIRST CORP MASSIndustrials4.9%$67.5m1.57m−20%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services3.6%$50.7m1.35m−32%reduced
NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPIndustrials3.5%$48.9m738,988−2.5%reduced
UNILEVER N V no ticker–3.4%$47.4m1.68m−2.1%reduced
GSK PLC no ticker–3.3%$46.3m1.06m−0.4%held
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE C no ticker–3.3%$46.2m499,656−2.2%reduced
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–2.2%$30.1m661,371−0.2%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare2.0%$28.3m409,116−1.8%reduced
NATIONAL WESTN LIFE INS CO no ticker–1.9%$26.7m110,231−10%reduced
SNY SANOFI SAHealthcare1.9%$26.3m799,648−2.7%reduced
AVATAR HOLDINGS INC no ticker–1.7%$24.1m729,729+1.9%added
RYN RAYONIER INCReal Estate1.4%$20.1m425,382−5.0%reduced
UNILEVER PLC no ticker–0.8%$11.2m411,583−0.3%held
CTAS CINTAS CORPIndustrials0.6%$8.5m296,030+13%added
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.6%$8.2m155,965−5.8%reduced
G & K SVCS INC no ticker–0.5%$7.0m213,168−3.0%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.2%$2.7m104,555+1.9%added
RAMCO-GERSHENSON PPTYS TR no ticker–0.2%$2.5m111,2250.0%held
FLICUSD FIRST LONG IS CORP–0.2%$2.4m100,0880.0%held
GPC GENUINE PARTS COConsumer Cyclical0.1%$1.5m36,670+50%added
UST INC no ticker–0.1%$1.4m21,475−1.6%reduced
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS no ticker–0.1%$1.4m246,940−3.4%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive0.10%$1.4m28,3230.0%held
MAS MASCO CORPIndustrials0.08%$1.1m63,6400.0%held
T AT&T INCCommunication Services0.08%$1.1m39,895+83%added
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS. INC no ticker–0.07%$986k15,2000.0%held
SHEN SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONCommunication Services0.06%$879k39,8400.0%held
ACMAT CORP no ticker–0.06%$843k51,8900.0%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.05%$645k32,8500.0%held
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive0.04%$562k28,3230.0%held
DOW CHEM CO no ticker–0.04%$533k16,760−23%reduced
SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS COBasic Materials0.03%$446k7,8000.0%held
SUN-TIMES MEDIA GROUP INC-A no ticker–0.03%$375k2.21m0.0%held
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services0.03%$366k11,4180.0%held
USB US BANCORPFinancial Services0.02%$256k7,0950.0%held
URSTADT BIDDLE PPTYS INC no ticker–0.02%$253k15,0000.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.02%$228k2,9420.0%held

Exited since Q2 2008

2 rows
AMERICAN INT'L GROUP no ticker7.7%$125m
CON-WAY INC no ticker1.3%$21.6m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified31.6%
  • Financial Services22.3%
  • Consumer Defensive12.0%
  • Communication Services11.1%
  • Industrials9.3%
  • Consumer Cyclical7.7%
  • Healthcare4.5%
  • Real Estate1.4%
  • Basic Materials0.03%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (110)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202691$1.3bn
Q1 202693$1.3bn
Q4 202596$1.2bn
Q3 202597$1.2bn
Q2 202591$1.1bn
Q1 202559$1.1bn
Q4 202443$1.5bn
Q3 202443$2.1bn
Q2 202444$2.2bn
Q1 202445$2.1bn
Q4 202345$2.0bn
Q3 202347$1.9bn
Q2 202346$1.9bn
Q1 202344$1.8bn
Q4 202245$1.9bn
Q3 202246$2.3bn
Q2 202245$2.4bn
Q1 202244$3.1bn
Q4 202142$3.2bn
Q3 202146$3.0bn
Q2 202146$3.6bn
Q1 202146$3.4bn
Q4 202048$3.2bn
Q3 202047$2.6bn
Q2 202043$2.5bn
Q1 202046$2.2bn
Q4 201943$2.8bn
Q3 201947$2.8bn
Q2 201949$2.8bn
Q1 201947$3.0bn
Q4 201847$2.8bn
Q3 201845$3.3bn
Q2 201844$3.2bn
Q1 201846$3.3bn
Q4 201750$3.6bn
Q3 201753$3.7bn
Q2 201751$3.4bn
Q1 201752$3.5bn
Q4 201649$3.2bn
Q3 201650$3.3bn
Q2 201650$3.6bn
Q1 201650$3.6bn
Q4 201549$3.4bn
Q3 201549$3.4bn
Q2 201547$3.6bn
Q1 201547$3.7bn
Q4 201449$3.9bn
Q3 201449$4.3bn
Q2 201449$4.7bn
Q1 201447$4.3bn
Q4 201349$4.3bn
Q3 201349$4.2bn
Q2 201350$4.0bn
Q1 201342$3.0bn
Q4 201241$2.6bn
Q3 201238$2.1bn
Q2 201238$2.1bn
Q1 201239$2.1bn
Q4 201137$2.1bn
Q3 201137$1.9bn
Q2 201138$2.2bn
Q1 201138$2.1bn
Q4 201040$2.0bn
Q3 201039$2.0bn
Q2 201037$1.7bn
Q1 201035$1.8bn
Q4 200936$2.0bn
Q3 200934$1.4bn
Q2 200936$1.2bn
Q1 200937$1.0bn
Q4 200841$1.1bn
Q3 200843$1.4bn
Q2 200845$1.6bn
Q1 200850$2.0bn
Q4 200751$1.9bn
Q3 200753$2.1bn
Q2 200752$2.1bn
Q1 200757$2.1bn
Q4 200657$2.2bn
Q3 200656$2.0bn
Q2 200649$1.7bn
Q1 200649$1.6bn
Q4 200553$1.7bn
Q3 200554$1.6bn
Q2 200552$1.5bn
Q1 200553$1.7bn
Q4 200458$2.0bn
Q3 200459$1.7bn
Q2 200463$1.7bn
Q1 200472$1.7bn
Q4 200371$1.7bn
Q3 200368$1.7bn
Q2 200372$1.7bn
Q1 200373$1.5bn
Q4 200276$1.7bn
Q3 200274$1.7bn
Q2 200276$2.0bn
Q1 200286$2.2bn
Q4 200173$2.3bn
Q3 200172$2.1bn
Q2 200173$2.4bn
Q1 200192$3.0bn
Q4 200074$2.5bn
Q3 200077$2.6bn
Q2 200086$2.5bn
Q1 2000130$3.0bn
Q4 199996$2.6bn
Q3 1999103$2.7bn
Q2 1999109$2.9bn
Q1 1999111$2.5bn

Where Tweedy, Browne was early

46 rows
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COQ2 20001 of 1971.5%4.2%37Held at last filing, Q2 2026+3.9%
GPC GENUINE PARTS COQ2 20002 of 1310.01%2.1%36Exited by Q2 2012+214%
USB US BANCORPQ1 20016 of 1620.02%2.2%81Held at last filing, Q2 2026+160%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORP COMQ1 20028 of 2320.02%3.7%49Held at last filing, Q2 2026+68%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONSQ3 200217 of 1800.01%2.6%75Held at last filing, Q2 2026+72%
KOF COCA COLA FEMSAQ1 20031 of 460.7%12.2%91Held at last filing, Q2 2026+520%
UNF UNIFIRST CORPQ4 20041 of 1160.2%5.4%68Held at last filing, Q2 2026+835%
SNY SANOFI-AVENTISQ3 20051 of 1092.8%2.8%13Exited by Q4 2008−21%
SKM SK TELECOMQ3 20061 of 652.2%12.2%21Exited by Q4 2011−40%
T AT&T INCQ3 20067 of 2170.02%1.0%23Exited by Q2 2012−4.1%
HD HOME DEPOT INCQ4 20065 of 2124.5%7.6%17Exited by Q1 2011−13%
ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WORKSQ1 20074 of 1210.01%1.0%24Exited by Q4 2016+132%
NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPQ3 20075 of 2051.8%3.5%23Exited by Q2 2013+48%
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONALQ1 200810 of 1690.07%21.4%41Exited by Q2 2018+97%
EMR EMERSON ELECTRIC COQ4 20082 of 1497.8%8.1%71Held at last filing, Q2 2026+291%
DVN DEVON ENERGY CORPQ4 20084 of 2002.2%7.5%49Held at last filing, Q2 2026−37%
MMM 3M COQ4 20087 of 1652.6%4.8%54Exited by Q2 2022+159%
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPQ4 200810 of 2113.5%6.4%71Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1038%
SYY SYSCO CORPQ2 20093 of 1410.05%2.4%21Exited by Q3 2014+67%
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCQ4 20092 of 1290.3%3.0%25Exited by Q1 2016+79%
BAX BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INCQ2 20105 of 1466.1%8.2%65Held at last filing, Q2 2026−3.4%
BNY BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPQ2 20106 of 1540.5%7.2%65Held at last filing, Q2 2026+486%
MA MASTERCARD INC - CLASS AQ3 201020 of 2631.1%2.4%36Exited by Q3 2019+1081%
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COMQ4 20104 of 1780.2%1.0%24Exited by Q4 2016+243%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCQ1 201110 of 1703.0%13.7%62Held at last filing, Q2 2026+585%
TTEN TOTALENERGIES SE ADRQ1 20121 of 780.9%1.0%46Exited by Q4 2025+17%
PSX PHILLIPS 66Q2 20122 of 1611.7%2.0%57Held at last filing, Q2 2026+409%
HAL HALLIBURTON COQ4 20127 of 1826.2%8.1%30Exited by Q2 2020−80%
BSBR BANCO SANTANDER ADRQ2 20131 of 536.2%9.1%6Exited by Q4 2014+5.1%
TMK TOTAL SA - ADRQ2 20131 of 451.6%2.3%28Exited by Q2 2020−14%
DEO DIAGEO P L C - ADRQ2 20133 of 931.0%1.4%53Held at last filing, Q2 2026−30%
WMT WALMART STORES INCQ2 20133 of 2012.4%2.4%16Exited by Q2 2017−3.2%
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INCQ2 20135 of 615.0%19.7%53Held at last filing, Q2 2026+344%
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSQ2 20136 of 1554.5%5.4%53Held at last filing, Q2 2026+72%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL BQ2 201310 of 1801.2%4.6%53Held at last filing, Q2 2026+347%
AGCO AGCO CORP.Q4 20142 of 1150.3%2.0%23Exited by Q2 2026+156%
37M MRC GLOBAL INC.Q3 20154 of 841.6%3.2%19Exited by Q2 2020−75%
IBM INT'L BUSINESS MACHINE CORP.Q3 201513 of 1681.4%1.9%9Exited by Q4 2017+0.1%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL AQ4 201512 of 3753.2%16.3%43Held at last filing, Q2 2026+819%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CQ4 201529 of 3503.1%8.1%40Exited by Q4 2025+542%
AVT AVNETQ1 20162 of 1090.8%1.3%15Exited by Q4 2019+0.4%
FOX FOX CORP CLASS BQ4 201911 of 1032.0%2.8%13Exited by Q1 2023−22%
CSL CARLISLE COS INCQ3 20207 of 1240.9%1.7%15Exited by Q2 2024+220%
TFC TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPQ3 202012 of 1570.7%2.3%24Held at last filing, Q2 2026+31%
CNXC CONCENTRIX CORPQ4 20203 of 920.2%2.5%23Held at last filing, Q2 2026−77%
UHAL/B U-HAUL HOLDING CO - NON VOTINGQ2 20236 of 771.2%2.5%13Held at last filing, Q2 2026+14%

Concentration and tenure

12.8%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
68.8%
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