13F-HR 1 file001.txt WEITZ FUNDS UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2004 -------------------------------- Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ------------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Wallace R. Weitz ------------------------------------------------------------ Address: Wallace R. Weitz & Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ One Pacific Place, Suite 600 ------------------------------------------------------------ 1125 South 103 Street ------------------------------------------------------------ Omaha, Nebraska 68124-6008 ------------------------------------------------------------ Form 13F File Number: 28-3062 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Wallace R. Weitz ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: President ------------------------------------------------------------ Phone: 402-391-1980 ------------------------------------------------------------ Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Wallace R. Weitz Omaha, Nebraska February 11, 2005 --------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- Signature City, State Date Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ------------------------------ Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 53 ------------------------------ Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $5,727,463 ------------------------------ (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None
WALLACE R. WEITZ & COMPANY 31-Dec-04 13F FILE NO. 28-3062 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS AUTHORITY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 9,816 107,500 SH Sole N/A Sole BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 251,306 2,859 SH Sole N/A Shared BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 307,575 104,760 SH Sole N/A Sole BIMINI MTG MGMT INC CL A 09031E400 10,439 650,000 SH Sole N/A Sole CABELAS INC COM 126804301 37,472 1,647,861 SH Sole N/A Sole CAESARS ENTMT INC COM 127687101 249,766 12,401,500 SH Sole N/A Shared CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT COM SH BEN INT 139733109 8,455 238,000 SH Sole N/A Shared CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149Y108 156,772 2,696,000 SH Sole N/A Shared CENVEO INC COM 15670S105 31,770 10,248,500 SH Sole N/A Sole CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D CL A 16117M107 58,240 26,000,000 SH Sole N/A Sole CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO COM 17453B101 44,955 3,260,000 SH Sole N/A Shared COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N200 480,646 14,636,000 SH Sole N/A Shared CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC COM 218868107 17,526 930,000 SH Sole N/A Sole COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM 22160K105 24,205 500,000 SH Sole N/A Sole COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP COM 222372104 360,940 9,752,500 SH Sole N/A Shared CUMULUS MEDIA INC CL A 231082108 4,976 330,000 SH Sole N/A Sole DAILY JOURNAL CORP COM 233912104 4,162 114,800 SH Sole N/A Sole DIAGEO P L C SPON ADR NEW 25243Q205 434 7,500 SH Sole N/A Sole FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP COM 313400301 168,699 2,289,000 SH Sole N/A Shared FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 344,300 4,835,000 SH Sole N/A Shared FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 447 10,500 SH Sole N/A Sole FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES INC CL A 345550107 67,334 1,170,000 SH Sole N/A Sole HCA INC COM 404119109 200 5,000 SH Sole N/A Sole HANOVER CAP MTG HLDGS INC COM 410761100 273 25,300 SH Sole N/A Sole HARRAHS ENTMT INC COM 413619107 90,968 1,359,970 SH Sole N/A Shared HILTON HOTELS CORP COM 432848109 132,301 5,818,000 SH Sole N/A Shared HOST MARRIOTT CORP NEW COM 44107P104 304,895 17,624,000 SH Sole N/A Shared IAC INTERACTIVECORP COM 44919P102 211,638 7,662,500 SH Sole N/A Shared ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC COM 45068B109 14,027 295,000 SH Sole N/A Sole INSIGHT COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A 45768V108 78,906 8,511,962 SH Sole N/A Shared INTELLIGENT SYS CORP NEW COM 45816D100 1,351 668,966 SH Sole N/A Sole LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 81,580 1,637,500 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW COM SER A 530718105 490,769 44,696,600 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA INTL INC COM SER A 530719103 174,896 3,783,175 SH Sole N/A Shared LYNCH INTERACTIVE CORP COM 551146103 3,200 100,000 SH Sole N/A Sole MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 730 8,000 SH Sole N/A Sole NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 16,843 530,000 SH Sole N/A Sole NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION NY COM 659424105 25,965 900,000 SH Sole N/A Sole OMNICARE INC COM 681904108 30,898 892,500 SH Sole N/A Shared PAPA JOHNS INTL INC COM 698813102 5,407 157,000 SH Sole N/A Sole PEDIATRIX MED GROUP COM 705324101 17,069 266,500 SH Sole N/A Shared PFIZER INC COM 717081103 163,518 6,081,000 SH Sole N/A Shared QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN COM 749121109 120,990 27,250,000 SH Sole N/A Sole REDWOOD TR INC COM 758075402 214,459 3,454,000 SH Sole N/A Shared REPUBLIC SVCS INC COM 760759100 5,467 163,000 SH Sole N/A Sole ST JOE CO COM 790148100 1,406 21,900 SH Sole N/A Shared SIX FLAGS INC COM 83001P109 52,841 9,840,000 SH Sole N/A Sole TELEPHONE & DATA SYS INC COM 879433100 201,447 2,617,900 SH Sole N/A Shared TRIAD HOSPITALS INC COM 89579K109 55,302 1,486,200 SH Sole N/A Shared US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 79,334 2,533,000 SH Sole N/A Shared WASHINGTON MUT INC COM 939322103 203,071 4,803,000 SH Sole N/A Sole WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 298,838 304,000 SH Sole N/A Sole WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 8,639 139,000 SH Sole N/A Sole --------------------- 53 5,727,463 245,567,253