13F-HR 1 wz47623-13f.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: September 30, 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 November 4, 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: 61 ---------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,667,621 ---------------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None WALLACE R. WEITZ & COMPANY 30-Sep-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 22,144 784,700 SH Sole N/A Shared TYCO INTERNATIONAL SHS H89128104 50,212 1,456,250 SH Sole N/A Shared ACI WORLDWIDE INC COM 004498101 7,192 475,340 SH Sole N/A Sole AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 7,258 214,100 SH Sole N/A Shared APACHE CORP COM 037411105 230 2,500 SH Sole N/A Sole APOLLO GROUP INC CL A 037604105 11,265 152,910 SH Sole N/A Sole BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 39,794 394 SH Sole N/A Shared BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 191,345 57,582 SH Sole N/A Shared BROWN & BROWN INC COM 115236101 383 20,000 SH Sole N/A Sole BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE C COM 12189T104 16,357 204,900 SH Sole N/A Shared CABELAS INC COM 126804301 25,035 1,876,650 SH Sole N/A Shared COINSTAR INC COM 19259P300 31,650 959,660 SH Sole N/A Shared COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N200 72,441 4,505,015 SH Sole N/A Shared CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 20,092 444,900 SH Sole N/A Shared CONVERA CORP CL A 211919105 142 590,000 SH Sole N/A Sole CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BRD CO COM 21988R102 8,309 333,700 SH Sole N/A Shared CUMULUS MEDIA INC CL A 231082108 3,712 2,145,600 SH Sole N/A Sole DAILY JOURNAL CORP COM 233912104 5,242 90,415 SH Sole N/A Sole DELL INC COM 24702R101 75,697 4,960,509 SH Sole N/A Shared DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 236 3,500 SH Sole N/A Sole DIAGEO P L C SPON ADR NEW 25243Q205 8,609 140,000 SH Sole N/A Sole DIRECTV GROUP INC COM 25459L106 6,206 225,000 SH Sole N/A Sole DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER A 25470F104 13,185 456,400 SH Sole N/A Shared DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER C 25470F302 781 30,000 SH Sole N/A Sole EOG RES INC COM 26875P101 2,171 26,000 SH Sole N/A Shared EAGLE MATERIALS INC COM 26969P108 27,184 951,165 SH Sole N/A Shared ENERGIZER HLDGS INC COM 29266R108 663 10,000 SH Sole N/A Sole GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 9,114 18,380 SH Sole N/A Sole GRAND CANYON ED INC COM 38526M106 10,193 571,668 SH Sole N/A Sole HSN INC COM 404303109 149 9,180 SH Sole N/A Sole INTELLIGENT SYS CORP NEW COM 45816D100 2,967 2,265,000 SH Sole N/A Sole INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP INC COM 46113M108 12,815 1,026,868 SH Sole N/A Shared KNOT INC COM 499184109 136 12,484 SH Sole N/A Sole LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 16,773 255,300 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER C 530555309 87,497 3,895,670 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW INT COM SER A 53071M104 96,345 8,782,580 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW CAP COM SER A 53071M302 57,815 2,763,600 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW ENT COM SER A 53071M500 64,401 2,070,100 SH Sole N/A Shared LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 28,669 1,369,100 SH Sole N/A Shared MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC COM 573284106 40,886 444,075 SH Sole N/A Shared MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 66,025 2,550,220 SH Sole N/A Shared MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 23,115 484,700 SH Sole N/A Shared NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 134 45,000 SH Sole N/A Sole NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 20,153 1,680,855 SH Sole N/A Shared OMNICARE INC COM 681904108 51,400 2,282,430 SH Sole N/A Shared POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 4,108 45,470 SH Sole N/A Sole PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 10,426 180,000 SH Sole N/A Sole REDWOOD TR INC COM 758075402 96,747 6,241,755 SH Sole N/A Shared STRAYER ED INC COM 863236105 1,306 6,000 SH Sole N/A Sole TELEPHONE & DATA SYS INC SPL COM 879433860 74,737 2,518,100 SH Sole N/A Shared TICKETMASTER ENTMT INC COM 88633P302 12,087 1,033,980 SH Sole N/A Sole US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 1,530 70,000 SH Sole N/A Sole U S G CORP COM NEW 903293405 14,566 847,845 SH Sole N/A Shared UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 31,059 550,000 SH Sole N/A Sole UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 25,603 1,022,500 SH Sole N/A Shared VULCAN MATLS CO COM 929160109 20,979 388,000 SH Sole N/A Sole WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 13,991 285,000 SH Sole N/A Sole WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 42,033 89,798 SH Sole N/A Shared WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 43,963 928,270 SH Sole N/A Shared WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 18,599 660,000 SH Sole N/A Sole XTO ENERGY INC COM 98385X106 19,765 478,340 SH Sole N/A Shared ------------------------- 61 1,667,621 66,989,458 -------------------------