Tweedy Browne 13F holdings, Q4 2008
Holdings as of December 31, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Tweedy Browne disclosed 41 US equity positions worth $1.1bn in its Q4 2008 13F filing. The largest position was KOF at 12.2% of the reported book, followed by SKM and COMCAST CORP SPECIAL. Against the Q3 2008 filing, it opened 4 new positions, added to 8 and reduced 18 among the top 41 holdings.
What did Tweedy Browne own in Q4 2008? Top 41 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOF COCA COLA FEMSA | 12.2% | $137.5m | 3,160,848 | -3% | reduced | |
| 2 | SKM SK TELECOM | 11.1% | $125.0m | 6,878,180 | -15% | reduced | |
| 3 | COMCAST CORP SPECIAL | 8.2% | $92.9m | 5,752,347 | 1% | added | |
| 4 | AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | Financial Services | 8.0% | $90.6m | 4,882,864 | -33% | reduced |
| 5 | EMR EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY | Industrials | 7.8% | $88.0m | 2,404,050 | – | new |
| 6 | HD HOME DEPOT INC | Consumer Cyclical | 6.7% | $75.2m | 3,267,426 | -20% | reduced |
| 7 | BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE C | 5.7% | $63.9m | 843,804 | 69% | added | |
| 8 | TRANSATLANTIC HLDGS | 5.6% | $62.9m | 1,570,947 | 12% | added | |
| 9 | UNF UNIFIRST CORP | Industrials | 4.7% | $53.1m | 1,786,886 | 14% | added |
| 10 | UNILEVER (UN) | 3.6% | $40.9m | 1,664,438 | -1% | reduced | |
| 11 | UNP UNION PACIFIC | Industrials | 3.5% | $39.5m | 826,975 | – | new |
| 12 | GLAXO SMITHKLINE PLC, | 3.4% | $38.9m | 1,042,763 | -2% | reduced | |
| 13 | NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP | Industrials | 3.1% | $34.6m | 736,045 | -0% | held |
| 14 | MMM 3M CO | Industrials | 2.6% | $28.9m | 501,681 | – | new |
| 15 | DVN DEVON ENERGY | Energy | 2.2% | $25.2m | 384,065 | – | new |
| 16 | JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 2.2% | $24.3m | 405,961 | -1% | reduced |
| 17 | NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE INS CO | 1.9% | $20.9m | 123,628 | 12% | added | |
| 18 | AVATAR HOLDINGS INC | 1.7% | $18.9m | 712,489 | -2% | reduced | |
| 19 | RYN RAYONIER INC | Real Estate | 1.2% | $13.0m | 416,016 | -2% | reduced |
| 20 | LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP | 1.1% | $12.8m | 648,447 | -2% | reduced | |
| 21 | UNILEVER (ul) | 0.8% | $9.4m | 410,448 | -0% | held | |
| 22 | NVS NOVARTIS AG | Healthcare | 0.7% | $7.5m | 151,325 | -3% | reduced |
| 23 | CTAS CINTAS CORP | Industrials | 0.6% | $6.9m | 298,632 | 1% | added |
| 24 | G & K SERVICES INC | 0.4% | $4.1m | 200,347 | -6% | reduced | |
| 25 | PM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL | Consumer Defensive | 0.2% | $1.9m | 44,308 | 56% | added |
| 26 | GE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | Industrials | 0.1% | $1.7m | 103,305 | -1% | reduced |
| 27 | T AT&T INC | Communication Services | 0.1% | $1.6m | 56,660 | 42% | added |
| 28 | UST INC | 0.1% | $1.5m | 21,475 | 0% | held | |
| 29 | GPC GENUINE PARTS CO | Consumer Cyclical | 0.1% | $1.3m | 34,740 | -5% | reduced |
| 30 | SHEN SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Communication Services | 0.1% | $1.1m | 39,840 | 0% | held |
| 31 | ACMAT CORP | 0.1% | $843.0k | 51,890 | 0% | held | |
| 32 | RAMCO GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TR | 0.1% | $681.0k | 110,207 | -1% | reduced | |
| 33 | CMCSA COMCAST CORP | Communication Services | 0.0% | $555.0k | 32,850 | 0% | held |
| 34 | SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Basic Materials | 0.0% | $466.0k | 7,800 | 0% | held |
| 35 | MO ALTRIA GROUP, INC | Consumer Defensive | 0.0% | $390.0k | 25,898 | -9% | reduced |
| 36 | VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS | Communication Services | 0.0% | $387.0k | 11,418 | 0% | held |
| 37 | SAGA COMMUNICATIONS | 0.0% | $263.0k | 159,515 | -35% | reduced | |
| 38 | DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | 0.0% | $253.0k | 16,760 | 0% | held | |
| 39 | EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 0.0% | $235.0k | 2,942 | 0% | held | |
| 40 | URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC | 0.0% | $214.0k | 15,000 | 0% | held | |
| 41 | USB US BANCORP | Financial Services | 0.0% | $90.0k | 3,595 | -49% | reduced |
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.