13F-HR 1 wz43360-13f.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: March 31, 2008 -------------------------------- 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 March 9, 2008 -------------------- --------------- ------------- 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: 55 ---------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $3,393,072 ---------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None WALLACE R. WEITZ & COMPANY 31-Mar-08 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COVIDIEN LTD COM G2552X108 49,792 1,125,250 SH Sole N/A Shared TYCO INTL LTD BERMUDA SHS G9143X208 81,459 1,849,250 SH Sole N/A Shared WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD SHS G96655108 117 3,490 SH Sole N/A Sole AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 149,915 3,428,986 SH Sole N/A Shared AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 181,029 4,185,644 SH Sole N/A Shared APOLLO GROUP INC CL A 037604105 30,386 703,380 SH Sole N/A Sole BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC COM 073685109 7,294 729,428 SH Sole N/A Shared BED BATH & BEYOND INC COM 075896100 45,482 1,541,761 SH Sole N/A Shared BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 110,322 827 SH Sole N/A Shared BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 312,128 69,782 SH Sole N/A Sole CBRE REALTY FINANCE INC COM 12498B307 9,960 2,471,500 SH Sole N/A Shared CABELAS INC COM 126804301 56,731 4,006,455 SH Sole N/A Shared CADBURY SCHWEPPES PLC ADR 127209302 115 2,600 SH Sole N/A Sole CEMEX SAB DE CV SPON ADR NEW 151290889 601 23,000 SH Sole N/A Sole COINSTAR INC COM 19259P300 40,696 1,446,195 SH Sole N/A Shared COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 131,828 6,816,330 SH Sole N/A Sole COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N200 8,166 430,457 SH Sole N/A Shared CONVERA CORP CL A 211919105 1,060 623,562 SH Sole N/A Sole CUMULUS MEDIA INC CL A 231082108 13,891 2,177,218 SH Sole N/A Sole DAILY JOURNAL CORP COM 233912104 4,762 116,000 SH Sole N/A Sole DELL INC COM 24702R101 113,462 5,695,863 SH Sole N/A Shared DIAGEO P L C SPON ADR NEW 25243Q205 610 7,500 SH Sole N/A Sole EAGLE MATERIALS INC COM 26969P108 25,557 718,915 SH Sole N/A Sole FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP COM 313400301 16,248 641,700 SH Sole N/A Sole FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 92,361 3,509,160 SH Sole N/A Sole GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 973 2,210 SH Sole N/A Sole IAC INTERACTIVECORP COM NEW 44919P300 88,999 4,287,064 SH Sole N/A Shared INTELLIGENT SYS CORP NEW COM 45816D100 2,652 883,999 SH Sole N/A Sole LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 774 10,500 SH Sole N/A Sole LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC COM NEW 521863308 74 1,580 SH Sole N/A Sole LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER C 530555309 126,028 3,880,160 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW INT COM SER A 53071M104 176,969 10,964,602 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW CAP COM SER A 53071M302 34,185 2,171,830 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW ENT COM SER A 53071M500 188,075 8,307,190 SH Sole N/A Shared LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 86,216 3,758,334 SH Sole N/A Shared MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC COM 573284106 27,317 257,293 SH Sole N/A Shared MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 9,365 330,000 SH Sole N/A Sole MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 62,190 868,455 SH Sole N/A Shared NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 20,940 2,535,068 SH Sole N/A Shared NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 977 52,124 SH Sole N/A Shared OMNICARE INC COM 681904108 92,483 5,092,675 SH Sole N/A Shared REDWOOD TR INC COM 758075402 210,729 5,797,217 SH Sole N/A Shared SIX FLAGS INC COM 83001P109 5,166 3,150,000 SH Sole N/A Sole TD AMERITRADE HLDG CORP COM 87236Y108 9,541 577,900 SH Sole N/A Shared TELEPHONE & DATA SYS INC SPL COM 879433860 130,919 3,509,891 SH Sole N/A Shared US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 3,236 100,000 SH Sole N/A Sole U S G CORP COM NEW 903293405 89,411 2,428,335 SH Sole N/A Shared UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 33,845 463,500 SH Sole N/A Sole UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP COM 911684108 682 12,400 SH Sole N/A Sole UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 126,385 3,678,261 SH Sole N/A Shared VULCAN MATLS CO COM 929160109 19,876 299,335 SH Sole N/A Shared WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 71,716 1,361,351 SH Sole N/A Shared WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 112,024 169,348 SH Sole N/A Sole WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 134,867 3,056,137 SH Sole N/A Shared WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 42,486 1,460,000 SH Sole N/A Sole ------------------------- 55 3,393,072 111,791,012 -------------------------