13F-HR 1 wz46330-13f.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, 2009 -------------------------------- 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 May 11, 2009 -------------------- --------------- ------------ 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: 64 ------------ Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,393,941 ------------ (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None WALLACE R. WEITZ & COMPANY 31-Mar-09 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD SHS G96655108 17,259 784,500 SH Sole N/A Shared TYCO INTL LTD SHS H89128104 29,325 1,499,250 SH Sole N/A Shared ACI WORLDWIDE INC COM 004498101 5,953 317,500 SH Sole N/A Sole AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 39,561 2,902,500 SH Sole N/A Shared APACHE CORP COM 037411105 160 2,500 SH Sole N/A Sole AVON PRODS INC COM 054303102 2,258 117,400 SH Sole N/A Shared BED BATH & BEYOND INC COM 075896100 9,900 400,000 SH Sole N/A Sole BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 39,362 454 SH Sole N/A Shared BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 167,734 59,480 SH Sole N/A Shared BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE C COM 12189T104 12,325 204,900 SH Sole N/A Shared CABELAS INC COM 126804301 32,133 3,527,250 SH Sole N/A Shared COINSTAR INC COM 19259P300 24,250 740,240 SH Sole N/A Shared COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N200 56,824 4,415,200 SH Sole N/A Shared CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 13,968 356,700 SH Sole N/A Shared CONVERA CORP CL A 211919105 109 590,000 SH Sole N/A Sole CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BRD CO COM 21988R102 2,823 194,700 SH Sole N/A Shared CUMULUS MEDIA INC CL A 231082108 2,248 2,225,600 SH Sole N/A Sole DAILY JOURNAL CORP COM 233912104 4,096 113,771 SH Sole N/A Sole DELL INC COM 24702R101 48,222 5,086,679 SH Sole N/A Shared DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 125 2,800 SH Sole N/A Sole DIAGEO P L C SPON ADR NEW 25243Q205 2,461 55,000 SH Sole N/A Sole DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER A 25470F104 16,097 1,004,800 SH Sole N/A Shared DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP INC COM 26138E109 85 5,000 SH Sole N/A Sole EOG RES INC COM 26875P101 1,331 24,300 SH Sole N/A Shared EAGLE MATERIALS INC COM 26969P108 23,757 979,655 SH Sole N/A Shared EBAY INC COM 278642103 8,541 680,000 SH Sole N/A Sole ENERGIZER HLDGS INC COM 29266R108 571 11,500 SH Sole N/A Sole GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 6,397 18,380 SH Sole N/A Sole HSN INC COM 404303109 1,542 300,000 SH Sole N/A Sole INTELLIGENT SYS CORP NEW COM 45816D100 794 881,999 SH Sole N/A Sole INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP INC COM 46113M108 4,811 907,708 SH Sole N/A Shared KNOT INC COM 499184109 69 8,424 SH Sole N/A Sole LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 10,593 181,100 SH Sole N/A Shared LEGG MASON INC COM 524901105 84 5,300 SH Sole N/A Sole LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 52729N100 66 71,900 SH Sole N/A Sole LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER C 530555309 55,818 3,950,330 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW INT COM SER A 53071M104 31,024 10,698,000 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW CAP COM SER A 53071M302 21,574 3,090,800 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW ENT COM SER A 53071M500 55,461 2,780,000 SH Sole N/A Shared LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 41,811 2,291,000 SH Sole N/A Shared MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC COM 573284106 33,741 425,488 SH Sole N/A Shared MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 47,766 2,600,212 SH Sole N/A Shared MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 21,754 728,305 SH Sole N/A Shared NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 1,555 2,392,200 SH Sole N/A Sole NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 15,204 2,296,690 SH Sole N/A Shared OMNICARE INC COM 681904108 52,990 2,163,730 SH Sole N/A Shared POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 68 840 SH Sole N/A Sole PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 2,355 50,000 SH Sole N/A Sole REDWOOD TR INC COM 758075402 103,910 6,769,365 SH Sole N/A Shared TELEPHONE & DATA SYS INC SPL COM 879433860 64,631 2,732,810 SH Sole N/A Shared TICKETMASTER ENTMT INC COM 88633P302 3,468 939,888 SH Sole N/A Shared TREE COM INC COM 894675107 308 66,666 SH Sole N/A Sole US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 1,023 70,000 SH Sole N/A Sole U S G CORP COM NEW 903293405 13,493 1,773,000 SH Sole N/A Shared UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 27,194 552,500 SH Sole N/A Sole UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP COM 911684108 65 1,960 SH Sole N/A Sole UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 43,707 2,088,261 SH Sole N/A Shared UNITED STATES OIL FUND LP UNITS 91232N108 1,162 40,000 SH Sole N/A Sole VULCAN MATLS CO COM 929160109 17,185 388,000 SH Sole N/A Sole WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 12,087 232,000 SH Sole N/A Sole WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 36,817 103,100 SH Sole N/A Shared WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 79,268 2,087,660 SH Sole N/A Shared WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 10,288 722,500 SH Sole N/A Sole XTO ENERGY INC COM 98385X106 12,380 404,300 SH Sole N/A Shared ----------------------- 64 1,393,941 81,116,095 -----------------------