Weitz Investments

Weitz Investments Partners III Opportunity Fund

Jun 2026 → Sep 2026

Our archive holds 2 letters from this strategy, behind 2 investment theses and positions in 24 companies. Every quote below is copied verbatim from the letter it came from.

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Performance

as of Jun 30, 2026 · net of fees · USD · Institutional Class

  • YTD
    −0.6%
    index +11.1%
  • 1Y
    +0.2%
    index +23.1%
  • 3Y · /yr
    +7.9%
    index +20.4%
  • 5Y · /yr
    +1.8%
    index +12.2%
  • 10Y · /yr
    +6.6%
    index +15.1%
  • Inception · /yr
    +11.1%

Index: Bloomberg U.S. 3000 Index

Since inception: Since Inception (6/1/1983)

Disclaimer

These figures are copied from the manager’s latest letter, as of Jun 30, 2026. They were extracted automatically, have not been verified by HF Best Ideas and may contain errors. They cover a single share class, in the currency and fee basis stated above; other share classes and your own returns will differ. This is not investment advice, nor an offer to buy or sell any fund. Past performance does not predict future returns.

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What it bought and sold

  • TrimmedGlobal Payments Inc.Sep 2026
    Elsewhere in the portfolio, we made additional purchases of Aon, Netflix and Vulcan Materials, partially offset by trims of Euronet, Global Payments and Mastercard.
  • New positionMercadoLibre Inc.Sep 2026
    We also purchased initial positions in two new businesses this quarter, MercadoLibre and Ferguson.
  • AddedAon plcSep 2026
    Elsewhere in the portfolio, we made additional purchases of Aon, Netflix and Vulcan Materials, partially offset by trims of Euronet, Global Payments and Mastercard.
  • New positionFerguson Enterprises Inc.Sep 2026
    We also purchased initial positions in two new businesses this quarter, MercadoLibre and Ferguson.
  • TrimmedEuronet Worldwide Inc.Sep 2026
    Elsewhere in the portfolio, we made additional purchases of Aon, Netflix and Vulcan Materials, partially offset by trims of Euronet, Global Payments and Mastercard.
  • TrimmedMastercard Inc.Sep 2026
    Elsewhere in the portfolio, we made additional purchases of Aon, Netflix and Vulcan Materials, partially offset by trims of Euronet, Global Payments and Mastercard.
  • AddedNetflix Inc.Sep 2026
    Elsewhere in the portfolio, we made additional purchases of Aon, Netflix and Vulcan Materials, partially offset by trims of Euronet, Global Payments and Mastercard.
  • Elsewhere in the portfolio, we made additional purchases of Aon, Netflix and Vulcan Materials, partially offset by trims of Euronet, Global Payments and Mastercard.
  • As previously mentioned, Charter completed its acquisition of Liberty Broadband, and our holdings of the broadband provider are now fully reflected in our new Charter shares.
  • TrimmedPool Corp.Sep 2026
    Our Ferguson purchase was partially funded by the sale of our shares of Pool Corp, a swap we elected to make given Ferguson’s more balanced exposure to both residential and non-residential end markets.
  • Beyond the exits of Accenture and Salesforce, we also trimmed our holdings of Alphabet, Amazon, Bio-Techne, SiriusXM and Thermo Fisher, partially offset by additions to Danaher and Global Payments.
  • TrimmedAmazon.comJun 2026
    Beyond the exits of Accenture and Salesforce, we also trimmed our holdings of Alphabet, Amazon, Bio-Techne, SiriusXM and Thermo Fisher, partially offset by additions to Danaher and Global Payments.
  • AddedDanaherJun 2026
    Beyond the exits of Accenture and Salesforce, we also trimmed our holdings of Alphabet, Amazon, Bio-Techne, SiriusXM and Thermo Fisher, partially offset by additions to Danaher and Global Payments.
  • TrimmedBio-TechneJun 2026
    Beyond the exits of Accenture and Salesforce, we also trimmed our holdings of Alphabet, Amazon, Bio-Techne, SiriusXM and Thermo Fisher, partially offset by additions to Danaher and Global Payments.
  • TrimmedAlphabetJun 2026
    Beyond the exits of Accenture and Salesforce, we also trimmed our holdings of Alphabet, Amazon, Bio-Techne, SiriusXM and Thermo Fisher, partially offset by additions to Danaher and Global Payments.
  • TrimmedSirius XM HoldingsJun 2026
    Beyond the exits of Accenture and Salesforce, we also trimmed our holdings of Alphabet, Amazon, Bio-Techne, SiriusXM and Thermo Fisher, partially offset by additions to Danaher and Global Payments.
  • AddedGlobal PaymentsJun 2026
    Beyond the exits of Accenture and Salesforce, we also trimmed our holdings of Alphabet, Amazon, Bio-Techne, SiriusXM and Thermo Fisher, partially offset by additions to Danaher and Global Payments.

Also held

Its investment theses

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