N-Q 1 d407439dnq.htm TWEEDY, BROWNE FUND INC. Tweedy, Browne Fund Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-07458

 

 

Tweedy, Browne Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

One Station Place, 5th Floor

Stamford, CT 06902

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Elise M. Dolan

Tweedy, Browne Company LLC

One Station Place, 5th Floor

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 203-703-0600

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2017

 

 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.


Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

        Value
(Note 1)
 
 

COMMON STOCKS—85.3%

 
 

Canada—1.2%

 
  90,300    

E-L Financial Corp., Ltd.

    $58,753,754  
  1,500,000    

National Bank of Canada

    62,982,213  
   

 

 

 
      121,735,967  
   

 

 

 
 

Chile—1.6%

 
  15,195,200    

Antofagasta plc

    157,804,279  
   

 

 

 
 

China—1.4%

 
  783,858    

Baidu Inc., Sponsored ADR(a)

    140,200,842  
   

 

 

 
 

Czech Republic—0.0%(b)

 
  2,800    

Philip Morris CR a.s.

    1,845,442  
   

 

 

 
 

France—12.3%

 
  760,360    

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

    100,945,406  
  7,135,610    

CNP Assurances

    159,962,607  
  4,304,900    

Safran SA

    393,974,675  
  5,998,250    

SCOR SE

    237,461,658  
  712,949    

Teleperformance SA

    91,195,217  
  4,782,031    

Total SA

    236,082,681  
   

 

 

 
      1,219,622,244  
   

 

 

 
 

Germany—6.8%

 
  3,792,735    

Axel Springer SE

    227,537,280  
  1,936,000    

Henkel AG & Company, KGaA

    233,838,293  
  652,000    

Krones AG

    75,404,952  
  42,354    

KSB AG

    21,771,899  
  228,337    

Linde AG

    43,179,254  
  380,000    

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

    76,518,357  
   

 

 

 
      678,250,035  
   

 

 

 
 

Hong Kong—0.9%

 
  26,265,000    

Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd.

    6,358,953  
  5,678,136    

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

    28,876,378  
  6,111,500    

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    25,286,968  
  5,000,000    

Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd./The

    9,030,994  
  434,500    

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    18,114,305  
  59,000    

Miramar Hotel & Investment

    136,646  
  11,264,000    

Oriental Watch Holdings

    2,452,946  
  2,561,000    

Tai Cheung Holdings Ltd.

    2,722,915  
   

 

 

 
      92,980,105  
   

 

 

 
 

Italy—0.6%

 
  144,268    

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    3,585,433  
  4,795,392    

SOL SpA(c)

    58,139,554  
   

 

 

 
      61,724,987  
   

 

 

 
 

Japan—1.4%

 
  2,126,200    

Ebara Corporation

    58,850,854  
  1,368,700    

Honda Motor Company Ltd.

    37,323,752  
  73,800    

Lintec Corporation

    1,764,211  
  1,443,500    

NGK Spark Plug Company Ltd.

    30,691,719  
  164,400    

Nippon Kanzai Company Ltd.

    2,908,750  
 

Undisclosed Securities(d)

    2,113,976  
   

 

 

 
      133,653,262  
   

 

 

 

Shares

        Value
(Note 1)
 
 

Mexico—0.5%

 
  520,112    

Coca-Cola Femsa SA de CV, Sponsored ADR(e)

    $44,037,883  
   

 

 

 
 

Netherlands—7.1%

 
  1,550,799    

Akzo Nobel NV

    134,585,234  
  3,160,000    

Heineken Holding NV

    289,232,068  
  7,534,860    

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A

    199,678,903  
  345,000    

Telegraaf Media Groep NV, CVA(a)

    2,426,651  
  1,378,910    

Unilever NV, CVA

    75,993,626  
   

 

 

 
      701,916,482  
   

 

 

 
 

Norway—0.4%

 
  900,000    

Schibsted ASA

    21,660,210  
  900,000    

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    19,822,960  
   

 

 

 
      41,483,170  
   

 

 

 
 

Singapore—3.6%

 
  12,787,454    

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    192,622,142  
  10,089,655    

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    169,425,009  
   

 

 

 
      362,047,151  
   

 

 

 
 

South Korea—4.6%

 
  150,900    

Daegu Department Store Company Ltd.

    1,707,953  
  210,000    

Hyundai Mobis Company Ltd.

    45,885,592  
  1,482,135    

Hyundai Motor Company

    206,616,731  
  3,919,300    

Kia Motors Corporation

    130,854,573  
  815,800    

LG Corporation

    55,116,322  
  132,553    

Samchully Company Ltd.

    14,307,823  
 

Undisclosed Security(d)

    984,140  
   

 

 

 
      455,473,134  
   

 

 

 
 

Spain—0.8%

 
  6,063,526    

Mediaset España Comunicacion SA

    75,347,144  
   

 

 

 
 

Sweden—0.0%(b)

 
  63,360    

Cloetta AB, B Shares

    260,665  
   

 

 

 
 

Switzerland—13.5%

 
  388,000    

CIE Financiere Richemont AG

    32,007,518  
  218,165    

Coltene Holding AG(c)

    22,519,303  
  53,000    

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    9,004,438  
  3,582,515    

Nestle SA, Registered

    312,181,775  
  80    

Neue Zuercher Zeitung(a)

    500,183  
  3,275,000    

Novartis AG, Registered

    272,902,417  
  68,640    

Phoenix Mecano AG(c)

    41,141,711  
  1,084,000    

Roche Holding AG

    276,419,151  
  248,117    

Siegfried Holding AG(c)

    70,148,465  
  432,618    

Tamedia AG

    69,027,338  
  807,415    

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    235,315,122  
   

 

 

 
      1,341,167,421  
   

 

 

 
 

Taiwan—0.0%(b)

 
  739,000    

Lumax International Corp., Ltd.

    1,428,442  
  365,000    

Thinking Electronic Industrial Company Ltd.

    1,011,489  
   

 

 

 
      2,439,931  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

  SEE NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  

 

 

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Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

        Value
(Note 1)
 
 

Thailand—0.8%

 
  14,267,700    

Bangkok Bank Public Company Ltd., NVDR

    $77,701,634  
   

 

 

 
 

United Kingdom—17.6%

 
  12,880,300    

BAE Systems plc

    105,990,388  
  1,325,000    

British American Tobacco plc

    90,083,133  
  5,424,025    

Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Class A

    46,993,891  
  7,854,302    

Diageo plc

    231,440,983  
  44,753,887    

G4S plc

    189,746,947  
  12,375,843    

GlaxoSmithKline plc

    262,917,337  
  22,104,832    

HSBC Holdings plc

    204,351,613  
  1,111,325    

Imperial Brands plc

    49,781,182  
  3,346,355    

Provident Financial plc

    105,756,728  
  486,757    

Shire plc

    26,795,820  
  6,803    

Shire plc, ADR

    1,124,332  
  25,976,349    

Standard Chartered plc(a)

    262,243,534  
  2,900,000    

TT Electronics plc

    7,279,665  
  2,725,044    

Unilever plc

    147,074,856  
 

Undisclosed Securities(d)

    19,188,350  
   

 

 

 
      1,750,768,759  
   

 

 

 
 

United States—10.2%

 
  594,254    

AGCO Corp

    40,046,777  
  76,000    

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    70,655,680  
  76,208    

Alphabet Inc., Class C(a)

    69,252,496  
  75,700    

American National Insurance Company

    8,818,293  
  396,719    

Avnet, Inc.

    15,424,435  
  1,315,780    

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation/The

    67,131,096  
  1,055,212    

Baxter International, Inc.

    63,882,534  
  436    

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A(a)

    111,049,200  
  301    

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    50,980  
  5,214,000    

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    163,198,200  
  587,000    

ConocoPhillips

    25,804,520  
  1,258,435    

Devon Energy Corporation

    40,232,167  
  1,852,170    

Halliburton Company

    79,106,181  
  115,635    

International Business Machines Corp

    17,788,132  
  865,835    

Johnson & Johnson

    114,541,312  
  33,225    

NOW Inc.(a)

    534,258  
  882,900    

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    103,696,605  
  293,500    

Phillips 66

    24,269,515  
   

 

 

 
      1,015,482,381  
   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,571,854,946)
    8,475,942,918  
   

 

 

 

Shares

        Value
(Note 1)
 
 

PREFERRED STOCKS—0.5%

 
 

Chile—0.4%

 
  10,000,000    

Embotelladora Andina SA

    $35,420,663  
   

 

 

 
 

Croatia—0.1%

 
  166,388    

Adris Grupa d.d.

    11,856,323  
   

 

 

 
 

Germany—0.0%(b)

 
  210,000    

Villeroy & Boch AG

    4,645,403  
   

 

 

 
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $35,405,655)
    51,922,389  
   

 

 

 
 

REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY—8.0%

 

  801,050,539    

Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management – Institutional Shares
(Cost $801,050,539)

    801,050,539  
   

 

 

 

Face Value

           
 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS—7.3%

 
  $300,000,000    

0.609%(f) due 07/20/17

    299,905,079  
  300,000,000    

0.645%(f) due 08/17/17

    299,751,488  
  125,000,000    

0.968%(f) due 10/26/2017(e)

    124,584,625  
   

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS
(Cost $724,270,426)
    724,241,192  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $7,132,581,566)

    101.1     10,053,157,038  

UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION
ON FORWARD CONTRACTS (Net)

    (1.6     (157,285,875

OTHER ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES (Net)

    0.5       45,177,886  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0     $9,941,049,049  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.
(b)   Amount represents less than 0.1% of net assets.
(c)   “Affiliated company” as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940. See Note 1.
(d)   Represents an issuer, a generally smaller capitalization issuer, where disclosure may be disadvantageous to the Fund’s accumulation or disposition program.
(e)   This security has been segregated to cover certain open forward contracts. At June 30, 2017, liquid assets totaling $168,622,508 have been segregated to cover such open forward contracts.
(f)   Rate represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

 

Abbreviations:
ADR         American Depositary Receipt
CVA         Certificaaten van aandelen (Share Certificates)
NVDR         Non Voting Depository Receipt
 

 

  SEE NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  

 

 

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Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund

 

 

Sector Diversification

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification

   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

COMMON STOCKS:

  

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

     10.3

Banks

     9.8  

Insurance

     8.9  

Capital Goods

     7.8  

Energy

     6.0  

Beverage

     5.7  

Automobiles & Components

     5.6  

Food

     5.4  

Media

     4.7  

Materials

     4.0  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     2.9  

Tobacco

     2.5  

Household & Personal Products

     2.4  

Technology Hardware & Equipment

     2.1  

Diversified Financials

     1.7  

Software & Services

     1.6  

Internet Software & Services

     1.4  

Health Care Equipment & Services

     0.9  

Real Estate

     0.6  

Consumer Durables & Apparel

     0.3  

Retailing

     0.2  

Utilities

     0.2  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

     0.2  

Consumer Services

     0.1  
  

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     85.3  

Preferred Stocks

     0.5  

Registered Investment Company

     8.0  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     7.3  

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Contracts

     (1.6

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)

     0.5  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Forward Exchange Contracts

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts

        Counter-
party
    Contract
Value Date
    Contract Value on
Origination Date
     Value 06/30/17
(Note 1)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 

FORWARD EXCHANGE CONTRACTS TO BUY(a)

 
  60,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       7/5/17       $77,904,000        $77,950,326        $46,326  
  25,000,000,000    

South Korean Won

    SSB       8/23/17       21,956,789        21,866,465        (90,324
  40,000,000,000    

South Korean Won

    SSB       8/28/17       35,133,948        34,988,318        (145,630
       

 

 

 
          $134,994,737        $134,805,109        $(189,628
       

 

 

 
 

FORWARD EXCHANGE CONTRACTS TO SELL(a)

 
  45,000,000    

Canadian Dollar

    NTC       8/17/17       $(34,559,398      $(34,678,865      $(119,467
  8,000,000    

Canadian Dollar

    NTC       8/28/17       (6,196,027      (6,165,991      30,036  
  22,000,000    

Canadian Dollar

    NTC       9/21/17       (16,714,912      (16,961,972      (247,060
  35,000,000    

Canadian Dollar

    NTC       12/13/17       (26,422,473      (27,009,204      (586,731
  27,000,000    

Canadian Dollar

    SSB       12/18/17       (20,597,794      (20,836,764      (238,970
  15,000,000,000    

Chilean Peso

    SSB       12/7/17       (21,629,416      (22,449,136      (819,720
  7,000,000,000    

Chilean Peso

    SSB       3/2/18       (10,667,479      (10,445,046      222,433  
  564,000,000    

Chinese Yuan

    BNY       3/5/18       (79,954,636      (81,776,448      (1,821,812
  375,000,000    

Chinese Yuan

    JPM       3/26/18       (52,861,946      (54,295,631      (1,433,685
  45,000,000    

European Union Euro

    JPM       8/17/17       (51,106,500      (51,453,762      (347,262
  90,000,000    

European Union Euro

    SSB       10/16/17       (102,243,600      (103,241,895      (998,295
  65,000,000    

European Union Euro

    SSB       10/26/17       (72,423,975      (74,605,359      (2,181,384
  150,000,000    

European Union Euro

    SSB       11/8/17       (168,486,000      (172,291,678      (3,805,678
  50,000,000    

European Union Euro

    SSB       11/13/17       (56,552,500      (57,446,661      (894,161
  100,000,000    

European Union Euro

    NTC       11/15/17       (112,267,500      (114,906,208      (2,638,708
  75,000,000    

European Union Euro

    NTC       11/20/17       (83,124,375      (86,203,827      (3,079,452

 

 

  SEE NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  

 

 

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Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund

 

Schedule of Forward Exchange Contracts

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts

        Counter-
party
    Contract
Value Date
    Contract Value on
Origination Date
     Value 06/30/17
(Note 1)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 

FORWARD EXCHANGE CONTRACTS TO SELL(a) (continued)

 
  40,000,000    

European Union Euro

    SSB       11/22/17       $(43,701,200      $(45,980,533      $(2,279,333
  45,000,000    

European Union Euro

    BNY       12/28/17       (47,700,000      (51,832,757      (4,132,757
  150,000,000    

European Union Euro

    NTC       12/18/17       (161,081,250      (172,678,874      (11,597,624
  100,000,000    

European Union Euro

    NTC       1/12/18       (108,062,500      (115,281,404      (7,218,904
  100,000,000    

European Union Euro

    JPM       2/21/18       (107,795,000      (115,542,208      (7,747,208
  150,000,000    

European Union Euro

    JPM       3/12/18       (160,822,500      (173,499,756      (12,677,256
  120,000,000    

European Union Euro

    NTC       3/15/18       (129,582,000      (138,823,385      (9,241,385
  125,000,000    

European Union Euro

    SSB       3/26/18       (136,912,750      (144,697,827      (7,785,077
  115,000,000    

European Union Euro

    BNY       4/30/18       (125,821,500      (133,386,538      (7,565,038
  100,000,000    

European Union Euro

    NTC       5/2/18       (111,601,000      (116,001,467      (4,400,467
  100,000,000    

European Union Euro

    BNY       5/7/18       (110,846,000      (116,034,411      (5,188,411
  60,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       7/5/17       (79,398,000      (77,950,326      1,447,674  
  65,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    SSB       8/9/17       (87,267,700      (84,540,607      2,727,093  
  65,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    BNY       8/17/17       (85,189,000      (84,559,055      629,945  
  45,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    JPM       9/21/17       (59,836,500      (58,602,220      1,234,280  
  50,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       10/16/17       (62,537,000      (65,163,154      (2,626,154
  55,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       11/8/17       (67,863,125      (71,728,547      (3,865,422
  90,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    SSB       11/21/17       (112,946,850      (117,419,427      (4,472,577
  60,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    BNY       12/28/17       (74,784,000      (78,365,970      (3,581,970
  75,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    JPM       2/21/18       (94,346,250      (98,118,290      (3,772,040
  75,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       2/21/18       (94,380,000      (98,118,290      (3,738,290
  50,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       3/12/18       (62,005,000      (65,449,314      (3,444,314
  60,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    JPM       3/15/18       (74,172,000      (78,546,215      (4,374,215
  45,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    SSB       3/28/18       (56,904,075      (58,932,546      (2,028,471
  20,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    SSB       4/19/18       (25,281,400      (26,209,473      (928,073
  35,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       4/30/18       (45,333,925      (45,881,669      (547,744
  85,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    BNY       5/2/18       (110,287,500      (111,433,578      (1,146,078
  75,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    BNY       5/24/18       (98,160,000      (98,388,494      (228,494
  75,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       7/10/18       (98,446,875      (98,527,398      (80,523
  1,200,000,000    

Japanese Yen

    JPM       8/21/17       (10,733,904      (10,703,426      30,478  
  3,500,000,000    

Japanese Yen

    JPM       9/6/17       (31,780,219      (31,239,724      540,495  
  3,000,000,000    

Japanese Yen

    BNY       9/19/17       (27,090,482      (26,793,985      296,497  
  3,000,000,000    

Japanese Yen

    SSB       12/7/18       (27,942,327      (27,465,851      476,476  
  420,000,000    

Mexican Peso

    NTC       11/22/17       (19,622,134      (22,694,412      (3,072,278
  250,000,000    

Mexican Peso

    BNY       3/15/18       (12,112,403      (13,290,101      (1,177,698
  310,000,000    

Norwegian Krone

    JPM       1/12/18       (36,601,925      (37,149,682      (547,757
  45,000,000    

Singapore Dollar

    BNY       7/13/17       (33,190,736      (32,690,268      500,468  
  33,000,000    

Singapore Dollar

    SSB       8/17/17       (24,571,305      (23,985,966      585,339  
  40,000,000    

Singapore Dollar

    SSB       9/21/17       (29,289,846      (29,089,238      200,608  
  50,000,000    

Singapore Dollar

    JPM       12/7/17       (35,014,006      (36,402,750      (1,388,744
  50,000,000    

Singapore Dollar

    SSB       12/28/17       (34,569,612      (36,414,116      (1,844,504
  80,000,000    

Singapore Dollar

    JPM       5/2/18       (57,607,835      (58,357,979      (750,144
  75,000,000    

Singapore Dollar

    JPM       5/24/18       (54,081,338      (54,726,375      (645,037
  40,000,000    

Singapore Dollar

    SSB       6/4/18       (28,999,166      (29,191,607      (192,441
  80,000,000    

Singapore Dollar

    JPM       6/12/18       (58,088,876      (58,389,336      (300,460
  25,000,000,000    

South Korean Won

    SSB       8/23/17       (22,711,787      (21,866,465      845,322  
  40,000,000,000    

South Korean Won

    SSB       8/28/17       (35,571,365      (34,988,318      583,047  
  34,000,000,000    

South Korean Won

    JPM       10/26/17       (30,316,540      (29,772,726      543,814  
  25,000,000,000    

South Korean Won

    SSB       12/28/17       (20,992,350      (21,917,975      (925,625
  55,400,000,000    

South Korean Won

    BNY       2/13/18       (48,914,003      (48,614,503      299,500  
  74,000,000,000    

South Korean Won

    JPM       2/14/18       (64,983,535      (64,937,599      45,936  
      115,000,000,000    

South Korean Won

    SSB       2/26/18       (101,205,668      (100,940,030      265,638  
  60,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    BNY       8/17/17       (62,794,349      (62,844,547      (50,198
  40,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    BNY       11/8/17       (41,788,550      (42,129,418      (340,868
  80,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    JPM       11/13/17       (84,334,809      (84,288,025      46,784  
  100,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    BNY       11/15/17       (104,799,832      (105,374,633      (574,801
  80,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    SSB       11/20/17       (82,826,024      (84,328,925      (1,502,901
  70,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    JPM       11/22/17       (71,501,532      (73,798,040      (2,296,508
  65,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    JPM       12/13/17       (65,957,706      (68,626,666      (2,668,960
  50,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    BNY       12/18/17       (50,289,921      (52,808,075      (2,518,154
  100,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    BNY       3/12/18       (101,224,820      (106,233,612      (5,008,792
  100,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    NTC       3/15/18       (101,332,523      (106,255,783      (4,923,260
  65,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    NTC       3/26/18       (66,810,566      (69,119,150      (2,308,584
  60,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    NTC       6/12/18       (63,667,233      (64,150,646      (483,413
  400,000,000    

Thailand Baht

    BNY       8/28/17       (11,444,921      (11,775,252      (330,331
  725,000,000    

Thailand Baht

    JPM       5/21/18       (20,796,282      (21,353,657      (557,375

 

 

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4


Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund

 

Schedule of Forward Exchange Contracts

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts

        Counter-
party
    Contract
Value Date
    Contract Value on
Origination Date
     Value 06/30/17
(Note 1)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 

FORWARD EXCHANGE CONTRACTS TO SELL(a) (continued)

 
  850,000,000    

Thailand Baht

    BNY       6/11/18       $(24,766,900      $(25,037,076      $(270,176
  500,000,000    

Thailand Baht

    JPM       6/18/18       (14,639,145      (14,728,036      (88,891
       

 

 

 
 

TOTAL

        $(5,363,839,906      $(5,520,936,153      $(157,096,247
       

 

 

 
 

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Contracts (Net)

              $(157,285,875
             

 

 

 

 

(a) Primary risk exposure being hedged against is currency risk.

 

Counterparty Abbreviations:
BNY         The Bank of New York Mellon
JPM         JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
NTC         Northern Trust Company
SSB         State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

  SEE NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  

 

 

5


Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund II – Currency Unhedged

 

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

        Value
(Note 1)
 
 

COMMON STOCKS—84.2%

 
 

Canada—0.6%

 
  3,500    

E-L Financial Corp., Ltd.

    $2,277,277  
   

 

 

 
 

China—1.4%

 
  29,386    

Baidu Inc., Sponsored ADR(a)

    5,255,980  
   

 

 

 
 

France—13.5%

 
  194,310    

CNP Assurances

    4,355,946  
  167,400    

Safran SA

    15,320,068  
  382,960    

SCOR SE

    15,160,808  
  29,680    

Teleperformance SA

    3,796,448  
  218,433    

Total SA

    10,783,754  
   

 

 

 
      49,417,024  
   

 

 

 
 

Germany—7.5%

 
  177,000    

Axel Springer SE

    10,618,748  
  50,800    

Henkel AG & Company, KGaA

    6,135,840  
  26,726    

Krones AG

    3,090,909  
  13,543    

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

    2,727,074  
  36,984    

Siemens AG

    5,076,616  
   

 

 

 
      27,649,187  
   

 

 

 
 

Hong Kong—1.5%

 
  4,870,000    

Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd.

    1,179,063  
  316,349    

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

    1,608,805  
  20,587    

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    858,272  
  109,796    

Miramar Hotel & Investment

    254,291  
  4,448,000    

Oriental Watch Holdings

    968,635  
  655,000    

Tai Cheung Holdings Ltd.

    696,411  
   

 

 

 
      5,565,477  
   

 

 

 
 

Italy—1.0%

 
  113,408    

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    2,818,482  
  66,455    

SOL SpA

    805,703  
   

 

 

 
      3,624,185  
   

 

 

 
 

Japan—1.9%

 
  110,200    

Ebara Corporation

    3,050,214  
  61,700    

Lintec Corporation

    1,474,957  
  83,600    

NGK Spark Plug Company Ltd.

    1,777,504  
 

Undisclosed Securities(b)

    844,447  
   

 

 

 
      7,147,122  
   

 

 

 
 

Netherlands—6.3%

 
  43,515    

Akzo Nobel NV

    3,776,425  
  29,000    

Heineken Holding NV

    2,654,345  
  29,400    

Heineken NV

    2,854,594  
  181,407    

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A

    4,807,409  
  161,712    

Unilever NV, CVA

    8,912,171  
   

 

 

 
      23,004,944  
   

 

 

 
 

Singapore—4.9%

 
  657,813    

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    9,908,880  
  488,670    

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    8,205,724  
   

 

 

 
      18,114,604  
   

 

 

 

Shares

        Value
(Note 1)
 
 

South Korea—5.2%

 
  10,245    

Hyundai Mobis Company Ltd.

    $2,238,561  
  56,125    

Hyundai Motor Company

    7,824,094  
  164,700    

Kia Motors Corporation

    5,498,877  
  32,000    

LG Corporation

    2,161,954  
  13,800    

Samchully Company Ltd.

    1,489,577  
   

 

 

 
      19,213,063  
   

 

 

 
 

Switzerland—15.5%

 
  157,355    

ABB Ltd.

    3,890,948  
  17,047    

Coltene Holding AG

    1,759,616  
  142,100    

Nestle SA, Registered

    12,382,650  
  161,339    

Novartis AG, Registered

    13,444,215  
  5,015    

Phoenix Mecano AG

    3,005,910  
  56,300    

Roche Holding AG

    14,356,456  
  665    

Tamedia AG

    106,106  
  26,799    

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    7,810,370  
   

 

 

 
      56,756,271  
   

 

 

 
 

Thailand—1.8%

 
  1,220,100    

Bangkok Bank Public Company Ltd., NVDR

    6,644,641  
   

 

 

 
 

United Kingdom—13.8%

 
  547,600    

BAE Systems plc

    4,506,132  
  238,503    

Daily Mail & General Trust plc, Class A

    2,066,396  
  344,873    

Diageo plc

    10,162,297  
  2,477,190    

G4S plc

    10,502,758  
  5,245    

GlaxoSmithKline plc

    111,427  
  821,432    

HSBC Holdings plc

    7,593,858  
  116,639    

Imperial Brands plc

    5,224,779  
  5,082    

Shire plc

    279,763  
  831,653    

Standard Chartered plc(a)

    8,395,931  
 

Undisclosed Securities(b)

    1,946,746  
   

 

 

 
      50,790,087  
   

 

 

 
 

United States—9.3%

 
  53,840    

AGCO Corp

    3,628,278  
  89,387    

Avnet, Inc.

    3,475,367  
  212,500    

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    6,651,250  
  29,399    

ConocoPhillips

    1,292,380  
  70,900    

Halliburton Company

    3,028,139  
  78,600    

Johnson & Johnson

    10,397,994  
  36,100    

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    4,384,345  
  14,700    

Phillips 66

    1,215,543  
   

 

 

 
      34,073,296  
   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $241,035,794)
    309,533,158  
   

 

 

 
 

PREFERRED STOCKS—1.0%

 
 

Chile—0.9%

 
  940,000    

Embotelladora Andina SA

    3,329,542  
   

 

 

 
 

Germany—0.1%

 
  648    

KSB AG

    325,009  
   

 

 

 
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $3,051,153)
    3,654,551  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

  SEE NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  

 

 

6


Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund II – Currency Unhedged

 

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

        Value
(Note 1)
 
 

REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY—14.2%

 

  52,002,573    

Dreyfus Government Securities Cash Management – Institutional Shares
(Cost $52,002,573)

    $52,002,573  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $296,089,520)

    99.4     365,190,282  

OTHER ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES (Net)

    0.6       2,263,225  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0     $367,453,507  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.
(b)   Represents an issuer, a generally smaller capitalization issuer, where disclosure may be disadvantageous to the Fund’s accumulation or disposition program.

 

Abbreviations:
ADR         American Depositary Receipt
CVA         Certificaaten van aandelen (Share Certificates)
NVDR         Non Voting Depository Receipt
 

 

 

 

Sector Diversification

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification

   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

COMMON STOCKS:

  

Capital Goods

     11.3

Banks

     11.1  

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

     10.5  

Insurance

     8.8  

Food

     5.8  

Energy

     5.7  

Automobiles & Components

     4.7  

Beverage

     4.3  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     3.9  

Media

     3.6  

Technology Hardware & Equipment

     2.6  

Software & Services

     2.6  

Materials

     2.5  

Household & Personal Products

     1.7  

Tobacco

     1.4  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

     0.9  

Retailing

     0.8  

Real Estate

     0.6  

Utilities

     0.5  

Health Care Equipment & Services

     0.5  

Consumer Services

     0.4  
  

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     84.2  

Preferred Stocks

     1.0  

Registered Investment Company

     14.2  

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)

     0.6  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

 

 

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7


Tweedy, Browne Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

        Value
(Note 1)
 
 

COMMON STOCKS—90.6%

 
 

Chile—1.6%

 
  846,500    

Antofagasta plc

    $8,791,021  
   

 

 

 
 

China—1.6%

 
  49,610    

Baidu Inc., Sponsored ADR(a)

    8,873,245  
   

 

 

 
 

France—5.1%

 
  360,300    

CNP Assurances

    8,077,029  
  411,111    

Total SA

    20,296,018  
   

 

 

 
      28,373,047  
   

 

 

 
 

Germany—4.4%

 
  164,718    

Axel Springer SE

    9,881,915  
  84,400    

Henkel AG & Company, KGaA

    10,194,190  
  22,070    

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

    4,444,106  
   

 

 

 
      24,520,211  
   

 

 

 
 

Japan—0.4%

 
  87,000    

Honda Motor Company Ltd.

    2,372,446  
   

 

 

 
 

Netherlands—10.3%

 
  297,000    

Heineken Holding NV

    27,184,153  
  765,749    

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A

    20,292,868  
  183,946    

Unilever NV, ADR

    10,166,695  
   

 

 

 
      57,643,716  
   

 

 

 
 

Singapore—1.6%

 
  550,917    

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    9,250,972  
   

 

 

 
 

South Korea—4.5%

 
  92,075    

Hyundai Motor Company

    12,835,697  
  260,000    

Kia Motors Corporation

    8,680,680  
  56,800    

LG Corporation

    3,837,469  
   

 

 

 
      25,353,846  
   

 

 

 
 

Switzerland—13.1%

 
  238,000    

Nestle SA, Registered, Sponsored ADR

    20,753,600  
  254,363    

Novartis AG, Registered

    21,195,810  
  79,800    

Roche Holding AG

    20,348,938  
  38,415    

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    11,195,767  
   

 

 

 
      73,494,115  
   

 

 

 
 

United Kingdom—7.6%

 
  143,583    

Diageo plc, Sponsored ADR

    17,205,551  
  78,645    

Shire plc

    4,329,382  
  1,099    

Shire plc, ADR

    181,632  
  952,235    

Standard Chartered plc(a)

    9,613,263  
  205,000    

Unilever plc, Sponsored ADR

    11,094,600  
   

 

 

 
      42,424,428  
   

 

 

 
 

United States—40.4%

 
  94,535    

3M Company

    19,681,240  
  6,150    

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    5,717,532  
  6,166    

Alphabet Inc., Class C(a)

    5,603,229  
  393,000    

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation/The

    20,050,860  

Shares

        Value
(Note 1)
 
 

United States (continued)

 
  170,490    

Baxter International, Inc.

    $10,321,465  
  80    

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A(a)

    20,376,000  
  30,626    

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    5,187,126  
  527,475    

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    16,509,968  
  460,136    

Comcast Corporation, Class A

    17,908,493  
  161,695    

ConocoPhillips

    7,108,112  
  129,850    

Emerson Electric Company

    7,741,657  
  151,709    

Halliburton Company

    6,479,491  
  128,400    

Johnson & Johnson

    16,986,036  
  101,925    

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    12,378,791  
  488,706    

MRC Global, Inc.(a)

    8,073,423  
  36,818    

National Western Life Insurance Company, Class A

    11,767,769  
  51,335    

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    6,029,296  
  57,532    

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    3,638,324  
  437,085    

Wells Fargo & Company

    24,218,880  
   

 

 

 
      225,777,692  
   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $264,192,193)
    506,874,739  
   

 

 

 
 

REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY—8.2%

 

  45,862,416    

Dreyfus Government Securities Cash Management – Institutional Shares (Cost $45,862,416)

    45,862,416  
   

 

 

 

Face Value

           
 

U.S. TREASURY BILL—2.5%

 
  $14,000,000    

1.103%(b) due 12/07/17(c) (Cost $13,933,096)

    13,934,676  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(COST $323,987,705)

    101.3     566,671,831  

UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION
ON FORWARD CONTRACTS (Net)

    (1.3     (7,094,168

OTHER ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES (Net)

    (0.0     (131,487
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0     $559,446,176  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)     Non-income producing security.
(b)     Rate represents annualized yield at date of purchase.
(c)     This security has been segregated to cover certain open forward contracts. At June 30, 2017, liquid assets totaling $13,934,676 have been segregated to cover such open forward contracts.
Abbreviations:
ADR         American Depositary Receipt
 

 

 

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Tweedy, Browne Value Fund

 

 

Sector Diversification

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification

   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

COMMON STOCKS:

  

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

     11.3

Insurance

     10.9  

Energy

     9.7  

Beverage

     7.9  

Banks

     7.7  

Food

     7.5  

Capital Goods

     7.0  

Software & Services

     5.8  

Media

     5.0  

Automobiles & Components

     4.3  

Diversified Financials

     3.6  

Technology Hardware & Equipment

     3.0  

Health Care Equipment & Services

     1.8  

Household & Personal Products

     1.8  

Materials

     1.6  

Tobacco

     1.1  

Retailing

     0.6  
  

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     90.6  

Registered Investment Company

     8.2  

U.S. Treasury Bill

     2.5  

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Contracts

     (1.3

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)

     (0.0 )(a) 
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Amount represents less than 0.1% of net assets

 

Portfolio Composition

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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Schedule of Forward Exchange Contracts

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts

        Counter-
party
    Contract
Value Date
    Contract Value on
Origination Date
     Value 06/30/17
(Note 1)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 

FORWARD EXCHANGE CONTRACTS TO BUY(a)

 
  2,500,000    

European Union Euro

    JPM       7/5/2017       $2,851,500        $2,852,151        $651  
  1,500,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       7/5/2017       1,947,600        1,948,758        1,158  
  2,500,000    

Swiss Franc

    JPM       7/5/2017       2,607,916        2,611,424        3,508  
       

 

 

 
 

TOTAL

        $7,407,016        $7,412,333        $5,317  
       

 

 

 
 

FORWARD EXCHANGE CONTRACTS TO SELL(a)

 
  35,000,000    

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

    BNY       3/5/18       $(4,961,724      $(5,074,780      $(113,056
  23,000,000    

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

    JPM       3/26/18       (3,242,199      (3,330,132      (87,933
  2,500,000    

European Union Euro

    JPM       7/5/17       (2,794,800      (2,852,151      (57,351
  2,750,000    

European Union Euro

    SSB       11/22/17       (3,004,458      (3,161,162      (156,704
  7,000,000    

European Union Euro

    NTC       12/18/17       (7,517,125      (8,058,347      (541,222
  6,500,000    

European Union Euro

    BNY       12/28/17       (6,890,000      (7,486,954      (596,954
  5,000,000    

European Union Euro

    JPM       3/12/18       (5,360,750      (5,783,325      (422,575
  25,000,000    

European Union Euro

    NTC       3/15/18       (26,996,250      (28,921,538      (1,925,288
  14,000,000    

European Union Euro

    BNY       4/30/18       (15,317,400      (16,238,361      (920,961
  4,500,000    

European Union Euro

    JPM       7/10/18       (5,236,200      (5,240,720      (4,520
  1,500,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       7/5/17       (1,984,950      (1,948,758      36,192  
  3,200,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    BNY       8/17/17       (4,193,920      (4,162,907      31,013  
  1,500,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       10/3/17       (1,960,800      (1,954,139      6,661  
  3,000,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    SSB       12/18/17       (3,808,290      (3,917,131      (108,841
  2,700,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    BNY       12/28/17       (3,365,280      (3,526,469      (161,189
  5,500,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    JPM       2/21/18       (6,918,725      (7,195,341      (276,616
  4,500,000    

Great Britain Pound Sterling

    NTC       7/10/18       (5,906,813      (5,911,644      (4,831
  130,000,000    

Japanese Yen

    JPM       8/21/17       (1,162,840      (1,159,538      3,302  
  1,250,000    

Singapore Dollar

    JPM       11/8/2017       (900,752      (909,683      (8,931
  9,000,000    

Singapore Dollar

    SSB       12/28/17       (6,222,530      (6,554,541      (332,011
  7,500,000,000    

South Korean Won

    SSB       12/18/17       (6,393,153      (6,574,146      (180,993
  2,500,000,000    

South Korean Won

    SSB       12/28/17       (2,099,235      (2,191,798      (92,563
  4,500,000,000    

South Korean Won

    BNY       2/13/18       (3,973,159      (3,948,831      24,328  
  3,000,000,000    

South Korean Won

    JPM       2/14/18       (2,634,468      (2,632,605      1,863  

 

 

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Tweedy, Browne Value Fund

 

Schedule of Forward Exchange Contracts

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts

        Counter-
party
    Contract
Value Date
    Contract Value on
Origination Date
     Value 06/30/17
(Note 1)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 

FORWARD EXCHANGE CONTRACTS TO SELL(a) (continued)

 
  2,500,000    

Swiss Franc

    JPM       7/5/17       $(2,610,857      $(2,611,424      $(567
  3,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    BNY       8/17/17       (3,139,717      (3,142,227      (2,510
  5,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    NTC       10/3/17       (5,278,716      (5,253,079      25,637  
  6,700,000    

Swiss Franc

    BNY       11/8/17       (6,999,582      (7,056,677      (57,095
  8,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    JPM       11/22/17       (8,171,604      (8,434,062      (262,458
  13,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    BNY       12/18/17       (13,075,380      (13,730,100      (654,720
  5,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    NTC       3/15/18       (5,066,626      (5,312,789      (246,163
  5,000,000    

Swiss Franc

    JPM       7/10/18       (5,344,050      (5,356,479      (12,429
       

 

 

 
 

TOTAL

        $(182,532,353      $(189,631,838      $(7,099,485
       

 

 

 
 

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Contracts (Net)

              $(7,094,168
             

 

 

 

 

(a) Primary risk exposure being hedged against is currency risk.

Counterparty Abbreviations:

BNY         The Bank of New York Mellon  
JPM         JPMorgan Chase Bank NA  
NTC         Northern Trust Company  
SSB         State Street Bank and Trust Company  

 

 

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10


Tweedy, Browne Worldwide High Dividend Yield Value Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

        Value
(Note 1)
 
 

COMMON STOCKS—89.3%

 
 

France—14.9%

 
  73,530    

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

    $9,761,844  
  169,500    

CNP Assurances

    3,799,768  
  75,070    

Safran SA

    6,870,236  
  269,534    

SCOR SE

    10,670,444  
  250,000    

Total SA

    12,342,176  
   

 

 

 
      43,444,468  
   

 

 

 
 

Germany—9.9%

 
  245,600    

Axel Springer SE

    14,734,263  
  11,335    

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

    2,282,462  
  85,500    

Siemens AG

    11,736,174  
   

 

 

 
      28,752,899  
   

 

 

 
 

Netherlands—4.5%

 
  493,000    

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A

    13,064,835  
   

 

 

 
 

Singapore—7.8%

 
  739,900    

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    11,145,387  
  680,200    

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    11,421,886  
   

 

 

 
      22,567,273  
   

 

 

 
 

Switzerland—19.6%

 
  217,900    

Nestle SA, Registered

    18,987,892  
  153,000    

Novartis AG, Registered

    12,749,334  
  47,000    

Roche Holding AG

    11,984,963  
  46,000    

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    13,406,359  
   

 

 

 
      57,128,548  
   

 

 

 
 

Thailand—0.7%

 
  386,200    

Bangkok Bank Public Company Ltd., NVDR

    2,103,238  
   

 

 

 

Shares

        Value
(Note 1)
 
 

United Kingdom—17.7%

 
  310,855    

BAE Systems plc

    $2,557,987  
  272,740    

Berendsen plc

    4,357,605  
  475,800    

Diageo plc

    14,020,294  
  1,881,411    

G4S plc

    7,976,782  
  539,378    

GlaxoSmithKline plc

    11,458,761  
  1,212,400    

HSBC Holdings plc

    11,208,224  
   

 

 

 
      51,579,653  
   

 

 

 
 

United States—14.2%

 
  221,750    

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    6,940,775  
  79,640    

ConocoPhillips

    3,500,974  
  59,800    

Johnson & Johnson

    7,910,942  
  224,370    

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    10,020,364  
  178,605    

Wells Fargo & Company

    9,896,503  
  64,175    

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    3,112,488  
   

 

 

 
      41,382,046  
   

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $191,761,081)
    260,022,960  
   

 

 

 
 

REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY—10.4%

 

  30,219,199    

Dreyfus Government Securities Cash Management – Institutional Shares
(Cost $30,219,199)

    30,219,199  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $221,980,280)

    99.7     290,242,159  

OTHER ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES (Net)

    0.3       752,714  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0     $290,994,873  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations:
NVDR         Non Voting Depository Receipt
 

 

 

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Tweedy, Browne Worldwide High Dividend Yield Value Fund

 

 

Sector Diversification

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Diversification

   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

COMMON STOCKS:

  

Banks

     15.7

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

     15.1  

Insurance

     10.4  

Energy

     9.9  

Capital Goods

     7.3  

Food

     6.5  

Media

     5.1  

Beverage

     4.8  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     4.2  

Telecommunication Services

     3.4  

Automobiles & Components

     3.4  

Technology Hardware & Equipment

     2.4  

Retailing

     1.1  
  

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     89.3  

Registered Investment Company

     10.4  

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)

     0.3  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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TWEEDY, BROWNE FUND INC.

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

1. Valuation and Investment Practices

Portfolio Valuation. Tweedy, Browne Fund Inc. (the “Company”) consists of four series: Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund; Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund II – Currency Unhedged; Tweedy, Browne Value Fund and Tweedy, Browne Worldwide High Dividend Yield Value Fund (collectively the “Funds”). Portfolio securities and other assets listed on a U.S. national securities exchange, comparable foreign securities exchange or through any system providing for contemporaneous publication of actual prices (and not subject to restrictions against sale by the Fund on such exchange or system) are valued at the last quoted sale price at or prior to the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if applicable, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Portfolio securities and other assets that are readily marketable but for which there are no reported sales on the valuation date, whether because they are not traded in a system providing for same day publication of sales or because there were no sales reported on such date, are generally valued at the mean between the last asked price and the last bid price prior to the close of regular trading. Forward exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate. Securities and other assets for which current market quotations are not readily available, and those securities which are generally not readily marketable due to significant legal or contractual restrictions, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by Tweedy, Browne Company LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) under the direction of the Company’s Board of Directors. Securities and other assets for which the most recent market quotations may not be reliable (including because the last sale price does not reflect current market value at the time of valuing the Fund’s assets due to developments since such last price) may be valued at fair value if the Investment Adviser concludes that fair valuation will likely result in a more accurate net asset valuation. The Funds’ use of fair value pricing may cause the net asset value

of a Fund’s shares to differ from the net asset value that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments, and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. Debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of more than 60 days are valued through pricing obtained by pricing services approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. Debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, or by reference to other factors (i.e., pricing services or dealer quotations) by the Investment Adviser.

Fair Value Measurements. The inputs and valuation techniques used to determine fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)

 

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out of the levels are recognized utilizing values at the end of the period. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s assets carried at fair value as of June 30, 2017. See each Fund’s respective Portfolio of Investments for details on portfolio holdings.

 

 

     Global Value Fund  
    

Total

Value at

June 30, 2017

   

Level 1
Quoted

Price

   

Level 2
Other
Significant

Observable Inputs

   

Level 3
Significant

Unobservable
Inputs

 

Investments in Securities:

       

Common Stocks

       

Switzerland

  $ 1,341,167,421     $ 1,340,667,238     $ 500,183     $     —  

All Other Countries

    7,134,775,497       7,134,775,497              

Preferred Stocks

       

Chile

    35,420,663             35,420,663        

All Other Countries

    16,501,726       16,501,726              

Registered Investment Company

    801,050,539       801,050,539              

U.S. Treasury Bills

    724,241,192             724,241,192        
 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    10,053,157,038       9,292,995,000       760,162,038        

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Asset

       

Unrealized appreciation of forward exchange contracts

    11,598,189             11,598,189        

Liability

       

Unrealized depreciation of forward exchange contracts

    (168,884,064           (168,884,064      
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 9,895,871,163     $ 9,292,995,000     $ 602,876,163     $  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TWEEDY, BROWNE FUND INC.

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

     Global Value Fund II – Currency Unhedged  
    

Total
Value at

June 30, 2017

   

Level 1

Quoted

Price

   

Level 2

Other

Significant
Observable Inputs

    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Investments in Securities:

       

Common Stocks

  $ 309,533,158     $ 309,533,158     $     $     —  

Preferred Stocks

       

Chile

    3,329,542             3,329,542        

All Other Countries

    325,009       325,009              

Registered Investment Company

    52,002,573       52,002,573              
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 365,190,282     $ 361,860,740     $ 3,329,542     $     —  
 

 

 

 
       
     Value Fund  
     Total
Value at
June 30, 2017
   

Level 1
Quoted

Price

   

Level 2
Other
Significant

Observable Inputs

   

Level 3
Significant

Unobservable
Inputs

 

Investments in Securities:

       

Common Stocks

  $ 506,874,739     $ 506,874,739     $     $     —  

Registered Investment Company

    45,862,416       45,862,416              

U.S. Treasury Bill

    13,934,676             13,934,676        
 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    566,671,831       552,737,155       13,934,676        

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Asset

       

Unrealized appreciation of forward exchange contracts

    134,313             134,313        

Liability

       

Unrealized depreciation of forward exchange contracts

    (7,228,481           (7,228,481      
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 559,577,663     $ 552,737,155     $ 6,840,508     $     —  
 

 

 

 
       
     Worldwide High Dividend Yield Value Fund  
     Total
Value at
June 30, 2017
   

Level 1
Quoted

Price

   

Level 2
Other
Significant

Observable Inputs

   

Level 3
Significant

Unobservable
Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  $ 290,242,159     $ 290,242,159     $     $  
 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2017, a security with an end of period value of $500,183 held by Global Value Fund was transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 due to no trading volume on that day.

Foreign Currency. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period, and purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses from investments in securities that result from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, have been included in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of securities. All other unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign currency exchange rates have been included in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of foreign currencies and net other assets. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investments, securities transactions, foreign currency

transactions and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of a Fund and the amount actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in the exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gains and losses on investment securities sold.

Forward Exchange Contracts. Global Value Fund and Value Fund are subject to foreign currency exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives and may enter into forward exchange contracts for hedging purposes in order to reduce their exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange on their portfolio holdings. Forward exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate and are marked-to-market daily. The change in market value is recorded by each Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, each Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time that it was opened and the value of the contract at the time that it was closed.

 

 

 

 

14


TWEEDY, BROWNE FUND INC.

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

The use of forward exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Global Value Fund’s and Value Fund’s investment securities, but it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although forward exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they

also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the hedged currency increase. In addition, the Global Value and Value Funds could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

 

Securities Transactions. Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis.

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, defines “affiliated companies” to include securities in which a fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of an issuer. The following chart lists the issuers owned by Global Value Fund that may be deemed “affiliated companies”, as well as transactions that occurred in the securities of such issuers during the three months ended June 30, 2017:

 

Shares
Held at
3/31/17
    Name of Issuer   Value at
3/31/17
    Purchase
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
     Value at
6/30/17
     Shares
Held at
6/30/17
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
3/31/17 to  6/30/17
 
  218,165    

Coltene Holding AG

    $17,360,350       $    —       $    —        $22,519,303        218,165        $5,158,953  
  68,640    

Phoenix Mecano AG

    35,316,050                    41,141,711        68,640        5,825,661  
  248,117    

Siegfried Holding AG

    65,378,749                    70,148,465        248,117        4,769,716  
  4,795,392    

SOL SpA

    49,237,690                    58,139,554        4,795,392        8,901,864  
      $167,292,839       $    —       $    —        $191,949,033           $24,656,194  
                                                            

None of the other Funds owned 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of any issuer.

 

2. Tax Information

As of June 30, 2017, the aggregate cost of securities in each Fund’s portfolio for federal tax purposes was as follows:

 

Global Value Fund

    $7,132,581,566  

Global Value Fund II – Currency Unhedged

    $296,089,520  

Value Fund

    $323,987,705  

Worldwide High Dividend Yield Value Fund

    $221,980,280  
         

The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation and net unrealized appreciation as computed on a federal income tax basis at June 30, 2017 for each Fund is as follows:

 

     Gross
Appreciation
    Gross
Depreciation
    Net
Appreciation
 

Global Value Fund

    $3,239,673,375       $(319,097,903     $2,920,575,472  

Global Value Fund II – Currency Unhedged

    78,652,331       (9,551,569     69,100,762  

Value Fund

    252,234,310       (9,550,184     242,684,126  

Worldwide High Dividend Yield Value Fund

    72,431,441       (4,169,562     68,261,879  
                         
 

 

 

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

  

Tweedy, Browne Fund Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

  /s/ Thomas H. Shrager

 

      Thomas H. Shrager, President

 

      (principal executive officer)

 

Date

  

August 8, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

  /s/ Thomas H. Shrager

 

      Thomas H. Shrager, President

 

      (principal executive officer)

 

Date

  

August 8, 2017

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

  /s/ Roger R. de Bree

 

      Roger R. de Bree, Treasurer

 

      (principal financial officer)

 

Date

  

August 8, 2017

 

*  Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.