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Tweedy, Browne 13F holdings, Q4 2017

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2017-12-31, filed 2018-02-15

Tweedy, Browne disclosed 50 US equity positions worth $3.6bn in its Q4 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is CSCO at 10.8% of the reported book, followed by BIDU and BRK/A. Versus Q3 2017 it opened 2 new positions, added to 1, reduced 34 and exited 5.

$3.6bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
50
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.8%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
64.4%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
18
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 Q3 2017: 2 new, 1 added, 34 reduced, 5 exited

50 rows
CSCO CISCO SYS INCTechnology10.8%$392m10.24m−2.2%reduced
BIDU BAIDU INCCommunication Services8.9%$326m1.39m−1.2%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–8.7%$319m1,071−1.5%reduced
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare8.6%$314m2.25m−1.9%reduced
BNY BANK OF NY MELLON CORPFinancial Services6.6%$241m4.47m−3.0%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services5.5%$201m3.32m−5.7%reduced
HAL HALLIBURTON COEnergy4.5%$164m3.35m−3.1%reduced
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services3.8%$139m131,877−1.2%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services3.6%$130m124,667−1.2%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive3.4%$124m1.17m−4.4%reduced
MMM 3M COIndustrials3.3%$120m510,722−8.1%reduced
DVN DEVON ENERGY CORP NEWEnergy3.1%$113m2.72m−2.9%reduced
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy2.8%$104m1.89m−1.5%reduced
BAX BAXTER INTL INCHealthcare2.7%$98.1m1.52m−1.0%reduced
37M MRC GLOBAL INC–2.3%$84.7m5.01m−2.9%reduced
EMR Emerson Electric Inc.Industrials2.2%$80.1m1.15m−7.0%reduced
AZO AUTOZONE INCConsumer Cyclical1.9%$71.1m99,919−2.1%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–1.4%$49.5m249,479−14%reduced
AGCO AGCO CORPIndustrials1.3%$46.0m644,229−32%reduced
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials1.2%$45.3m337,940−0.4%held
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive1.2%$43.0m294,207−2.8%reduced
UNILEVER N V no ticker–1.0%$38.2m678,830−5.3%reduced
PSX PHILLIPS 66Energy1.0%$37.8m373,642−4.9%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services1.0%$37.6m248,429−5.3%reduced
KOF COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CVConsumer Defensive1.0%$36.2m520,1120.0%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.8%$31.0m311,996−11%reduced
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services0.8%$29.1m549,0740.0%held
USB US BANCORPFinancial Services0.8%$28.9m539,8000.0%held
NWLIEUR NATIONAL WESTN LIFE GROUP IN–0.8%$27.5m83,069−3.3%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.7%$25.5m636,706−64%reduced
AVT AVNET INCTechnology0.6%$23.1m583,291−1.0%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.4%$15.8m188,746−4.2%reduced
TOTAL SA - ADR no ticker–0.4%$15.3m276,494−10%reduced
UNILEVER PLC no ticker–0.3%$12.3m222,677−20%reduced
WPP WPP PLC NEWCommunication Services0.3%$12.2m135,252–new
ANATUSD AMERICAN NATL INS CO–0.3%$12.2m94,740−0.3%held
TMK TORCHMARK CORP–0.3%$10.8m118,734−2.8%reduced
WSM WILLIAMS SONOMA INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$10.2m197,2450.0%held
SIG SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITEDConsumer Cyclical0.2%$8.8m156,307–new
HSBC HSBC HLDGS PLCFinancial Services0.2%$7.4m142,903−16%reduced
GSK PLC no ticker–0.2%$7.0m197,274+81%added
UNF UNIFIRST CORP MASSIndustrials0.2%$5.9m35,836−0.5%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.09%$3.1m46,699−1.0%reduced
SHEN SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONCommunication Services0.07%$2.7m79,6800.0%held
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–0.05%$1.7m64,800−5.7%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.02%$873k50,0080.0%held
DNOW DNOW INCIndustrials0.02%$551k49,982−0.2%held
CTWSEUR CONNECTICUT WTR SVC INC–0.01%$372k6,4830.0%held
TRMK TRUSTMARK CORPFinancial Services0.01%$229k7,2000.0%held
CKX LANDS INC no ticker–0.0%$108k10,6000.0%held

Exited since Q3 2017

5 rows
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS0.9%$34.1m
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN0.6%$23.7m
SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED no ticker0.4%$15.0m
SHIRE PLC no ticker0.1%$5.0m
MRK MERCK & CO. INC0.01%$212k

Sector mix

  • Communication Services18.2%
  • Unclassified15.9%
  • Financial Services15.0%
  • Healthcare11.7%
  • Energy11.5%
  • Technology11.4%
  • Industrials8.2%
  • Consumer Defensive5.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical2.5%

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